This document provides 5 strategies for describing pictures to someone: 1) Think of related words to help describe the picture, 2) Speak slowly and exactly, 3) Don't hesitate and describe what you see, 4) Explain unknown words using known words, and 5) Use the present and present continuous tenses when describing what is happening in the picture. It also provides an example of the present continuous tense and prompts the reader to practice describing "where" things are located in pictures.