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1. DESCRIBE
2. IMAGINE
3. PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT THE PHOTO
 DESCRIBE what you can see in the photograph:
 WHO are the people?
 WHERE are they?
 WHAT are they doing?
 The photo shows…
 It was taken by/in…
 It’s a black-and-white/coloured picture
 In the picture we can see…
 In this picture there is/are…
 In the foreground we can see…
 In the background there is/are…
AT THE TOP
AT THE BOTTOM
IN THE
MIDDLE/CENTR
E
ON THE
LEFT/ON THE
LEFT-HAND SIDE
ON THE
RIGHT/ON THE
RIGHT-HAND
SIDEOther prepositons
of place:
In, on, under,
behind, in front of,
between, below,
above, near, next
to, etc
 In the top left-hand corner
 In the bottom left-hand corner
 In the top right-hand corner
 In the bottom left-hand corner
 Directly opposite
 We use present continuous:
 A boy is listening to music…
 The girls are talking to each other.
 Go BEYOND the picture and try to infer/imagine
from what you actually see:
 HOW do people FEEL?
 WHAT are they THINKING?
 Which TIME of the day/year is it?
 WHY are they there?
 It looks as if they…/It looks like + noun/ They
look + adjective
 She seems to be + adjective/ + verb+-ing
 He appears to be + adjective/ + verb+-ing
 I get the impression that he is…
 Perhaps they are celebrating something
 Maybe the reason they look so serious is
because…
 She might be /may be/could be/must be/
can’t be a busy working mother
 The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing…
 Use Past Simple and Past Continuous
The woman was walking home when she saw the
accident
 Use Time Connectors:
After, as, at first, as soon as, finally,
later, then, while
 Tell your opinion about the situation shown in
the photograph and talk about similar
experiences you are familiar with
 Useful Expressions:
 I wouldn’t like to be in their shoes.
 The first photo reminds me of my own
childhood
 Personally, I’d love to visit a place like that
 It makes me think of…
1. DESCRIBE
 Who
 Where
 What
1. IMAGINE:
 Speculating
 Tell the story
1. PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT THE PHOTO

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Describing a-photograph 3 steps

  • 2. 1. DESCRIBE 2. IMAGINE 3. PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT THE PHOTO
  • 3.  DESCRIBE what you can see in the photograph:  WHO are the people?  WHERE are they?  WHAT are they doing?
  • 4.  The photo shows…  It was taken by/in…  It’s a black-and-white/coloured picture  In the picture we can see…  In this picture there is/are…  In the foreground we can see…  In the background there is/are…
  • 5. AT THE TOP AT THE BOTTOM IN THE MIDDLE/CENTR E ON THE LEFT/ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE ON THE RIGHT/ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDEOther prepositons of place: In, on, under, behind, in front of, between, below, above, near, next to, etc
  • 6.  In the top left-hand corner  In the bottom left-hand corner  In the top right-hand corner  In the bottom left-hand corner  Directly opposite
  • 7.  We use present continuous:  A boy is listening to music…  The girls are talking to each other.
  • 8.  Go BEYOND the picture and try to infer/imagine from what you actually see:  HOW do people FEEL?  WHAT are they THINKING?  Which TIME of the day/year is it?  WHY are they there?
  • 9.  It looks as if they…/It looks like + noun/ They look + adjective  She seems to be + adjective/ + verb+-ing  He appears to be + adjective/ + verb+-ing  I get the impression that he is…  Perhaps they are celebrating something  Maybe the reason they look so serious is because…  She might be /may be/could be/must be/ can’t be a busy working mother  The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing…
  • 10.  Use Past Simple and Past Continuous The woman was walking home when she saw the accident  Use Time Connectors: After, as, at first, as soon as, finally, later, then, while
  • 11.  Tell your opinion about the situation shown in the photograph and talk about similar experiences you are familiar with  Useful Expressions:  I wouldn’t like to be in their shoes.  The first photo reminds me of my own childhood  Personally, I’d love to visit a place like that  It makes me think of…
  • 12. 1. DESCRIBE  Who  Where  What 1. IMAGINE:  Speculating  Tell the story 1. PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT THE PHOTO