This document provides guidance on describing pictures in English class using a four step process. The four steps are: 1) describing the type of picture and who took it, 2) noting what and where objects/people are in the picture using terms like foreground, background, left, right, etc., 3) describing who is doing what or what was happening when the picture was taken, and 4) giving a personal opinion of the picture. The document gives examples of applying these steps and a rubric for evaluating descriptions. It encourages students to practice applying the four steps to describe various provided pictures.

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Describing
pictures in
English class

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How to do it…
1. First step
The picture was taken in/by…
It shows…
It´s a coloured/black and white
picture.

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In the foreground/background there is…
In the foreground/background you can see…
In the middle/centre there is/are…
At the top/At the bottom there is/are…
On the left/right there is/are…
Between… and… there is/are…
Behind/In front of… you can see…

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On the left In the middle On the right
Between two women

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In the foreground

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At the bottom

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The sofa is in front of the family
Behind her sister
Next to the boy

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3. Third step: Who is doing what?
Talk about what people were doing in the
picture
Talk about what was happening when the picture
was taken
(e. g. Students were singing in the classroom,
My family was on holidays in Paris)

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4. Fourth step: Your opinion.
What do you think about the picture?
It ‘s my favourite photo because
The boy (e.g.) seems to…
I was very happy in this picture
because…
I like/don´t like the picture because…
It makes me think of…

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Check the following examples for
mistakes:
The description must include all
the steps;
1st .Type of photo,
photographer.
2nd. What and Where
3rd. Who is doing…. What is
happening
4rd. Personal opinion

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• It is a coloured picture that was taken
during Carnival Party.
• The teacher Juanfra was behind the
children. In the background you can see
Elena between Silvia and Daniela. I don’t like
this photo
Check this description…

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• It’s a photo in 5 A class.
• The children were behind the blackboard.
Some of then were sitting on the floor.
• I love this photo because the students
were very happy with Erasmus Christmas
Check this description…

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NIVEL DE LOGRO MEJORABLE ACEPTABLE ADECUADO EXCELENTE
No está reflejado Se ha iniciado pero
no está completado
correctamente
Se ha incluido pero
hay algunos errores
Se ha incluido y
descrito muy bien
PASO/ STEP 1
PASO/ STEP 2
PASO/ STEP 3
PASO/ STEP 4
OBSERVACIONES
Rúbrica para evaluar…

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NIVEL DE LOGRO MEJORABLE ACEPTABLE ADECUADO EXCELENTE
No está reflejado Se ha iniciado
pero no está
completado
correctamente
Se ha incluido
pero hay algunos
errores
Se ha incluido y
descrito muy bien
PASO/ STEP 1
PASO/ STEP 2
PASO/ STEP 3
PASO/ STEP 4
OBSERVACIONES
Tarea del día 1- Enviame está rúbrica completa para
los 2 ejemplos. Copia la tabla y haz click en el
cuadro que consideres.
-Puedes continuar la presentació Enviame está
rúbrica completa para los 2 ejemplos. Copia la tabla
y haz click en el cuadro que consideres.

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• In the foreground
• In the background
• At the top
• At the bottom
• In the middle
• On the right
• On the left
2nd day
Well… let´s
review again!

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Your turn!
•Describe one ( or
more) of the following
pictures and send to
your teacher
•You must write at least
4 sentence, one for
every step:
1st .Type of photo,
photographer.
2nd. What and Where
3rd. Who is doing…. What is
happening
4rd. Personal opinion

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•A typical red bus
(Double decker bus)
•The Houses of
Parliament (London)

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•To fish
•River
•Net
•Curious
people

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•Clothing
•Look

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• Bell tower
• Leaning tower
(Pisa, Italy)

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mFinally… no clues.
Think of all vocabulary that you know about the
topic…
Do a list.
Put into practice the four steps that you have
studied…