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Picture Description

The document provides guidance on describing pictures by including details about the place, location, action, and people depicted. It recommends noting the location of the picture, any adjectives that describe the setting, what objects and people can be seen and where they are placed, any actions people are engaged in, and descriptive details about people such as their physical appearance, clothing, and hair and eye color. The purpose is to equip the reader to thoroughly analyze and discuss the key visual elements of a photo or painting.

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DESCRIBING PICTURES Marucci Johana Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivar 4.0 Internacional.
• WHAT TO INCLUDE? 1. PLACE 2. LOCATION 3. ACTION 4. PEOPLE
1. PLACE • Where is it? The photo was taken in …  a beach  a mountain  a house  a park  a school  a cinema, a disco
• What’s the place like? Use adjectives!! The house is small and yellow The beach is clean and crowded The forest is colorful and noisy The shopping is well-lighted and large
2. LOCATION: • What can you see in the picture? • Where are things placed in the picture? • Use prepositions of place and the following phrases:
• Phrases: In the background I can see …… In the foreground I can see ……
On the left I can see …. In the middle I can see … On the right I can see …
At the top I can see … At the bottom I can see …
• Prepositions of place: in – on – under in front of – over behind – next to opposite - between Example: The lamp is behind the sofa The cushions are on the sofa The table is opossite the sofa
3. ACTION • What are the people doing? Use Present Continuous!! The girl is talking on the phone The boy is riding a bike They are listening to music The man is going to work The woman is dancing
• Let’s practise now. Describe LOCATION, PLACE AND ACTION
4. PEOPLE • What are the people like? Use adjectives!! The man is tall and thin The woman is fat and short They are old and bald The girl is young and beautiful
• What are the people like? Talk about their hair: She has got red hair She has got brown hair They have got dark hair They have got blond hair He has got long / short hair He has got curly / wavy / straight hair
Fair Blonde Dark Straight Curly Wavy
• What are the people like? Talk about their eyes She has got blue / brown / dark eyes They have got green / black / red eyes
• What are they wearing? The girl is wearing a red t-shirt and a pink skirt The boy is wearing a yellow sweater and black trousers They are wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans
NOW YOU ARE READY TO PRACTISE!!