The document provides tips for structuring and writing a picture description in 3 sentences or less. It recommends logically organizing the description from left to right, background to foreground, middle to sides, or details to general impressions. Key elements to include are basic elements even if obvious, describing details, and explaining who, where, what, how and why using the picture. Useful expressions are provided to describe basic elements, first impressions, people, and express possibility about what is seen in the picture.

1. Picture description

2. Structure and contentIt's not easy to follow a picture description if the writers jumps randomly from one point to another. Therefore make sure that your picture description is logically structured: -From left to right-From the background to the foreground-From the middle to the sides-From details to general impressions Which structure you finally choose will depend on your taste and the picture you want to describe.

3. TIPS1.Start by describing the basic elements, even if they seem obvious. Include your first impressions of the photo 2.Next describe the details 3.You can always explain who , where , what, how and why 4.Use modal verbs to express possibility

4. USEFUL EXPRESSIONSBasic elementsThe photo shows...In this photo we can see...This is a photo of ...First impressionsShe looks..He seems...Describing what you seeThere's/are...There seems to be..In the foreground/ background there's ... Identifying peopleThe people in the picture are...One/Both/Neither of them...The person on the left/right/in the centre... Expressing possibilityIt looks as if...They seem to be...He/she must be/could be/ might be...Perhaps/Maybe they are...