The document provides 5 tips for successfully describing pictures: 1) Scan the picture and identify the topic, 2) Talk briefly about each picture, describing, comparing, or contrasting, 3) Talk about the overall topic, 4) Develop your ideas using linking words, and 5) Give a brief opinion on the topic or picture. Key aspects highlighted include locating and referring to pictures, using descriptions and comparisons, linking ideas, and stating an opinion.

1. Tips on how to
describe pictures
successfully

2. Tip 1
Scan the picture and identify the topic:
Sometimes there is a title or sentence that helps you

3. SHOPPING
DESCRIBE, COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE PICTURES
EXAMPLE:
“In this worksheet there are
t wo pictures.
They show different kinds of
shops.”

4. Tip 2
Talk briefly about each of the pictures on
the worksheet:
Locate them within the worksheet: Say which picture
you are going to talk about.
Don’t point at the picture!

5. AT THE TOP
ON THE
LEFT
IN THE CENTRE
AT THE BOTTOM
ON THE
RIGHT

6. SHOPPING
DESCRIBE, COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE PICTURES
EXAMPLE:
“The picture at the top ....
The picture at the bottom ....”

7. Tip 2.1
Talk briefly about each of the pictures on
the worksheet:
Describe, compare or contrast the pictures

8. SHOPPING
DESCRIBE, COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE PICTURES
EXAMPLE:
“The picture at the top of the
worksheet shows a small
clothes shop.
The picture at the bottom
shows a modern shopping
centre.”

9. Tip 2.2
To describe, compare or contrast the
pictures, use DIFFERENT EXPRESSIONS &
LINKING WORDS.

10. similar to
The picture shows ...
We can see ...
There is / are ...
the same as
like
in the same way
It seems ...
It looks like ...
whereas
instead of
on the other hand

11. SHOPPING
EXAMPLE:
“In this worksheet there are
t wo pictures. They show
different kinds of shops. The
picture at the top of the
worksheet shows a small
clothes shop.
ON THE OTHER HAND, the
picture at the bottom shows a
modern shopping centre.”
DESCRIBE, COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE PICTURES

12. Tip 3
Talk about the topic.

13. Tip 4
Develop you ideas.

14. Use linking words to
develop and connect your
ideas

15. ADDING
ILLUSTRATING
and
for example
also
such as
as well as
for instance
too
Other useful
expressions
but
however
although
because
so

16. Tip 5
Give your opinion on the topic / picture

17. Useful expressions
In my opinion, ...
From my point of view, ...
I think ...
I like/don’t like the picture because ...

18. 1.Scan the picture and identify the topic.
2.Talk briefly about each of the pictures.
3.Talk about the topic.
4.Develop you ideas.
5.Give your opinion briefly.

19. YOUR TURN