Choose a poster, describe it (in details) to your partner, analyse it and explain why you have chosen it.

It comes from. . . / It is an extract from . . . / It is an advertisement for . . . It was drawn by . . . / painted by . . . / taken by . . . / made by. . . a painter / a photographer / a cartoonist / an advertiser, etc. Behind / in front of / to the right / to the left / above / under / below / in the middle In the foreground / background... The scene takes place in ... / The setting is... Colours and their meaning Clothes, expressions. . . Attitudes: standing / sitting / lying. . . To pose The focal point   Group work Source of poster? It’s a poster taken from… The poster is probably taken from… / It may come from… ..since we can see/observe/notice …. Description What strikes us at first is … At first sight,…. The layout ( Organisation ): It consists of… / It is composed of… / It is made up of… / There is a caption (une légende) / a title / a text / a bubble (une bulle) / a chart / a pie chart / a diagram / a graph / It shows. . . / It represents . . . It is a close-up (un gros plan) on…

Analysis I suppose / I think that. . . We can infer / conclude that . . . What the cartoonist (author) probably means / suggests is that. . . The photographer/ designer…. highlights (souligne) / shows / illustrates / insists on… It aims at + v-ing / Its goal is to + bv It denounces / criticizes / values… It conveys a sense of (+ noun) Your opinion In my/our opinion. . . / We can guess that. . . To me/us, … I/we think/reckon that… We can imagine/suppose/ guess that … I/we find it ridiculous / relevant/ strange / convincing / beautiful. . . (adj) It reminds me/us of. . . / It looks like. . . / It illustrates. . . We are under the impression that… Conclusion All in all,… To conclude, … In a nutshell, … Overall,… On the whole, …