Describing Pictures Verb forms, clothes and situation vocabulary

I. What is this document? Nature of the document. It's a photo It's a photograph It's a photograph of two young children. It’s a photograph of two young children reading a book. A cartoon / a drawing / a painting / an advertisement = an advert = an ad / a photo = a photograph

II. Where in the picture? description Vocab : I can see… There is (+ singulier ) There are (+ pluriel ) We can notice… The scene (=It) takes place in… (+date or place). In the foreground In the background At the bottom At the top On the right On the left In the top left corner In the bottom right corner.

What are they wearing? A tie A white shirt Trousers Shoes Socks A watch A striped t-shirt He is wearing: She is wearing:

What are they doing? They’re reading. They’re writing. They’re studying. They’re taking notes for a research paper. They’re working late in the library. Note: for actions and description, use the "be + V-ing" form.

III. Interpretation. I think… I believe… I guess… I suppose… In my opinion… I find this document (funny/ convincing…) The character looks anxious / worried… He seems to …. It reminds me of… This picture represents… It symbolizes… The aim/ purpose of this document is to / may be to…

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It's a photograph of two men at a conference. The man on the right is interviewing and filming the man in a grey suit. The man on the left is facing the camera. ln the background there are some tables and chairs.

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It's a painting of two people in a forest. The forest looks strange and threatening. The man is in the bottom left corner of the picture. He is wearing a red pullover and blue trousers, and carrying a brown bag. He's holding a branch in his right hand.

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The scene takes place at night. The people are building a puzzle… a very strange puzzle. On the left there is a man on a ladder holding a piece of the puzzle. The man and woman in the middle are walking into the puzzle!

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It's a drawing of some birds in a tree. There is a plane dropping hamburgers by parachute. There is just one tree left in the forest, the others have all been cut down. The birds look sad, like they don't want hamburgers. They want more trees!

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