1. Describing pictures
Spotlight 9
Lesson 3 d
ex. 5 p.49

2. Describing pictures
You should mention the :
style
colours
subject
location
season\weather

3. Describing pictures
You should describe
what is in the
foreground\background

4. The Vintage at Сhateau Lagrange
by Jules Breton

5. a group of field workers collecting grapes
What is mentioned about :
the people ?
a group of field workers
collecting grapes
a man on a cart pulled
by two oxen
a group of women carrying baskets

6. What is mentioned about :
the place ?
a country scene

7. What is mentioned about :
the colours ?
mostly green, red
and blue in natural shades

8. What is mentioned about :
the style ?
oil painting
a portrait
the picture looks
very realistic

9. The description is detailed.
The people are a group of field workers collecting grapes.
There is a man on a cart on the left of the painting and a group of women carrying baskets on the right.
The place is in the open countryside.
The colours are natural shades of green, red and blue.
The picture is realistic.

10. It is a portrait of … In the background … and on the right ….
This oil painting shows a ….
It is a portrait of …
In the background …
and on the right ….
….in the foreground in the centre
The colours are …..
The painting looks…

11. Describe this picture as fully as possible.
The Sunday school walk
by Albert Anker

12. This oil painting shows a
country scene.
It is a portrait of a group of schoolchildren on a Sunday school walk with their teacher.

13. In the background is the sky and the open countryside
and on the right is a country
cottage.

14. The teacher is in the foreground in the centre surrounded by her pupils.

15. The colours are pale shades of blue, green, red and brown.
The painting looks very natural.

16. This oil painting shows a country scene
This oil painting shows a country scene. It is a portrait of a group of schoolchildren on a
Sunday school walk with their teacher. In the background is the sky and the open
countryside and on the right is a country
cottage. The teacher is in the foreground in
the centre surrounded by her pupils. The
children are enjoying themselves and some of them are holding flowers, so it may be
springtime. The colours are pale shades of
blue, green, red and brown. The painting looks very natural.

17. Resources :
1.Ю.Е.Ваулина, В.Эванс,Д.Дули, О.Е.Подоляко .Spotlight – 9