Hi everyone!
One of the most typical tasks that you may face when doing an
oral exam in English is
describing a
picture.
How can you do that?there are some "basics" when describing
pictures,I´ll show you the most relevant steps below.
- You shoud introduce the
picture/topic using expressions such as:
- The photo/ picture shows...
- It was taken by /in....
- It´s a black-and-white/coloured photo
2.
Locate the different items in the photo
using:
- In the foreground/ background you can see..../there is...
- In the middle/centre there are / I can see....
- At the top/At the bottom there is....
- On the left/ right there is....
- Behind/ In front of... you can see...
- Between...there is....
3.
What are they doing? now you describe the
people in the picture or you say what is happening now using the present
continuous (am/is/are + verb-ing).
You can also use physical descriptions and
describe the clothes they are wearing.
4.
Personal opinion
You should finish by
expressing your personal opinion.You can use the expressions below:
- It seems as if....
- The lady seems to...
- Maybe...
- I think...
- I wonder....
- I like / don´t like the picture because....
- The atmosphere is relaxing/ depressing
