English Speaking Tools

1. DESCRIBE2. IMAGINE3. PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT THE

PHOTO

DESCRIBE what you can see in the photograph:

WHO are the people? WHERE are they?

WHAT are they doing?

The photo shows… It was taken by/in… It’s a black-and-white/coloured picture In the picture we can see… In this picture there is/are… In the foreground we can see… In the background there is/are…

AT THE TOP

AT THE BOTTOM

IN THE MIDDLE/CENT

RE

ON THELEFT/ON THE LEFT-HAND

SIDE

ON THE RIGHT/ON THE RIGHT-HAND

SIDEOther prepositons of

place:In, on, under,

behind, in front of, between,

below, above, near, next to, etc

In the top left-hand corner In the bottom left-hand corner In the top right-hand corner In the bottom left-hand corner Directly opposite

We use present continuous: A boy is listening to music… The girls are talking to each other.

Go BEYOND the picture and try to infer/imagine from what you actually see:

HOW do people FEEL? WHAT are they THINKING?

Which TIME of the day/year is it? WHY are they there?

It looks as if they…/It looks like + noun/ They look + adjective

She seems to be + adjective/ + verb+-ing He appears to be + adjective/ + verb+-ing I get the impression that he is… Perhaps they are celebrating something Maybe the reason they look so serious is

because… She might be /may be/could be/must be/

can’t be a busy working mother The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing…

Use Past Simple and Past ContinuousThe woman was walking home when she saw

the accident

Use Time Connectors:

After, as, at first, as soon as, finally, later, then, while

Tell your opinion about the situation shown in the photograph and talk about similar experiences you are familiar with

Useful Expressions: I wouldn’t like to be in their shoes.

The first photo reminds me of my own childhood

Personally, I’d love to visit a place like that It makes me think of…

1. DESCRIBE Who Where What

2. IMAGINE: Speculating Tell the story

3. PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT THE PHOTO