Positioning, Appearance

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TOEIC Speaking photographscan be about:

• Make general, opening statements about a photograph.

We’re going to:

What is the scene?

This is a picture of ___

In this picture, I can see ___

•Describe the position of people and objects in a photograph.

We’re going to:

To say where people or objects are positioned in the picture, use:

Prepositions of place

Position of objects or people ___ – relative to the photograph

In the of the photograph there is/are ___ of the photograph you can see ___

In the of the photograph there is/are ___

At the of the photograph there is/are ___

On the of the photograph there is/are ___

foregroundbackground

centermiddle

frontbackleft

right

topbottom

Position of objects or people (1, 2, 3) – relative to each other

the (1), there is/are (2).

To the of the (1) there is/are (2).

Between the (1) and the (3), there is/are (2).

In front ofBehind

Above / BelowNext to

Across from

leftright

1. There is a door _________________, on the right.

2. There are 2 empty bowls in the bottom _________________.

3. On a table in the _________________, there are many vegetables.

4. _________________ of the man is a woman washing a dish.

5. There is a window _________________ the people.

6. The boy is _________________ the man and the kitchen table.

in the background

right corner

foreground

To the right

behind

between

7. The car is on the _________________ side of the photo.

8. There is a motorcycle _________________ of the photo.

9. There are objects in the ____________________ of the photo.

10. A man is standing _________________ the motorcycle.

11. There is a road _________________ the storefronts.

12. An orange store is ___________ the black store and the red store.

right-hand

in the center

bottom left-hand corner

behind

in front of

between

13. There are students sitting to the ________________.

14. There is a large window _________________ of the photo.

15. A board is _________________ of the background.

16. The teacher is standing ______________ two rows of desks.

17. There is a TV screen _________________ the teacher.

18. A computer is next to the board, ___________ the teacher.

left and right sides

on the left side

in the center

between

above

behind

~ the photograph

1

2

3

…and now, we need a brave volunteer! Bridge Roofs Houses River Trees Sky Stone Gardens Hills

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•Describe the appearance of people in a photograph.

We’re going to:

Adjectives

Appearance of people

S/He is

They are

S/He has They have …hair/eyes .

S/He is wearingThey are wearing

S/He seems/looks They seem/look

I think s/he/they might be

adjectives for: 나이 , 키 , 몸

adjectives for: 눈 , 머리 색깔

examples of: 옷 , 액세서리

adjectives for: 감정

직업 , 관계

(S)he is ~

True False

(S)he is wearing ~

(S)he has ~

(S)he seems ~

Who is s/he? What does s/he look like? How does s/he seem? What is s/he wearing?

Sam My colleague Quiet / a little serious

Jane Middle-aged / average height A yellow T-shirt, long blue pants

Mr. Kim My professor Pink shirt and glasses

Katie Short / tanned / dark-brown hair Kind / sensitive

John Tall / well-built / in his late-teens White sports shoes, jeans

Mary The manager Hard-working / tough

Who are you?! What do you look like? What are you like? What are you wearing?

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2.

29.7.

23.

14.

3. …and now, a survey.

In their 30’s Suits NecktiesBrown / Short Serious Business people

In their 20’s / young Dyed / Spiked / Short Sunglasses Tight pants / JeansEnergetic / confident Singers / Dancers

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HINT:

Use different prepositions of place when you are describing the position of objects or people.

Learn as many different adjectives for describing people and objects as you can.

Keep your grammar simple and clear.

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