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Guidelines for Picture Description Techniques

The document provides guidelines for describing pictures, including scanning the picture to identify key elements, comparing and contrasting elements, and using descriptive language and linking words to talk about topics, positions, appearances, actions, feelings, and atmospheres shown in the pictures. It also offers useful expressions for describing, comparing, illustrating, emphasizing, and giving opinions about pictures.

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Guidelines for Picture Description Techniques

The document provides guidelines for describing pictures, including scanning the picture to identify key elements, comparing and contrasting elements, and using descriptive language and linking words to talk about topics, positions, appearances, actions, feelings, and atmospheres shown in the pictures. It also offers useful expressions for describing, comparing, illustrating, emphasizing, and giving opinions about pictures.

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  • Overview of Picture Description
  • Techniques for Picture Description
  • Detailed Picture Examples
  • Interactive Section: Your Turn

SOME USEFUL GUIDELINES AND

TECHNIQUES FOR DESCRIBING


PICTURES

Describe Compare Give Opinion


How to do Picture description
– Scan the picture and identify the topic
– Talk briefly about the things shown in picture
– Develop your ideas to talk about the topic
– Use linking words to describe, compare and contrast
the pictures
– Describe the atmosphere of the picture
– Give your opinion on the topic or picture
Talk briefly about the picture

– Scan the picture carefully and begin introduction by highlighting


the important things shown in the picture
– Talk about the place
– Describe position
– Describe people’s appearance
– Describe people’s actions
– Describe people’s roles
– Describe people’s feelings
– Give your opinion
Useful expressions to describe
positions in the picture

– At the top/bottom of the picture ...


In the middle of the picture ...
On the left/right of the picture ...
next to
in front of
behind
near
on top of
under
Useful expressions to describe ,
compare and contrast pictures

To Describe To Compare To Contrast


– The picture shows____ – similar to this – Whereas
– In this picture. I/we can – the same as – Instead of
see___
– like – Unlike
– There is/are ____
– in the same way
– If something isn’t clear – On the contrary
– It seems____ – While
– It looks like___ – On the other hand
– It might be __
Useful expressions for adding,
illustrating and emphasizing

To illustrate For adding To emphasize


– For example – And – Above all
– For instance – Also – Especially
– To illustrate this, we can – As well as – In particular
say – Moreover
– Such as – Too
– In case of – Furthermore
Useful words to describe the
atmosphere of the picture

– Positive – Happy
– Funny – Sad
– Pleasant – Active
– Miserable – Boring
– Mad unusual – Quiet
– Strange – Loud
– Relaxed – Sincere
– Negative – Crazy
– Nervous – Excited
Useful expressions for giving
opinions

– In my opinion
– From my point of view
– According to my point of view
– As it see it
– Taking this into account
– If you ask me
Your turn

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