01 02 03 04 Objective To identify the process of how to describe a photograph/picture by looking at some examples. 01 02 03 02. Speaking Part 2 04 Description of a photography 01 02 03 04 A PICTURE ALWAYS REINFORCES THE CONCEPT Images reveal large amounts of data, so remember: use an image instead of a long text 01 02 03 04 03. Describing a Photograph Speaking Part: Describing a photograph 01 02 03 04 In PET Speaking Part Task 2, you will have to describe a photograph during 1 minute approximately. You must describe what is happening in your photo and what else you can see. There are multiple topics to refer when describing a picture. You can talk about: • Places • People’s age • People’s clothes • People’s actions • People’s roles in a picture • People’s feeling • Position Speaking Part 2: Describing a photograph At the moment of describing a photograph, you MUST follow this sequence: 01 1. Brief global description You must describe just what you see, without adding any details. 02 2. Long description Now, you must focus on details, from general to specific ones. 03 3. Speculation You have to infer informartion from what we can see in the photograph. 04 4. Minor relevant details But, how to start describing a photograph? Let’s begin! Speaking Part 2: Global Description 01 02 03 04 Starting describing a photograph is easy. The first action you must do is to write a sentence that answers the following questions: • • • • Who? Doing what? Where? When? (optional) Speaking Part 2: Global Description 01 Now that we answered these questions, let’s start writing our sentence. Some useful phrases that you can use to introduce your description are: • This picture shows… • In this picture, I can see … • This is a picture of… 02 03 04 In this picture, I can see an Asian family having lunch in their garden. And it’s a beautiful sunny day. Speaking Part 2: Adding details 01 • How many people are in the picture? 02 • What are they doing? • How are these people feeling? Sad? Happy? • What items you can see in the picture? 03 04 Speaking Part 2: Adding details 01 02 03 04 There are five people in the picture: three of them are sitting around a table and two of them are standing up. They all seem very happy. On the table, there are plenty of dishes with food and some glasses with orange juice. I can also see a bottle of water on the left. Speaking Part 2: Speculation To speculate, you have to add any idea that comes to your mind that it might be happening in the picture but explaining clearly the reason of why. 01 02 03 04 The man in the middle looks older than the others, so he might be a grandfather and the other people could be his children and grandchildren. The man on the left is holding a present and the woman on the right is holding some flowers, so I believe it might be someone’s birthday or anniversary. That’s probably why they are all so happy. Speaking Part 2: Minor relevant details Once you have described completely the picture, and speculating about the same, you can also add minor relevant details like the weather or the picture’s background. 01 02 03 04 It must be summer or spring, because it’s really sunny and the family are all wearing short sleeves. In the background, I can see some grass, a few trees and the neighbor's houses. Speaking Part 2: Whole Description In this picture, I can see an Asian family having lunch in their garden. And it’s a beautiful sunny day. 01 There are five people in the picture: three of them are sitting around a table and two of them are standing up. They all seem very happy. 02 On the table, there are plenty of dishes with food and some glasses with orange juice. I can also see a bottle of water on the left. 03 The man in the middle looks older than the others, so he might be a grandfather and the other people could be his children and grandchildren. The man on the left is holding a present and the woman on the right is holding some flowers, so I believe it might be someone’s birthday or anniversary. That’s probably why they are all so happy. 04 It must be summer or spring, because it’s really sunny and the family are all wearing short sleeves. In the background, I can see some grass, a few trees and the neighbor's houses. Speaking Part 2: Position IN the top left corner AT the top IN the top right corner 01 02 IN THE BACKGROUND 03 ON the left IN the middle/ center ON the right 04 IN THE FOREGROUND IN the bottom left corner AT the bottom IN the bottom right corner • • • • Who? Doing what? Where? When? (optional) • • • • Young people Having a meeting In a office In the morning This picture shows a group of young people having a meeting in an office in the morning. This picture shows a group of young people having a meeting in an office in the morning. • • • • How many people? What are they doing? Position Speculation There are four women and three men. Three of them are sitting down on a sofa and three of them are standing up behind it. In the center, there is a beautiful woman explaining something, and the other people seem to be listening to her. Maybe she’s the boss and the others are her employees. In front of her, there’s a table with a laptop, a pen and some paper. The woman on the right, in the foreground, might be taking some notes. In the background, on the right, I can see a large piece of furniture with some small plants. There’s also a glass wall and a door. ANSWER AS HONEST AS POSSIBLE Was the content difficult to understand it? Why? Why not? What resources do you need to complete this activity? Do you need to practice more this task? EXERCISES Speaking Part 2: Describing a photograph At the moment of describing a photograph, you MUST follow this sequence: 01 1. Brief global description You must describe just what you see, without adding any details. 02 2. Long description Now, you must focus on details, from general to specific ones. 03 3. Speculation You have to infer informartion from what we can see in the photograph. 04 4. Minor relevant details But, how to start describing a photograph? Let’s begin! Speaking Part 2: Global Description 01 02 03 04 Starting describing a photograph is easy. The first action you must do is to write a sentence that answers the following questions: • • • • Who? Doing what? Where? When? (optional)
