The school run
When you describe a photo it is important to say where the people are and what the people are doing.
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In a hospital ward
When you are describing a place it is useful to use relative clauses to add details to your description.
At work
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Describing a picture: a formal conversation
In this description of a photo of a formal conversation, you will hear language to speculate about how people are feeling and what they might be saying to each other. Use these activities to build your range of feelings adjectives, practise modals for speculating and practise word order in indirect questions.
Describing a picture: market stall
Would you like to learn how to describe a picture? These activities will help you to speak about what you see in a photograph, in this case a photo of a market.
Relaxing in the park
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At the dentist’s
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Waiting in a queue
When you describe a picture with people in it, you sometimes need words to say where the people are.
Describing a winter scene
In these activities you will learn a range of adjectives for describing a picture that has been taken outside, such as a winter scene.
Describing a picture: a family scene
How can you describe an ordinary picture in an interesting way? In these activities, you’ll practise saying what you see as well as make up a story about the picture to bring your description alive.