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a mother pushing a pram and walking home with her son

The school run

When you describe a photo it is important to say where the people are and what the people are doing.

 mechanic apprentices

At work

Would you like to learn how to describe a picture?

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.

people sat on a bench in a park

Relaxing in the park

Would you like to learn how to describe a picture?

My best friend

Have you got many friends? Why do you like them? What do you do together? Here is someone talking about her best friend.

Describing an image: a house

Listen to Penny describing a photo of a living room in a house and the practise yourself. The language focus here is modal verbs of deduction.

Food in a fridge

​When you describe a picture which contain lots of objects, it is important to make your description really clear.

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