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SPEAKING: describing pictures

SPEAKING: describing pictures

    ✅ INTRODUCTION
    The photo/picture shows ... 
    It was taken by/in ... 
    It's a black-and-white/coloured photo.
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    ✅ WHAT IS WHERE?
    In the foreground/background you can see ... 
    In the foreground/background there is ... 
    In the middle/centre there are ... 
    At the top/At the bottom there is ... 
    On the left/right there are ... 
    Behind/In front of ... you can see ... 
    Between ... there is ... 
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    ✅ WHO IS DOING WHAT?
    Here you describe the person in the picture or you say what is happening just now. Use the Present Progressive. 
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    WHAT I THINK ABOUT THE PICTURE

    ✅ SPECULATING 
    I think / I guess/ I suppose it is... 
    I expect/ I imagine it is... 
    It/he must be.... 
    It /he can't be 
    I am not sure but, they could be.. 
    It's not very clear but, probably... 
    I can't make it out but, perhaps 
    Maybe, perhaps they are... 
    They seem to be eating something 
    It can/could/might (not) be .... 
    Probably/Perhaps
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    ✅ PARAPHRASING
    It is used to write.... 
    It is something you do when... 
    It's a person who... 
    It' something which 
    It's a kind of/some kind of.. 
    It's a sort of/some sort of ... 
    It's like a ...
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    ✅ CONTRASTING
    The main difference between the photos is... 
    In the first picture...whereas the other picture... 
    Unlike.... this looks like... 
    In contrast...
    Whereas 
    While 
    On the one hand... on the other 
    hand 
    Instead of 
    Unlike....
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    ✅ COMPARING 
    In both pictures... 
    Both pictures depict .. 
    In this one .. and in the other one... 
    Both of the photos show.. 
    Neither of them .... 
    Similar to... 
    The same as 
    Like... 
    In the same way...
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    ✅ TALKING ABOUT PREFERENCES AND GIVING OPINION|
    I think I'd prefer... as... 
    If I had to choose I would... 
    It's very hard to say but ....
    As far as I know… 
    Speaking for myself… 
    In my opinion… 
    Personally, I think… 
    I'd say that… 
    In my experience… 
    I'd like to point out that… 
    I believe that… 
    What I mean is… 
    My personal view is that 
    I might be wrong but … 
    It seems to me that..

    ESL Tips
    @Posted by
    writer and blogger, founder of English Kids .

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