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Support material: Describing a picture Giving the main facts If you want to describe a picture, it is a good idea to start your description with the sentence: “This is a picture of … .” Look at each picture carefully and answer these questions: • Where do you think this is? • Who do you think the people are? • What are the people doing? The picture was taken in/at/near … . • The photo was taken in/at/during … . • The picture depicts/shows … . Getting the words right Start by collecting a number of useful words that relate to the pictures. bottle • boy • can • child • cooler bag • country house • to cuddle • dog • to embrace • father • girl • grass • to laugh • lunchbox • mother • picnic blanket • to play with • porch • sandwich • to smile • sofa • wood • young Adding adjectives Adjectives are words that describe nouns, for example: a happy boy, a relaxed mother, a sunny day, … . When you describe a picture, you can use adjectives to make your description more interesting. You can talk about how many people are in the picture, what clothes they are wearing and how they are feeling. adorable • agreeable • angry • beautiful • bewildered • brave • calm • cheerful • clumsy • eager • elderly • elegant • embarrassed • faithful • fancy • fierce • gentle • glamorous • grumpy • handsome • happy • helpless • ill • intelligent • jealous • jolly • kind • lazy • lively • mischievous • miserable • mysterious • nervous • nice • obedient • obnoxious • old-fashioned • optimistic • panicky • pessimistic • practical • proud • rebellious • relieved • scary • self-assured • shy • silly • strict • strong • thoughtless • well-built • witty • worried • young Providing details Finally, provide details on what the people are doing and where they are. at the bottom • at the top • behind • in front of • in the background • in the central part • in the foreground • in the lower part • in the middle • in the upper part • near • next to • on the left • on the left-hand side • on the right • on the right-hand side Speculate about possible reasons for their behaviour and about possible consequences of what they are doing. The characters look as if … . • The picture inspires the viewer to think about … . • The picture makes the viewer feel … . • The viewer has the impression that … . 1 2 3 4 5 1 Relationships and social networks Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv