ENGLISH III 2014 -2

PET Speaking Test

Part 3 the photo

Here is some useful language to help you with this part of the test.

In this photo I can see .

The people:

Two people / three people / a man and a woman / a mother and her daughter

The setting:
They are at home / in a sitting room / in a kitchen /in the countryside/in the street

The actions: (present continuous)

They are talking / the woman is looking at the little girl and smiling

Speculate:
I think they are father and daughter. /They are probably a group of friends
/they might be talking about their next holiday.

Describe appearance:

Hes got short brown hair.

They look + adjective (they look happy)

She looks like + noun phrase (she looks like a teacher) He looks as if + verb phrase (he

looks as if he is writing)

Their clothes:
He is wearing pants/short/shirt/tie/jacket/boots/coat/shoes
she is wearing dress/vest/skirt/blouse/gloves/purse/hat/swimsuit/

The season:
It is probably summer because the sky is very blue.

In the background I can see .

Spring (spring) - Primavera.
Summer (sommer) - Verano.
Fall (fol) - Otoo.
Winter (winter) - Invierno

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Check that you remember this vocabulary:

Clothes: (jeans, shirt, pullover, etc)

Furniture (table, armchair, carpet, cupboard, wardrobe etc) Countryside (river, field, hill,

bridge etc)

If you dont know a word DONT use the Italian word try to paraphrase. Eg

I can see a ., I dont know the name in English but its a thing which you
use to cook food.

Exercise
PET Speaking Part 3
Study the following useful phrases for Part 3. Practise using them when you practise
the task.
General description
In the picture I can see
There's
There are
It looks like(+noun)
It looks quite (+adj)

Describing the person/people

Giving an opinion
He looks(+adj)
I think it's
The girl looks a bit(+adj)
I don't think
They seem...

Giving details about the picture

In the foreground there's
In the background you can see
On the left
On the right
At the bottom
In this corner

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In the middle

Comparing
The girl looks much older than the boy.
The yellow car is the biggest.
The mother isnt as pretty as the baby.

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Part 4

Your photographs showed people reading and writing.

Talk together about the different kinds of reading and
writing you did when you were younger, and the kinds you
do now.
USEFUL LANGUAGE
EXPRESSING PREFERENCES / OPINIONS
I definitely think that.
I dont really think Id want to.
I believe that
If you ask me .
I suppose..
Personally, I think
GIVING INFORMATION
Well, I would say that
Its well known that..
As far as I know.
As far as Im concerned..