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KD 3.2

WHAT DOES A PICTURE TELL US?

Name : ZATA YUMNI IMANINA Class : XII SCIENCE 7

TASK 1
Observe the pictures and answer the questions!

1. What pictures are they? They are pictures that usually appear in newspapers that provide news
according to the topic.
2. Where can you usually find them? We can find it I the newspaper.
3. Can they tell you something? Yes, they can spread news according to topics, such as economics,
sports, disasters.
4. They are usually followed by sentences. Do you know what they are called? I think it’s called a
caption.

TASK 2
Open your book on page 34 to complete the table below!

CAPTION

Meaning A tittle or brief explanation appended to an article,

illustration, cartoon, or poster.

Functions - helping the reader or viewer to understand information that

may not be in a photo or video.

- As an explanation of an illustration, photo, or video.

Language features - Exclamation

- question

- adjective phrase

- prepositional phrase

Position It's at the bottom of the photo, if it's on a regular YouTube

video it's under the description section of the box.

Characteristic We can use conversational language that is more concise and

easy for readers to understand, to capture the information
conveyed in the caption

Criteria for good captions
 The caption should match the images.
 The caption should add new information
 The caption should provide context for the picture
 The caption should brief or shorter
 The caption should draw attention
 Use present tense to creates a sense of immediacy and
impact
 Always identify the main people in the photograph

TASK 3
A. Find examples of captions which describe:
1. A picture

2. A photograph
3. A table

4. A graph
 5. A diagram

B. What is the functions of those captions?

Provide basic information from an object or image and helping the reader or viewer to understand
information.

Good luck