How to Describe a Picture year 10 Mar, 2021

Structure Content/Text/Examples/Phrases Tips

Introductory sentence: The poster is an advertisement for ... Use specific terminology to be as
D  Topic, painting/photo/poster/picture/drawing/cartoon (if IN the picture you can see ... precise as possible with the least
e given: Date, location, author) The black and white photograph shows ...
It is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci that shows ... amount of words.
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r What is shown: Structure your description:
i  People: describe clothes, gestures, facial expressions, It shows ... - from background to foreground
p actions In the center of the picture there is ...
- from left to right
t  colors In the foreground you can see ... In the background
there are… - from center to sides
i  Symbols, forms
o  Other details On the left/right Use adjectives to describe details.
n Next to Use positions to illustrate the
At the bottom/top
structure of the picture
In the top/bottom left/right corner

Use the present progressive (ing-form) to

describe actions:
The boy in the green shirt is laughing.
The women are dancing.
I What is the situation? problems with boyfriend/girlfriend/family/friends Everything you described carries meaning.
n In school/ At work/At home/ Free time
t What do the colours/symbols/forms mean?
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r Examples: bright yellow = hope/warmth/light; cold
p blue = despair/sadness; dove = peace
r cross = Christianity
e Context: Maybe the boy and the girl are together but they had a
t What happend before/after? big fight.
a Perhaps they are no longer together.
t The reason for their fight could be that he/she did
i something wrong.
o Own opinion All in all …;In my opinion …; I would say that …; I
n experienced that, too …