Picture description

Picture Description Introduction (In the picture I can see…) Layout (what is where) People (how many, who are they, what are they wearing, what are they doing) Atmosphere of the picture Your opinion, feelings, emotions (I think…) Comparison of pictures

Introduction - vocabulary In the picture I can see… The picture shows… This is a picture of… There is/are…..in this picture The picture is from…

Introduction In the picture I can see a summer coutryside. The picture shows a countryside in summer.

Layout In the foreground we can see some pepole on bikes. There are four people on bikes in the foreground.

Layout ln the background we can see mountains. There are mountains in the background.

Layout In the middle of the picture there are some huge stones. There are some huge stones in the middle of the picture.

Layout On the left there is a TV. There is a TV on the left side of the picture.

Layout On the right there is an armchair. There is an armchair on the right side of the picture.

In the distance we can see pyramids. Layout In the distance we can see pyramids.

in the background / at the back in the foreground / at the front at the top in the background / at the back in the foreground / at the front at the bottom In the background, there are some mountains... In the foreground, I can see a house... At the bottom, there is the grass... At the top, I can see a blue sky...

Describing People YOU SHOULD ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS: How many people are there? Who are they? What are they doing? What are they wearing? How are they feeling?

Describing People There are three people in the picture. Maybe it is a family – father, mother and their child.

I think that people in the picture are friends. Describing People I think that people in the picture are friends. It seems (to me) that people in the picture are students. They are the same age.

Describing People The girl in the first picture is young and attractive. She is wearing a red dress and a black belt. She has got sunglases, a necklace and a watch. The girl in the second picture is pretty, too. She is wearing a blue top and shorts.

Describing People People in the picture look … (tired, happy, funny, angry, sad, optimistic…). The girl in the picture looks happy. The man in the picture looks angry.

Atmosphere of the picture Atmospere of the picture can be: Happy Sad Active Boring Quiet Loud Sincere Crazy Excited Positive Funny Pleasant Miserable Mad Unusual Strange Relaxed Negative Nervous

Atmosphere of the picture The atmosphere in the picture is positive because people are smiling, they look happy. The atmosphere in the picture is negative, because people look angry. They are shouting at each other.

Your Opinion - vocabulary I THINK THAT ….. IN MY OPINION … IT SEEMS TO ME THAT … PERHAPS… MAYBE…

Your Opinion It seems to me that it must be summer, because people are wearing T-shirts and shorts… Perhaps (možná) it is late autumn or winter because I can see clouds in the sky and there are no leaves on the trees.

Your Opinion I think that people in the picture are on holiday, because… In my opinion the woman in the picture is sad, because...

Comparison - vocabulary BOTH PICTURES SHOW … IN BOTH PICTURES THE PEOPLE ARE … THE MAN IN THE PICTURE A LOOKS … , WHILE THE ONE IN THE PICTURE B IS … THE WEATHER IN THE PICTURE A IS … THAN IN THE PICTURE B THE (MAIN) DIFFERENCE IS ….

Comparison - vocabulary But (ale) The picture A shows many people BUT the picture B shows only one man. Whereas (zatímco) The girl in the picture A is nice whereas the girl in the picture B is ugly. Similar Both pictures are similar, but people in the picture B are more relaxed than people in the picture A. On the contrary (naopak) The people in the picture A look happy, on the contrary the people in the picture B look nervous. In contrast The man in the picture A has sport figure, in contrast the man in the picture B is quite overweight. While The weather in the picture A is hot and sunny, while the weather in the picture B is terrible.

Comparison BOTH PICTURES SHOW … a party, but the party in the picture A takes place inside and the party in the picture B is outside. Picture A Picture B

Comparison IN BOTH PICTURES THE PEOPLE ARE …outside, but the picture A shows a family and the picture B shows some friends. Picture A Picture B

Comparison The man in the picture A looks happy , while the one in the picture B is sad. Picture A Picture B

The weather in the picture A is more pleasant than in the picture B. Comparison The weather in the picture A is more pleasant than in the picture B. Picture A Picture B

Comparison The (main) difference between these two pictures is that picture A shows small children whereas picture B shows old people. Picture A Picture B

Doporučení Nejdříve je dobré říci jednou větou, co obrázek ukazuje jako celek, čeho je to obrázek. Častou chybou studentů bývá, že začnou nějakým detailem. Pokuste se neudělat chybu hned v první větě. České 'na obrázku' se řekne IN the picture

Doporučení THERE IS, THERE ARE Pro popis čehokoliv se nejčasteji používají vazby THERE IS a THERE ARE. There are two chairs in the middle of the room. In the middle of the room, there are two chairs.

Doporučení Při popisu činnosti na obrázku nejčastěji používáme přítomný čas průběhový, např.: The woman is cooking. The girl is wearing a T-shirt. The sun is shining. The people in the picture are having a party.