At the top
left
At the top right
hand corner hand corner
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a
Left-hand
corner
right-hand corner
Expressions
in English to describe pictures:
In picture
A/B, I can see…….
In picture
A/B, there is/are….
In the
picture, I can see….. / there is/are….
In the
centre, there is/are …..
On the
right/left, there is/are…
At the top,
I can see….. / There is/are….
At the
bottom, ……. /
In the
foreground (parte central
delantera ó a primera vista abajo en la
foto), There is/are….
In the
background ( fondo o paisaje, arriba en
el centro),, I can see….
At the top
left/right –hand corner, there
is/are (esquina o parte superior
izquierda/derecha ), I can see…
At the
bottom left/right-hand corner, (esquina
o parte inferior izquierda/derecha), there is/are…
About
people in the pictures:
·
Where
you can see them in the picture
·
Talk
about there age: The
man/woman/boy/girl is about 10,12,40
years old
I think He/She is in her 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, …..
·
If
they are sitting or standing
·
Their
job/profession: He is a
policeman/fireman/actor-actress/teacher/pupils/doctor... and what they are doing in the picture
·
Physical
description: He/She is
tall/short/slim/fat/well-built…
·
He/She
has got long/short hair / straight/curly hair / brown hair/ Blond hair/ He/She is bald (calvo) … /
He’s got a beard/moustache
·
Clothes: He/She is wearing warm clothes / sport clothes/ He is wearing a
suit / She is wearing a smart dress / He has a red/green jumper/coat,
yellow/blue socks/shoes….
About Objects/Things:
·
What
it is and what you can use it for: a
musical instrument, a TV, a sharpener, eraser, rubber, a spoon, a knife….
·
Where
it is in the picture: at the top, at the bottom, on the
left/right…..
·
Size: big, small, long, narrow, wide
·
Colour:
red, green, blue, …
·
Opinion: awful, nice, pretty, cool,….
·
Is
someone in the picture taking, catching
or using it?.... Is it in someone’s right or left hand?...
About the picture itself:
·
Say
who think took the picture and why if posible
·
Where
the picture is from, country, city,
town, village…
·
Was
the picture taken in the morning/afternoon/night?
·
What
kind of place is it? … Monument, famous street, avenue, Museum, school,
library, a house, what kind of house,…..
Say as much as you can about the picture itself, from the concrete and
particular that you find in the picture and relate it to your personal life.
For example, if it is a picture of Paris, London or any place, say if you have
already been there and if not, if you would like to go there, why or why not.
Remember too, once you have
described the picture and all its elements, things, people, tell how the picture is connected to your
personal life and experience. This is very important!!!
Note: IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER:
When we are
describing people or things in English, if we are not fully sure about
something regarding the person or object that we are talking about, it is
always better to add probability to what you say about that person/object.
Example:
DON’T SAY: The man on the left is 35 years old (you
don’t know this by just looking at him in the picture unless you know the
person of course because it is a relative of yours)
SAY
THIS: I think the man on the left is
about/around 35 years old or
Probably he/she is on his/her 20’s, 30’s…
This is
very important to bear on mind because you can not say something is this or
that when you are not completely sure. Remember, add probability or say it is
what you think about the person or object and why you think so.
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