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SPEAKINGSPEAKINGDescribing pictures
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GENERAL TOPICGENERAL TOPICAll these pictures show …This set of pictures shows …Here we have X pictures, all related
to …The main topic here is …The topic illustrated here …The pictures are about …In these pictures I can see …
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DESCRIBING WHERE THINGS DESCRIBING WHERE THINGS AREARE
In the foreground / background.On the left / right.In the middle.At the top / bottom.In the distance.In this picture / these pictures here
(pointing)In the first / second, etc. picture.In the top/bottom-left/right picture.
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COMPARINGCOMPARINGWhile this picture …, this one …… . In contrast / On the other hand, …This other picture shows a very
similar/different situation.Both pictures show/ Neither of these
pictures show…This one is far / a lot / much + comparative
than A little (bit) / slightly + comp. than …(By far+) superlative.It is(n’t) as + adj + as …It is similar to/different from/the same as …
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DESCRIBING PEOPLEDESCRIBING PEOPLEI think / It seems + present
continuous to describe actions. He’s about X / in his Xs (age).He’s quite / rather / extremely + adj.You can tell he is …She looks / seems + adj.She looks like + noun.He might be + ing / noun.They remind me of + noun.
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FACTS AND OPINIONSFACTS AND OPINIONSEverybody knows that …Many people believe that …I find it (a bit) + adj.I’m (not) really into / interested in +
noun/ing.I’m (not) very fond of / keen on +
noun/ing.In my opinion/view, …I believe/think that …It seems to me that …
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SOME ADVICESOME ADVICE
Talk in sentences. Don’t produce a list of items you see.
Organise your description. Don’t describe the same thing more than once.
Start with a general idea of the subject before going into details.
Give some personal reaction to the picture.
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MEETINGPEOPLE
Describe the pictures: main topic, who you see, what they’re doing,the situation, etc.
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LEISURE TIME
JUNE 2009
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DAILY LIFELook at these photographs.Describe and compare them.
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FAMILY AND FRIENDSDescribe and compare the following pictures. Talk about friends, different types of families, and your own.
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Look at these photographs and compare them. Make sure you talk about the following: type of students, clothes, classrooms, new technologies …
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TRAVELLING
Describe the pictures. Make sure you talk about means of transport,accommodation, etc.
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MEANS OFTRANSPORT
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LIFE EVENTS
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Describe the pictures. Talk about different types of sports, equipment, etc.
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STEREOTYPES
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Climate change
June 2009
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