Describing a photograph

Useful Language for the Certificat Intermedi EOI

So, what’s in your picture?

Where do you think it was taken?

When was it taken? [summer, winter, during the

day, at night]

Do they seem happy/sad/tired?

What kind of house/shop/etc. is it?

What does he/she look like?

Questions you may ask about your partner’s picture

My picture shows…There is/ are…I can see…In the foreground / in the backgroundOn the right / on the leftIn the top left corner of the picture…The central focus of this picture is…The picture has two main parts

It might have been taken in summer, in the countryside of Spain I would say it was taken in a cold day in winterIt can ‘t/might/must be the Mediterranean coast, as there are palm trees … Maybe / Perhaps It reminds me of my schooldays when I was twelve … It seems that … He seems to be happy /the woman’s husband/in a bad moment

Ah, then both pictures were taken in the

countryside.

So this is another similarity, both pictures were

taken in the countryside.

So the people in your picture are young whereas in

mine, they are old.

Ah, in my picture they are old, this is a difference.

My picture was taken in the countryside too. This is

a/another similarity.

The house in my picture isn’t too big either.

Spotting similarities and differences