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Introduction (In the picture I can see…)
Layout (what is where)
People (how many, who are they, what are theywearing, 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.
Layout
In the distance we can see pyramids.
in the background /
at the back
in the foreground / at the front
at the bottom
at the top
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.
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
PositiveFunnyPleasantMiserableMadUnusualStrangeRelaxedNegativeNervous
Happy
Sad
Active
Boring
Quiet
Loud
Sincere
Crazy
Excited
Atmospere of the picture can be:
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 … , WHILETHE ONE IN THE PICTURE B IS …
THE WEATHER IN THE PICTURE A IS … THANIN THE PICTURE B
THE (MAIN) DIFFERENCE IS ….
Comparison - vocabularyBut (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
Comparison
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.
