How to describe a visual document in English
Index
Introduction
Actions
Source
Exemple
Where?
QR Codes
Chart
Final task
01 Let's start by introducing the document
What kind of document is it?
- It comes from /
- It is extracted from (an advertising campaign, a magazine, a newspaper...)
- It was drawn by ...
- It was written by ...
- It was taken by ...
- It was created by ...(name of the artist, writer, association...)
- and it was released in May 2012/in 1634/on April 8th last year
Precise the title, source, author and date:
The title is/ It is untitled...
Announce the topic / the thematic
- The visual deals with...
- The visual is about...
- The picture/photo shows...
- It's a coloured picture of ...
- It's a black and white photo of ...
02 What is where?
There is/ there are / You can see/ The picture shows
- In the background
- In the foreground
- At the top
- At the bottom
There is/ there are / You can see/ The picture shows
- On the left
- On the right
- In the middle/In the center
- Behind ≠ In front of
- Between
There is/ there are / You can see/ The picture shows
- In the bottom left (hand corner)
- In the bottom right (hand corner)
- In the top left (hand corner)
- In the top right (hand corner)
- At the bottom
- At the top
https://www.wordwall.net/play/2130/545/118
https://www.wordwall.net/play/651/129/8715
03 Who is doing what?
Here you describe the person in the picture or you say what is happening just now. Use the Present Progressive.
1. 2. 3. 4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b0ICYCiglE
The present progressive/continuous
04 What I think about the picture?
Maybe ...... might be a symbol of ...
It seems as if ...The person seems...
" Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat"
The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing ...I (don't) like the picture because ...
It makes me think of ...
I think that...
Nombre del autor
INFO
Jean-Pierre Lorand The siesta 2005
The Little PortJean-Pierre Lorand
2010
INFO
19 sept. 2024 Jean-Pierre LORAND Rivage
Jean-Pierre LORAND 2008
Ice-Cream Cones
Describing a picture
Léa Duvernay
Created on October 30, 2020
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Transcript
How to describe a visual document in English
Index
Introduction
Actions
Source
Exemple
Where?
QR Codes
Chart
Final task
01 Let's start by introducing the document
What kind of document is it?
Precise the title, source, author and date:
The title is/ It is untitled...
Announce the topic / the thematic
02 What is where?
There is/ there are / You can see/ The picture shows
There is/ there are / You can see/ The picture shows
There is/ there are / You can see/ The picture shows
https://www.wordwall.net/play/2130/545/118
https://www.wordwall.net/play/651/129/8715
03 Who is doing what?
Here you describe the person in the picture or you say what is happening just now. Use the Present Progressive.
1. 2. 3. 4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b0ICYCiglE
The present progressive/continuous
04 What I think about the picture?
Maybe ...... might be a symbol of ...
It seems as if ...The person seems...
" Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat"
The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing ...I (don't) like the picture because ...
It makes me think of ... I think that...
Nombre del autor
INFO
Jean-Pierre Lorand The siesta 2005
The Little PortJean-Pierre Lorand 2010
INFO
19 sept. 2024 Jean-Pierre LORAND Rivage
Jean-Pierre LORAND 2008
Ice-Cream Cones