DESCRIBING IMAGES

DESCRIBING IMAGES

TALKING ABOUT IMAGES, GIVNG OPINIONS, SPECULATING AND DEDUCING

How to describe an image

Further speculation - what you cannot see

Introduction, what you see

Describing parts of the picture

Your opinion

Speculate on what is in the picture

VIDEO

take notes on how to describe an image and the language used in the video

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FURTHER INFORMATION AND LANGUAGE

Use the langauge in the link to write a description of an image of your choice

DEDUCTION AND SPECULATION

we use modal of deduction and speculation when we want to make a guess about something. We choose the verb depending on how sure we are. modal (present) + infinitive

Deducing and speculating about the present

1. Combine modals of deduction and speculation must, might, could, may and then an infinitive verb to deduce and speculate about an action in the present
2. Speculate on the following situation:

You are waiting for Amanda with another friend, Danny.You ask Danny this question: Where is Amanda?Speculate on the picture

MODALS OF SPECULATION & DEDUCTION

*Describe the picture and speculate

OTHER USEFUL VOCABULARY FOR SPECULATING

1. IT APPEARS
2. IT SEEMS
3. IT LOOKS LIKE
4. IT IS LIKELY
5. PROBABLY
6. I SUPPOSE
7. I GUESS
8. I IMAGINE