DESCRIBING IMAGES

TALKING ABOUT IMAGES, GIVNG OPINIONS, SPECULATING AND DEDUCING

DESCRIBING IMAGES

Introduction, what you see

Further speculation - what you cannot see

Your opinion

Speculate on what is in the picture

Describing parts of the picture

How to describe an image

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

VIDEO

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

FURTHER INFORMATION AND LANGUAGE

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

DEDUCTION AND SPECULATION

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

Deducing and speculating about the present

*Describe the picture and speculate

MODALS OF SPECULATION & DEDUCTION

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

OTHER USEFUL VOCABULARY FOR SPECULATING