PET: speaking part 3

In PART 3 you have to: Talk about a colour photo.

Remember to answer these questions about the pictures:

1. Where is she – he? Where are they?
2. What does he-she look like? What do they look like?
3. What is she –he wearing? What are they wearing?
4. What kind of person is she-she? What kind of people are they?
5. How do you feel about doing this kind of thing?  Why?

SOME USEFUL LANGUAGE

HOW TO:

GIVE A GENERAL INTRODUCTION

- This picture shows ….

- In this picture I can see

- This is a picture of …..

TALK ABOUT PLACES

- They’re driving in the country/in a city/in the mountains

- She’s sitting inside/outside a cafè

- I can see a street market/old building/square/ street/restaurant/beach ….

DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S AGE

- He’s about 50 years old.

- They’re in their twenties

- She’s a teenager/a young child/a middleaged woman

DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S CLOTHES

- She’s wearing a pair of shorts and a red Tshirt

- They’re wearing quite casual/smart clothes

- He’s wearing a uniform

DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S ACTIONS

- He’s sitting at a desk

- She’s standing in a queue

- They’re having a meal

- Some people are sunbathing and others are swimming in the sea

DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S ROLES IN A PICTURE

- He’s probably a shop assistant and she’s a customer

- This person on the left seems to be a tourist guide – he’s pointing to a building

- The man serving the drinks is a waiter

DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S FEELINGS IN A PICTURE

- You can tell they are enjoying themselves because they are smiling

- He seems a bit frightened. Maybe this is the first time he’s tried this

- She looks very interested in this activity – she’s concentrating very hard

PARAPHRASE (use these phrases to describe words you don’t know)

- It’s something you fry food in (frying pan)

- It’s a kind of container for flowers (a vase)

- It’s a cupboard for keeping clothes in (a wardrobe)

MAKE GUESSES

- It might be summer because some people are wearing sunglasses

- It’s probably in the country, because …

- This picture could be in Northern Europe because of the buildings

DESCRIBE POSITION

- In the middle of the picture there is a group of people, probably tourists because …

- In the background there is a church …

- There’s a bookshelf next to/near/behind/ in front of the door

REMEMBER!

Talk in sentences – don’t produce lists of items you can see

Organise your description – don’t describe the same thing more than once

Start with a general idea of the subject of the picture before going into details

Give reasons (related to the picture) for your ideas

Talk about the situation as well as the physical things you can see in the picture.

Give some personal reaction to the picture

Listen quietly when your partner describes his/her photo – don’t give help or comment