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Want to become a "Pro" in describing pictures?

Oh, yes! Challenge acceptecd!

Mhmm... Maybe later!

Wrong answer my friend :-)

Ok, let's do it then...

Even though there is no real order how to do a picture description, you should always start it with general impressions. So what is the overall topic/main idea of the picture? Don't start with details!

A good way to start your description would be:

In the picture I can see two people who are hiking in the mountains...

The picture shows two people hiking in the mountains...

When you describe something in the picture that is always there, for example the landscape, use the simple present:

Talking about the background

In your picture decription you should also be able to describe WHERE something in the picture is.

Talking about the background of a picture you can describe for example the landsape, city, other people, sky etc. depending on what you can see in the background.

In that case you could for example say:

In the background you can see some high mountains which are partly covered with snow...

The background of the picture shows some snow covered mountains...

Talking about the weather is always a good idea. But you should rather do that at a later point during your description.

For example you could say:

The sky is heavily clouded and it looks as if could rain soon...

The weather doesn't look very inviting. There are huge, dark clouds...

TALKING ABOUT THE FOREGROUND
In your picture decription you should be able to describe WHERE something in the picture is.

If there is something you can see in the foreground of the picture, you should describe that as well.

For example you could say:

In the foreground of the picture you can see some bushes which are growing on the right and left side of the trail...

The foreground of the picture shows some green and some bushes. ..

Talking about activites
If you talk about on-going activities you can see in the picture, for example if someone is playing football, dancing or writing messages on his/her smartphone, you always have to use the present progressive (Verlaufsform)

For example:

Depending on the picture, so for example if there is a close-up of a person, you can and should also talk about the clothes people are wearing in the picture.

The man is carrying a red backpack and is wearing some brown trousers.

The woman is wearing a grey jacket and a black backpack.

Make sure that you use the present progressive when you describe what the persons are wearing (is/are wearing)

For example you could talk about, where the picture was taken or what you think the people in the picture might be doing/thinking...

I guess the picture was taken in the Alps...

Maybe the two hikers are on longer hike because they both are carrying two big backpacks...

at the top ...

at the bottom...

on the right...

on the left...

in the middle of the picture...

talking about clothes

tights

dress

leather jacket

hat

bag

leather shoes

sunglasses

jeans

grey jacket

tie

sneakers

shirt

watch

talking about appearance

curly hair

white teeth

necklace

short hair

full beard

dark skinned

white skinned

good-looking woman

attractive man

talking about feelings

scared

excited

sad, anxious

frustrated, depressed

satisfied

surprised

happy

angry, furious

self-confident, proud

Picture Description 2

Picture Description 1

Listen to both picture descriptions carefully.

Mhm.... Are you sure?

Listen to both picture descriptions again.

Have you already worked yourself through the interactive picture and have completed your worksheet?

SURE!

ähm...!

Well, all right! I'll come back later.

I am ready for the test.

Have you already worked yourself through the interactive picture and have completed your worksheet?

ähm...!

SURE!

Well, all right! I'll come back later.

I am ready for the test.

Correct!

The second pictures discription is definitely the better one.

Continute with another test.

On the next page, you will find a picture that you have to describe. Prepare the picture description for the next lesson. The description should be one minute long!

On the next page, you will find a picture that you have to describe. Record it with your iPad and send me the audio file via TEAMS.

The description should be one minute long!

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Want to become a "Pro" in describing pictures? Oh, yes! Challenge acceptecd! Mhmm... Maybe later! Wrong answer my friend :-) Ok, let's do it then... Even though there is no real order how to do a picture description, you should always start it with general impressions .

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How do you spell your first name (Vorname) / last name (Nachname)?

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How do you spell your first name (Vorname) / last name (Nachname)?

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Ja, hier sollst du deinen Vor- oder Nachnamen auf Englisch buchstabieren! Manchmal auch beides.

Ä, Ü und Ö gibt es im Englischen nicht. Du ersetzt die Umlaute mit:

Ä = AE
Ü = UE
Ö = OE

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Useful phrases

In the picture below you find useful phrases for describing pictures in detail.
Remember: If you want to say „da ist“ oder „da sind“, please say: „there is“ / „there are“

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Nutze die Useful phrases und schreibe eine Bildbeschreibung zu dem Foto mit deinem Namen. Ihr könnt zu zweit einen Text schreiben. Nutze den Link zum Übersetzen und den Link um deinen Text zu korrigieren.

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Step 1. Beginne allgemein

I think this is a family photo.

Step 2. wen oder was du siehst und wo sich die Personen \ Sachen befinden. There is. 1 There are many

There are five people, and all of them are smiling. They are having lunch in the dining room. The dining room is so bright and modern. In the background, we see the kitchen and some appliances. For example, a microwave and a coffee maker.

Step 3.Beschreibe, was Personen machen. They are / She is ..ing Beschreibe genau mit Präpositionen, wo was steht oder liegt ( bei Sachen)
In the foreground we see the mother sitting at the head of the table. It seems that she is taking a selfie. Her children are sitting around the table. On the left side of the photo, there is a boy and a girl. The girl is smiling. The boy has his mouth open, and he looks as if he is going to eat the whole spaghetti.

There are two teenagers sitting across from the children. The young man is smiling, and the young woman is posing for the photo. The young man has his arm around the young woman.

There are five plates with spaghetti, three glasses of orange juice, and two glasses of red wine on the table. There is some bread in the middle of the table. The food looks very delicious.

Step 4. Sage deine Vermutungen und Meinung zum Bild

Maybe they are video calling the father. The father is probably travelling for work to a different city. I think they are having a good time. I like the photo because I think of lunch with my family every Sunday when I look at it.

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Can you tell me something about the place where you live?

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Can you tell me something about the place where you live?

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- house / flat?
- garden?
- village / town?
- activities / facilities / tourist
- attractions?
- rooms? own room?

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Das Obenende bietet viele historische Bauwerke, darunter den „Alten Turm“, das Wahrzeichen des Stadtteils. Papenburger Kapitäne ließen den Turm in der Form des damaligen Leuchtturms von Riga im Jahr 1860 an der St. Michael Kirche errichten. In der Von-Velen- Anlage wird die Entstehungsgeschichte der…

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1-2 Minuten pro Kandidat

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Sprich Englisch, wann immer möglich! Vereinbare mit deinen Freunden, dass ihr euch beim Zocken miteinander nur auf Englisch unterhaltet oder schickt euch Sprachnachrichten bei WhatsApp nur noch auf Englisch.

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Can you tell me something about your hobbies?

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Can you tell me something about your hobbies?

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- hobbies / sports?
- films / TV / media?
- youth club?

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- activities / sports?
- teachers?
- atmosphere?
- school trips?
- canteen / kiosk?

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- personal information: name, age, „jobs“ (student...), hometown

- your family: names, ages, jobs

- your school: name, size, (favourite) teachers and subjects, how you like it here

- place where you live: house, flat, garden, ...

- hometown: what can you do here?

- hobbies: what do you do in your leisure time?

- pets

- plans after school

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Hier noch einmal als schneller Reminder:

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ENGLISH ALPHABET English ABC.. BRITISH ENGLISH -  Speak English, Learn English,

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- people you live with in your house?
- brothers and sisters? family?
- ages?
- jobs?

You don‘t know what your parent‘s jobs are in Englisch?

DO NOT use the google translator.
Go to dict.leo.org

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Englisch ⇔ Deutsch - leo.org: Startseite

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LEO.org: Ihr Wörterbuch im Internet für ­Englisch-Deutsch­ Übersetzungen, mit Forum, Vokabeltrainer und Sprachkursen. Natürlich auch als App.

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- Hello, how are you today?
- What‘s your name?
- How do spell your first/last name? (buchstabieren)

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Der erste Teil der Prüfung ist wirklich der einfachste UND der EINZIGE, auf den man sich 1a vorbereiten kann. Nutze diese Chance.

Es macht einen sehr schlechten ersten Eindruck, wenn dir bei der ersten Aufgabe gleich die Wörter nicht einfallen und der Prüfer merkt, dass du nicht vorbereitet bist.

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Can you talk about what you do in your freetime?

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Can you talk about what you do in your freetime?

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- disco / parties?
- friends?
- shopping?
- help at home?

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Talk about your favourite subjects at school.

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Talk about your favourite subjects at school.

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Erstelle als erstes eine Mindmap über dich selbst. Schaue ALLE Wörter, die du nicht weißt, nach! Lerne sie auswendig.

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2-3 Minuten muss jeder über das Bild sprechen

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andidate 2, I’d like you to talk about a photograph.
Candidate 1, you will get your
photograph in a moment.

Candidate 2, you have two minutes to talk about the picture.

Extra-Fragen wird dein Lehrer dir dann stellen, wenn er oder sie das Gefühl hat, dass du nicht mehr weiter kommst.

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A good picture description always follows the same four steps. You find them perfectly explained here:

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Always say "IN the picture"!
Never say "on the picture" or your teachers will do this in the exam: ... at least in their heads ... 🙈🙉🙊

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When you want to talk about what the people in the picture are doing, you have to use the present progressive:

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Das present progressive - einfach erklärt | Einfach Englisch

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Wenn du die Bildung des present perfect üben möchtest, eignen sich zum Beispiel folgende online Übungen:

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We use the present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) to talk about temporary things which have begun but haven't finished. They are often happening now, at this moment.
Here are some examples of things happening now.
I'm just uploading some photos to Facebook and I'm sending a message to Billie.
We're all riding camels and the sun's shining.
They're waiting for me to get off the phone!
I'm not sure what ' temporary' means. Can I say ' I'm learning to drive', even if I'm not having a driving lesson right now?

Yes, absolutely! You might not be having a driving lesson right at this moment, but it is temporary, so that's correct. We use the present continuous for longer situations like this too.

OK, I see what you mean. So that's for things happening now, or round about now. What about the future? Can I use the present continuous for the future?

Yes, I'm glad you asked me that. We use the present continuous for future arrangements with other people.
At eight I'm meeting Lucas, just for a quick coffee.
What about questions and negatives?

For questions you just change round the subject and the verb to be. So, You are > Are you, then add the -ing form. Sometimes you need a question word first.

For negatives you add not after the verb to be. Don't forget to use a contraction if you're speaking.
You're not really studying at all, are you? (or You aren't really studying...)
Theyaren't using the computer room at the moment.
This programisn't working.
That's fine, but I suppose there are some spelling rules for -ing forms?

Yes, you're right. If a verb ends in e, you take off the e and add -ing

If a verb ends in a vowel + a consonant, the consonant is usually doubled before you add -ing.

But be careful with verbs with more than two syllables where the stress isn't on the last syllable. With those you don't double the consonant.

OK, but what about two-syllable verbs where the stress is on the last syllable, like begin?

If the stress is on the last syllable, you do double the final consonant.

Right, the present continuous seems quite easy to me. I'm understanding it perfectly!

Whoops! Sorry, you can't say ' I'm understanding it'.

Why not? I'm talking about something happening right now.

Yes, but there is a group of verbs which are called state verbs which we use for states (not actions) and we don't usually use these in the continuous form.

want - need - like - love - hate - prefer - believe - think - know - realise - understand - recognise - suppose - be - exist - appear - look - seem - belong - have (for possession) - own - feel - smell - taste

So these are verbs for talking about emotions, thinking, existing, appearing, possession and the senses.

But wait a minute. What about, 'I'm thinking of coming with you tomorrow.' Or, 'I'm thinking about my girlfriend.'

Yes, they are correct. But the meaning of think there is 'having thoughts in your mind' or 'considering'. It's not the same as 'having an opinion' about something.
I think that song's brilliant. (opinion)
She's thinking about studying archaeology. (considering / wondering about)
OK, so there are some exceptions. Like, 'I'm loving it.'

No, sorry, that's not an exception, that's wrong!

Well, OK, maybe it's a new usage. English does change. But don't use it in exams!

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Sophie is working in Cairo this week. Oliver, Alfie and Daisy are working hard for their end-of-year exams.

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Present Progressive - am, are, is - Englisch

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am, are, is beim Present Progressive, Zeiten im Englischen

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Unter dem Bild, welches ihr beschreibt, stehen in der Regel mehrere Fragen, die euch dazu anregen sollen, weiter über den Themenbereich zu sprechen. Hier geht es oft darum, welche Erfahrungen ihr selber mit dem jeweiligen Thema gesammelt habt.

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https://view.genial.ly/64d479b7ce4146001a453ce1/interactive-content-e3-word-order-in-questions

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Was passiert in diesem Teil der Prüfung?

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Was passiert in diesem Teil der Prüfung?

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In diesem Teil der Prüfung sprecht ihr mit eurem Prüfungspartner. Ganz kurz gesagt: Einer hat Informationen, der andere fragt nach.

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Candidate 1, here's some information about ...
Candidate 2, you don't know anything about this ... Ask candidate 1 some questions about it. These words may help you. Start when you are ready.

Dann wird getauscht:

Candidate 2, here's some information about ...
Candidate 1, you don't know anything about this ... Ask candidate 2 some questions about it. These words may help you. Start when you are ready.

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Below you find six information gap activities you can practice with! Why not videocall a friend from class and do the exercise together?

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What/ cook?

Which ingredients?

How many eggs/ need?

How much milk/ need?

How many steps?

Where / heat up?

serve with?

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Name of the restaurant?

kind of food?

Take away?

Which types of pizza?

prices?

Your order?

What Margherita made of?

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 Where/ go?

Name?

 Who for?

 Activities?

What/see?

Which animals?

special about hot springs?

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If you want to pratice asking questions in English, the following ideas will help you:

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Übungen zum englischen Satzbau - 06 - Englische Grammatik

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Do this exercise on the British Council website:

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Do this exercise on the British Council website:

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We use the question words who (for people), what/which (for things), when (for time), where (for places), why (for reasons) and how (for more details).
What do I need to know about question words?

I know you know the basics, but questions are quite tricky. Let's just go over the main rules.

We usually form questions by putting an auxiliary verb, or a modal verb, before the subject.

When the verb 'to be' is the main verb, we don't use auxiliary verbs.

We can add question words to get more or different information.
Where did you go swimming? > In the swimming pool in town.
Why did you go there? > Because it's a nice, big pool.
Who did you go swimming with? > With Amy.
What time did you meet Amy? > At 10 o'clock.
Which pool did you go in? > The serious one, without the slides!
How did you get there? > On the bus.
I see that questions sometimes finish with prepositions.

Yes, that's very common.
Who were you out with?
What have you got that bagfor?
What's all thatabout?
Where are you callingfrom?
OK, that all seems straightforward.

Yes, but do you know about subject and object questions?

Sorry?

If who, what or which is the subject of the question, it comes before the verb and we don't use do as an auxiliary.
Who went out for curry? (subject - who)
What happened? (subject - what)
Which looks better, this or that one? (subject - which)
Object questions follow the structure we looked at before.
Who did you go out for curry with? (subject - you; object - who)
Which restaurant does Oliver like most? (subject - Oliver; object - which)
What did they do after the restaurant? (subject - they; object - what)
Here's a little test for you, then. A cat killed a mouse and a dog killed the cat.

1 What killed the mouse?
2 What did the cat kill?
3 What killed the cat?
4 What did the dog kill?

OK, 1 the cat, 2 the mouse, 3 the dog, 4 the cat. Right?

Exactly! You've got it.

Any more tricky things about question words?

Well in reported speech or indirect questions, question words come in the middle of sentences. In these types of sentence, the word order does not change. We don't put the verb to be before the subject or use an auxiliary to form a question, as in a normal question:
I asked her what she was doing at the weekend.
Do you knowwhere the post office is?
Can you tell mehow much it costs? What are you doing at the weekend?
Where is the post office?
How much does it cost?
Hmm, why do you use indirect questions if they are more complicated?

Well, they are more polite, especially if you are talking to a stranger.

OK, I'll remember to say: ' Do you know where the post office is?'

Good. Can you make that even more polite?

How about: ' Excuse me, could you tell me where the post office is, please?'

Fine! That'll do. Do you really need a post office?!

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It's mid morning on a Sunday. Oliver has just got up and is in the kitchen when Daisy comes home. Sophie is in Tanzania for work.

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Sentences, Questions - Word order in English, Online Exercise

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Question words in English, Learning English Online

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Find suitable answers to the given question words - Exercise

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Questions and answers in English - Matching Exercise, Learning English Online

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Useful

phrases

1. The place is like a / looks like a ...

2. The people are probably/ maybe there to ...

3. The lady/man/person/... seems to ...

4. I think ...

5. ... might be a symbol of ...

6. The atmosphere is peaceful/ depressing...

7. I (don't) like the picture because ...

8. It makes me think of ...

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Picture A In the wilderness (11)

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Picture C Health problems (7)

sofa, medicine, hat, pillow, blanket, glass of water, ill, plant, lying nosespray, table

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Picture D. Pollution (27)

pollution, garbage, plastic, beach, island, trees, sea, ocean, shadows

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Picture E. Hollywood (24)

road, palm trees, cars, Hollywood sign, mountains, road sign

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Picture F Country Life (16)

houses, sheep, grey sky, mountains, trees, green grass

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Picture G City life (17)

high buildings, colourful advertisements, many people

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Picture H Art (14)

pictures, children, looking at, museum, art gallery, green walls , floor

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Picture I Eating habits (3)

eating, plates, dishes, food, book shelf, blue shirt, black gown, sticks, window, talking, plant, table

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Hier geht es in den weiter führenden Fragen um den Themenbereich „going on holiday“

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This task will help you to prepare for the exam. You are already familiar with this website and know how it works 😉👍

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Here are our top tips for describing a photo or a picture in an exam.

Do:

Look at your picture carefully and take a few moments to think before you start talking.

Talk for all the time you are given. If you have one minute to do the task, use every second.

Practise the useful language below so you can explain which part of the picture you are talking about.

Don't:

Panic if you don't know the words for all the things in the picture. You don't need to know all the words for everything in the picture if you know what to say when you don't know an exact word.

Get distracted and start talking about something else. Focus on the photo or picture.

Panic if your mind goes blank. Take a deep breath, look at the picture and start again.

If you are asked to describe a photo or a picture in the exam, here is some language you can use:

What is in the picture?
In the picture I can see ...
There'The man is ...ing
The people are ...ing
It's raining. s / There are ...
There isn't a ... / There aren't any ... At the top/bottom of the picture ...
In the middle of the picture ...
On the left/right of the picture ...
next to
in front of
behind
near
on top of
under
Say what is happening with the present continuous
It looks like a ...
It might be a ...
He could be ...ing
Maybe it's a ...
Where in the picture?

If something isn't clear

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Es ist sehr wichtig, dass sowohl der Kandiadat, der die Fragen stellt, als auch derjenige, der die Antworten gibt, in ganzen Sätzen spricht!

example 1:

not like this:
1: "What time?"
2: "7.30 pm"

but like this:
1:"What time does the game start?" or "When does the game start?"
2: "It starts at 7.30 pm."

example 2:

not like this:
1: "kind of ticket?"
2: "for a baseball game"

but like this:
1: "What kind of ticket is it?"
2: "It's a ticket for a baseball game.“

example 3:

not like this:
1: "How many kids in one group?"
2: "12"

but like this:
1: "How many kids are there in one  group?"
2: "There are 12 kids in one group."

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Picture J Bullying (15)

stairs, sitting, sad, laughing, T-shirt, short hair

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Picture B Surfing (6)

sea, surfing, island, city, waves

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My school isn’t in the center of our town but it is near my house. It takes me only 5 minutes to get to school. There are some trees and flowers around our school. There is a big stadium behind our school. There is a playground for junior pupils. We always clean the territory around our school.

We study a lot of subjects at school. Some of them are interesting and some are really boring.

My favourite subject is English. I’m good at it. English is my favorite lesson because I hope to use it in my future job. My favorite activities at the English lessons are doing projects, reading, speaking and writing.

The subject I don’t like is History. As for me it is boring. And we need to remember a lot of dates.

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There are a lot of activities I do when I feel bored. Firstly, I like to practice sports. Sometimes, I play football with my friends outside. At other times, I just stay home playing table tennis with my two brothers. Secondly, when I don’t want to practice anything, I just turn on my laptop and watch some episodes of my favourite series. Thirdly, I sometimes like to read different kinds of books. To sum up, I rarely feel bored at home, but when I do, I have so many options to kill my boredom.

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https://www.baamboozle.com/game/1222527

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Let me tell you about my family. I live with my mum, my dad and my big sister. We live in .... My mum’s name is ... She speaks .... She’s a .... She’s short and slim, she’s got long, brown hair and brown eyes. My dad’s name is .... He’s tall and a little fat! He’s got short brown hair and blue eyes. He works in a bank. My sister ... is 14 and she loves listening to music. She listens to music all the time! She’s got long brown hair and green eyes, like me. I’ve got long hair too. We’ve got a pet dog, .... He’s black and white and very friendly.

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I have lived in ... all my life. I like it very much. It's a small town. You can reach any place by bus or by bike. The town has nice old buildings. There are lots of nice cafes and shops. When you want to meet friends you can meet them at a park.There is also a nice lake in the town where you can see ducks..You can also do sports in one of the football fields or parks. Finally most of the people here are very nice and welcoming to newpeople. I think Papenburg is the ideal place to live because you have nature and the town very close by.

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You and your partner can always start the conversation like this:

The candiate who asks the questions asks:
"Have you got some information on this ... ?"

The candidate who has the information answers:
"Yes, I have. What do you want to know?"

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You and your partner can always end the converation likes this:

The candiate who asks the questions says:
"That's it. Thank you."  or
"That's all (I wanted to know). Thank you."

The candidate who has the information replies:
"You are welcome."  or
"No problem."

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