DESCRIBING PICTURES Pet exam

Use LINKING WORDS
The picture shows..........................................
We can see.....................................................
There's.........................................................
There are......................................................
It seems.......................................................
It looks like.................................................

Say where and what
In the foreground there's/there are
In the background
In the middle/In the centre there's/there are
At the top there's/there are
At the bottom there's/there are
On the left/on the right there's/there are
Between .........and........there's/there are
Behind/in front of  there's/there are

Say what people are doing. Use PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Say what people are wearing
Say what the weather is like
Say if people are inside or outside
Use adjectives (happy, sad, scared, worried...........)
Say what the photo makes you feel
Would you like to be there? Why?Why not?

Use verbs to make HYPOTHESIS
MAY
MIGHT
COULD
MUST
CAN'T
MUST HAVE..........
It SEEMS
He SEEMS
Ex The team must be winning
      He could be listening to music
You can use MAYBE
Maybe it's a..........................................
Use words to ADD
and
also
as well as
moreover
what's more
in addition
too

Use words to ILLUSTRATE
for example
such as
for instance

Use expressions to EMPHASIZE
above all
especially
in particular

Other useful expressions
but
in spite of
despite
because
therefore
however
so
that's why
if
unless

Give your OPINION on the topic
In my opinion
From my point of view
As I see..............it
If you ask me
It seems as if.......................
The girl might be...........
The atmosphere is..............
I like/I don't like the picture.....................
It makes me think....................................
I'd like to do that!
It looks great!