Description of a picture presentation.pptx

Instructions and advice for maturita exam - description of a picture

1. Description of a picture

2. 1st - be general , objective Say what you see in the picture , do not focus on details first Useful phrases : In the foreground In the background In the distance

3. People & what‘s going on Is it a man/a woman /a child ? How old is the person? What does he look like ? What is the person wearing ? What is the person doing in the picture ? What‘s going on in the picture ?

4. 2nd – be subjective What kind of picture is that ? ( from a book , from newspaper , from a film, from a comic …) What was before the picture was taken ? What happened next ? Can you think of a story?

5. Don‘t forget !! IN the picture There is / there are A man – nějaký muž x some man Present progressive One man is sitting , the other is standing … x one … the second…

6. Discourse markers needed Expressing agreement Absolutely…. Certainly….. Definitely….. Well actually…… Expressing an attitude To tell you the truth….. I must admit….. To be honest….. Ideally…..

7. Discourse markers needed basically , (v podstatě) certainly , (jistě) clearly , (jasně) essentially (v podstatě) fortunately , (na štěstí) frankly speaking (upřímně řečeno) hopefully , (mějme naději) honestly , (upřímně) ideally , (ideálně) I’m afraid , (obávám se, že) I must admit that , (musím přiznat, že) I must say (musím říci)

8. Discourse markers needed