Speaking Describe People: to describe people using suitable language expression

Language expression to describe people

1. SPEAKING:
Describe
people
WEEK 1

2. Step 1: Who do you see?
Start with the people you see:
•In the picture, I can see …
•There are (two men / three women / a group of children / a family of…
Example:
In the picture, I can see three women

3. Step 2: What are they doing?
•The people are (sitting / standing / talking / working / playing) …
•They are (eating / walking / studying / waiting) …
Example:
They are sitting and talking.

4. Step 3: How do they look?
•They look (happy / tired / worried / relaxed / excited) ….
•They seem (angry / busy / interested / bored) …
Example:
They look happy

5. Step 4: Why do they look like that?
•They look … because (they are smiling / they are carrying bag / they are not talking) …
•I think they feel … because (they are with friends / they are waiting for someone / something) …
Example:
They look tired because they are carrying heavy bags.

6. Let’s look at samples of
describing pictures
•https://in2english.net/2023/10/13/
describing-a-picture/
•https://www.practisingenglish.com
/podcast-116.htm

7. Grammar Focus
•Describe people in pairs using present simple and present continuous.
•Sentence starters:
•“He/She is wearing …”
•“He/She has …”
•“He/She is doing …”
•“I think he/she likes …”

8. Start with the people in the picture:
•In the picture, I can see some people …
•The people are (sitting, standing, talking, working, studying,
playing) …
•They look (happy, tired, relaxed, excited, worried) because …
•Their clothes show that they might be … (students, workers,
family, tourists)
•They seem to be (enjoying themselves, having a problem,
concentrating, waiting) …
•Then add more details:
•The picture was taken in/at …
•The weather looks (sunny, rainy, cloudy, cold, warm) …
•The atmosphere feels (lively, calm, serious, depressing)
because …
Speaking Prompt: Describing People