HOW TO DESCRIBE

A PICTURE:

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In the foreground.

At the top.

In the middle distance.

At the bottom.

In the background.

At the top left-hand corner.

On the right (side).

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At the top right-hand corner.

On the left (side).

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At the bottom left-hand corner.

In the middle / In the centre.

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At the bottom right-hand corner.

PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT: complete with the words from the cloud 1.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE: observe the picture and complete with the words from the
cloud 2.
1. The table is in the foreground, ______________________
the caf.
2. So the caf is __________________ the table, in the background.
3. There is a parasol __________________ the table.
4. The three women are ______________ this parasol.
5. The door of the caf is ________________ two large windows.
6. The woman on the ______________ has got long blond
hair.
7. The woman on the ___________ is wearing sun glasses.
8. There is a menu on the ground, _____________the blond
woman.
9. There is a sidewalk ______________ the caf.
10. There is a street lamp _______________ the wall.
11. The young girl is sitting __________________ the two women.
12. The plates are __________ the table.
13. We cannot see what is _______________________ the caf.

IDENTIFY THE DOCUMENT:

a photograph = a photo.
a painting: une peinture.
a drawing: un dessin.
a cartoon: un dessin humoristique.
a strip cartoon / a comic strip: une BD.
an ad = advert = advertisement : une publicit.
a (film) poster : une affiche.
a book cover: une couverture de livre.
a map: une carte.
a still from a film: une photo extraite dun film.
a chart: un tableau.
a speech bubble: une bulle de discours.

PAINTINGS:
watercolour (aquarelle)
oil painting (peinture lhuile)
acrylic
pastel
ink (encre)
fresco = mural painting (fresque)
a landscape. (paysage)
a seascape. (marine)
portrait.
Still life. (nature morte)
figurative painting. (abstraite)

DESCRIBE THE DOCUMENT:

A. INTRODUCTION:
1. This document is a painting, a map...
It's an advertisement for... (type de doc)
It is addressed to . It aims at + BVing (Il est adress . Il a pour but de pour les publicits)
it was drawn / painted / taken / made by... (+ auteur)
It dates from...
(It was published in . )
It represents . (thme)
2. The scene takes place in the street, at school.... (Where?)
During the day, at night, in the evening, in the winter, after school (When?)
There are two main characters, a (Who? / What )
B. DESCRIPTION + COMMENTS: explicit + implicit.
1. Place the elements within the picture: in the background, at the bottom, on the right... behind... in
front of + describe them ( age, look, feelings, jobs if there are people)
[ there is, there are, we can see... ]
What are they doing? Whats happening? Why?
Deduce the implicit: so, consequently..
What has just happened? What is about to happen?
C. CONCLUSION:
To conclude / as a conclusion.
I think that...
In my opinion,
I (don't) like this picture because

LETS TRAIN:
describe those pictures.