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SPEAKING TEST Tips on how to describe pictures

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Tips on how to describe a set of pictures when you are facing a speaking test

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SPEAKING TEST

Tips on how to describe pictures

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SPEAKING TEST TIPS

Scan the picture and identify the topic: Sometimes there is a title or sentence that helps you

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EXAMPLE:

In this worksheet there are two pictures.

They both show different ways of shopping.

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Talk briefly about each of the pictures on the worksheet:

Locate them within the worksheet. Say which picture you are going to talk about.

Don’t point at the picture!

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SPEAKING TEST TIPSAT THE TOP

IN THE CENTRE

AT THE BOTTOM

ON THE LEFT ON THE RIGHT

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EXAMPLE:

The picture at the top of the worksheet shows ....

The picture at the bottom shows ....

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Talk briefly about each of the pictures on the worksheet:

Describe, compare or contrast the pictures

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EXAMPLE:

The picture at the top of the worksheet shows a

small clothes shop.The picture at the

bottom shows a modern shopping centre.

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To describe, compare or contrast the pictures, use LINKING WORDS.

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Useful expressions to describe pictures:

The picture shows ...

We can see ...

There is / are ...

It seems ...

It looks like ...

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Useful expressions to compare pictures:

similar to

the same as

like

in the same way

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Useful expressions to contrast pictures:

whereas

instead of

on the other hand

unlike

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EXAMPLE:

In this worksheet there are two pictures. They both show different ways of going shopping. The

picture at the top of the worksheet shows a small

clothes shop.ON THE OTHER HAND, the

picture at the bottom shows a modern shopping

centre.

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Talk about the topic.

Use linking words to connect your ideas

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Develop you ideas.

Use linking words to develop and connect your ideas

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Useful expressions: ADDING

and

also

as well as

moreover

too

furthermore

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Useful expressions: ILLUSTRATING

for example

such as

for instance

in the case of

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Useful expressions: EMPHASISING

above all

especially

in particular

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Other useful expressions

but however

although unless

except apart from

because so

therefore that’s why

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Give your opinion on the topic / picture

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Useful expressions

In my opinion

From my point of view

As I see it,

Taking ... into account,

If you ask me ...

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Scan the picture and identify the topic.

Talk briefly about each of the pictures on the worksheet.

Talk about the topic.

Develop you ideas.

Give your opinion on the topic / picture.

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SPEAKING TEST: YOUR TURN