Describing a picture in English
1) Introduction
| The photo/picture shows ... |
| It was taken by/in ... |
| It's a black-and-white/coloured photo. |
2) What is where?
| In the foreground/background you can see ... |
| In the foreground/background there is ... |
| In the middle/centre there are ... |
| At the top/At the bottom there is ... |
| On the left/right there are ... |
| Behind/In front of ... you can see ... |
| Between ... there is ... |
3) Who is doing what?
Here you decribe the persons in the picture or you say what is happening just now. Use the Present Progressive.
4) What I think about the picture
| It seems as if ... |
| The lady seems to ... |
| Maybe ... |
| I think ... |
| ... might be a symbol of ... |
| The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing ... |
| I (don't) like the picture because ... |
| It makes me think of ... |
