FCE SPEAKING PART 2

FCE SPEAKING PART 2: DESCRIBE AND COMPARE PICTURES Introduction:  The photo/picture shows .... Talk about the place: They are sitting in a café;, in the city, in the mountains Describe

FCE SPEAKING PART 2: DESCRIBE AND COMPARE PICTURES Introduction:

 The photo/picture shows

 It was taken by/in

 It's a black-and-white/ coloured photo

Describe position:

 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

Talk about the place: They are sitting in a café;, in the city, in the mountains Describe people’s age: They are in their twenties, they are about twenty

Describe people’s clothes: They are wearing (pattern,colour, material…) Describe people’s age: They are in their twenties, they are about twenty… Describe people’s actions: They are reading the newspaper, cooking….

Describe people’s roles: He is probably a waiter, a student…

Describe people’s feelings: He seems sad, frightened, happy…

Your opinion:

 In my opinion, the photo is

 The lady seems to

 I think

 might be a symbol of

 The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing

 I (don't) like the picture because

 It makes me think of

5 Useful Expressions to Compare Pictures

 Starting your comparison

 The two situations in these pictures are…

 Talking about similarities

 These two pictures/situations are similar because/in that…

 One similarity between these two pictures/situations is that…

 Another similarity might be that…

 One thing that these two pictures/situations have in common is that…

 One thing that these two pictures share is that…

 The most obvious similarity is that…

 These two pictures share the fact that…

 Both pictures (…) in the same way

 Talking about differences

 One of the most obvious differences (between these two pictures) is that…

 Something that makes these two pictures different is…

 What makes these two situations (so/completely) different is…

 While the first picture …, the second one…

 The first picture… However, the second one…

 The first picture… whereas the second one…

 Although the first picture…., the second one…

 On the one hand, the first picture shows…… On the other hand, the second one…