Part 2: Long turn (2–3 minutes) useful language

Task overview describing what you see

You and your partner take turns to describe one photo each. You each It’s a photo of / The photo shows a family.
speak for about one minute. You just listen while your partner speaks.
I guess that this photo was taken in a park
because there are a lot of trees.
Example task
There are six people in this
Here is your photo. It shows people spending time as a family. Tell us what you
can see in the photo. photo. The boy is wearing …
The man is cooking.
saying where things are
On the leÆ / On the right
… At the front / At the
back …
It’s/They’re in / on / under / next to / near / in
front of / behind / between …
making guesses
He/She/It/They look(s) (happy/bored / about
fourteen).
He/She/It/They might (be/have) …
Maybe he/she/it/they …
He/She/It/They is/are probably …
I’m pretty sure (that they are a family).
explaining words you don’t know
It looks like a / a kind of…
It’s a type of …
It looks like a kind of …
It could/might be …
Perhaps/Maybe it’s …
I can’t remember what this is.
Exam help
• Describe the people and activities in your photo in as much detail as possible. It’s something you use to/for …
• Start by introducing the idea in the photo, then include information
about the place, what the people look like, what they are doing, the
weather and how you think the people are feeling.
• Try to use connectors (e.g. but, so, because) to link your ideas.
• If you aren’t sure what something is or can’t remember the word,
describe it or say what you think it might be.

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