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I can describe photos and answer questions.
1 Look at the photos. Which fitness class would you prefer to do? Why?
Speaking Strategy
Try to give your photo description a simple structure:
1 Say what the photo shows in general. If you are unsure, use phrases like 'It looks to me as if...', or 'The photo appears to show...
2 Talk about some of the interesting details in the photo.
3 Add a personal opinion or reaction.
2 🎧1.36 Read the Speaking Strategy. Then listen to two students describing the photos in exercise 1. Which student follows the strategy better? Explain your answer.
3 KEY PHRASES Look at the useful phrases below. Are you more likely to use them for general or detailed descriptions?
| Identifying people in photos | ||
| The man /woman/boy/girl | wearing/in/with | purple leggings a red top casual/smart clothes |
| with | a beard / a moustache his / her foot in the air his/her hands on his / her hips bare feet | |
| who is | jumping/crouching/walking/ holding (some weights) on the ground | |
→ Vocabulary Builder Describing appearance: page 109
4 🎧1.36 KEY PHRASES Listen again. Which of the underlined phrases from the list below does each student use?
Speculating about photos
It looks like some kind of dance class.
They're in a park, or maybe in the countryside.
I think it's a fitness class of some kind.
There's a sort of climbing frame.
It's most likely in the evening.
Two men are doing pull-ups, or something like that.
She's the instructor, I would say.
I'd say that she's tired.
5 🎧1.37 Read question 1 below. Then listen to a student's answer. Which photo from exercise 1 is he referring to? How do you know?
1 Do you think the people are enjoying the class?
Why do you think so?
6 SPEAKING In pairs, ask and answer the same question about the other photo in exercise 1.
7 Read questions 2 and 3 below. Then look at phrases a-h. Which phrases would be useful for each of the questions?
2 Do you think men care as much about their appearance as women? Why do you think that?
3 Tell me about an occasion when you wanted to look your best.
| a I remember once when ... b As I see it, ... c A few months ago, ... d My view is that... | e The way I look at it, ... f Some time last year, ... g In my opinion, ... h On one occasion, ... |
8 🎧1.38 Listen to three students answering questions 2 and 3 from exercise 7. Answer the questions below.
1 What is each student's overall answer to question 2:
yes, no, or maybe?
2 Which student does not really give reasons for his or her answer to question 2?
3 What three occasions do the students mention for question 3?
A festival
A job interview
A friend's party
A wedding
