Writing Task I: Describing and Comparing Photos

DESCRIPTION:

STEP 1: Write a description of a photograph. You can use the following questions as a guide to include relevant information.

a. Where are the people? What kind of place is it? How do you know?

b. What are the people doing? How do you know?

c. How do you think they're feeling? How do you know?

d. Describe the atmosphere or the weather.

e. What time of the year is?

f. Have you ever been in this type of situation? If so, describe it.


STEP 2: Add some KEY PHRASES:

a. As you can see, this photo shows...

b. I suppose...

c. Probably / Maybe

d. It looks like...

e. She / he looks...

f. They seem to / could / might be...

COMPARISON:

STEP 1: Think about a second photograph and try to answer the same questions as before. Reflect on the similarities and differences between the two of them. 

STEP 2: Add some KEY PHRASES:

a. Both photos show...

b. The pictures are similar in that way.

c. In the first picture... On the other hand, in the second picture...

d. The situation is different because...

e. You can also see that...