CAE SPEAKING EXPRESSIONSPART 2

What strikes me about the first picture is the fact that..

.This picture reminds me of...
Judging from the photograph, the children...
The man appears to be..
.From what we can see here, he must...T
here are many similarities...
Both picture depict...
Both picture are quite similar in that they show...
When you give it a closer look it reveals...
The first picture ... whereas the other picture ..
.Another important difference is...
Picture ... doesn't show ... as clearly as ...
Picture ... attempts to ... but I think picture ... does this more effectively...
All pictures are interesting, but ... gives a stronger idea of...
It's difficult to tell from a photograph but this picture could have been taken in ...
I might be wrong, but I'd say that this picture ...
I would imagine/guess that this picture comes from ..
.Picture ... is by far the best to show because ...
To me, picture ... is essential for this kind of publication.
I'm surprised there is no picture showing...
A picture of ... would get the message across more effectively.
The cover would be so much better if we had a picture of ...
So let's look at the alternatives ...
The name for this escapes me at present, but it's for/it's like ...
The name for it is on the tip of my tongue .

Describibg similarities and differences

Compared to
In contrast to
Similar/ almost identical to
Slightly/ completely different

Similarities:
Both pictures show
They all depict
The theme that connects them is
Each picture illustrates how
The photos deal with different aspects of

Describing a picture
The/ each photograph shows/ is of a person/ people doing something dangerous/ taking a
risk/
In one photograph there’s something that looks like
I think it is a thing for

Speculating:

It looks like/ thpugh they’re enjoying themselves. They must feel quite/ extremely relieved
As far I can see from the landscape/ background the photo was probably taken in
My feeling is that this picture focuses more on ….. than the other one

Expessing opinion

Personally I think
In my opinion/ view
As far as I am concerned
To be honest
The impression I get is
As far as I know
I’d like to point out that
I might be wrong but
My personal view is