HOW TO SPEAK OR WRITE ABOUT A PICTURE

IDENTIFY

type of document : a ( colour ) photograph – a painting – a ( black and white ) drawing – a cartoon –
a chart
title : it is entitled ...
caption : the caption reads ...
date : it was published in ( Month ) ( year ) - in ( year ) - on ( day ) ex : on the first of April 1999
source/origin : it was published in / taken from ( a newspaper / a magazine / a book ...)
subject : it is about…

DESCRIBE

We can see – there is / there are

ON the left / right – IN the middle – IN the foreground / background – AT the top / bottom
ON the x-axis or horizontal axis – ON the y-axis or vertical axis

Present BE+Ving : the main character is standing / they are sitting / they are wearing clothes / they
are looking at ( each other )

ANALYSE

It represents – it shows – it means – it illustrates …

We can understand that …

BRANCH OUT

It reminds us / me of ( something ) …
I think … IN my opinion ...TO my mind...