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DESCRIBING A PICTURE |
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COMMENTING ON A PICTURE
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I)INTRODUCTION
a-Nature of the document
The document is :
An Ad – a poster – a film still – a painting – a cartoon strip (BD)- a graph – a magazine cover – a drawing –
b-Origin.
It is from/ it comes from…
c-Main topic/ subject
It deals with…/ It is about…
d)The situation: place, period, characters
There are two characters from Texas
The scene is set in… Colorado in 2013
II)DEVELOPMENT
a-The different parts of the document
The document can be divided into …. parts:
At the top,…
In the background,
In the middle,
In the foreground, …
On the left, …..
On the right,…
At the bottom, X can be seen/ X is watching a flyer.
It stands out against (se détacher, ressortir)
b-Say who/ what is the focal point.
The author emphasizes/ stresses on/ highlights…the flyer.
Maybe he wants to make us aware of the fact that…
c-Give details on the focal point
– Characters ‘temperament, feelings.
Tom is shocked because he didn’t expect to see such an event.
-colours
The painter uses white in his picture to express the notion of innocence.
– Symbols
The flag may symbolize/ stand for/ represents…
It conveys the impression that…
CONCLUSION
a-Your opinion.
I like, dislike,
-Agree, disagree with the author. Approve of/ disapprove of… Justify
-Side with/ sympathise with the author. Justify
-support his/ her viewpoint on… Justify
-It is difficult/ hard to believe that…
-It may be noticed that…
-We must admit that…
-To some degree, the author is right, but we can say that…
b-The aim of the author
He wants to depict/ make people aware of/ explain…./ illustrate…./ prove…./criticize/ highlight/ raise an issue…
NB: Useful words
caption (légende)- light and shade- layout (plan, mise en page)- catchphrase (slogan)-slogan
