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Describing pictures
Spotlight 9
Lesson 3 d
ex. 5 p.49
Describing pictures
You should mention the :
- style
- colours
- subject
- location
- season\weather
Describing pictures
You should describe
what is in the
foreground\background
The Vintage at Сhateau Lagrange
by Jules Breton
What is mentioned about :
the people ?
 a group of field workers
collecting grapes
 a man on a cart pulled
by two oxen
 a group of women
carrying baskets
What is mentioned about :
the place ?
 a country scene
What is mentioned about :
the colours ?
 mostly green, red
and blue in natural shades
What is mentioned about :
the style ?
 oil painting
 a portrait
 the picture looks
very realistic
The description is detailed.
The people are a group of field
workers collecting grapes.
There is a man on a cart on the left
of the painting and a group of
women carrying baskets on the
right.
The place is in the open
countryside.
The colours are natural shades of
green, red and blue.
The picture is realistic.
This oil painting shows a ….
It is a portrait of …
In the background …
and on the right ….
….in the foreground in the centre
The colours are …..
The painting looks…
Describe this picture as fully as possible.
The Sunday school walk
by Albert Anker
This oil painting shows a
country scene.
It is a portrait of a group of
schoolchildren on a Sunday
school walk with their
teacher.
In the background is the sky
and the open countryside
and on the right is a country
cottage.
The teacher is in the
foreground in the centre
surrounded by her pupils.
The colours are pale shades
of blue, green, red and
brown.
The painting looks very
natural.
This oil painting shows a country scene. It is a
portrait of a group of schoolchildren on a
Sunday school walk with their teacher. In the
background is the sky and the open
countryside and on the right is a country
cottage. The teacher is in the foreground in
the centre surrounded by her pupils. The
children are enjoying themselves and some of
them are holding flowers, so it may be
springtime. The colours are pale shades of
blue, green, red and brown. The painting looks
very natural.
Resources :
1.Ю.Е.Ваулина, В.Эванс,Д.Дули, О.Е.Подоляко .Spotlight – 9