Talk about any picture

Name: Talk about any picture
Uploaded: 2026-10-23
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Description: In the Picture Task, you describe a picture, then answer questions about it. In Years 7 to 9, you get two pictures to compare. Here's a pattern that works for any picture. Step one: the big picture. Start with one sentence about the whole scene: who, and where. The first picture shows a group of hikers on a mountain trail.

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A five-step pattern for describing any picture.

1The big picture: one sentence on who and where.
2Zoom in: two or three details of what people are wearing, holding or doing.
3Make a guess: "It looks like…" or "They seem…".
4Compare (Years 7-9, two pictures): "Both…" and "The first…, while the second…".
5Answer every question with a reason: "I'd choose…, because…".

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