Page 12 - Close-Up B1 Students Book Form 3

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p-Hjseful Expressions Ц

Describing photos
A Work with a partner and answer these questions. ... lying on the floor.
• Do you come from a big or small family? I can see a ... in the foreground / background.
• What do you enjoy doing with your family in your free time? There's a white...
There are four...
В Look at the photos in the Exam Task. Then write 1 (photo 1),
2 (photo 2) or В (both photos) next to the words below. She's got long ...
He's behind / in front of / next to / on the right
a pets □ f jeans □
He's wearing ...
b board game □ 9 garden □
She's ... tall, slim good-looking
с parents □ h outdoors □
He / She's got... long, dark hair
d children □ i indoors □
They look ... relaxed / happy / easy-going
friendly □ j relaxed □
Complete the sentences about the two photos in the Exam Task. Use the words in the box.
right background next to behind left foreground on
I can see some trees.
The father and son are sitting the sofa. Exam
The girl with long, blonde hair is________________ her mum.
Describing in detail
In the there is a mother and daughter.
• In the exam, look at the photo for a
The teenage boy is_____ . the white dog. moment before you start speaking.
The boy in the striped T-shirt is on the • Try and describe the photo in as
much detail as possible - think
The father with the dogs is on the____
about what you can see in the
background and foreground.
; D Read the Exam Close-up and then work in pairs to
complete the Exam Task. Use the Useful Expressions • Use adjectives to describe people
to help you. and things, e.g. what they are
wearing, their personality, etc.
Exam Task • Use prepositions to say where
things are in the photograph.
Student A looks at photograph 1 and describes what he or she

can see. Student В listens. Then student В describes photograph 2
and student A listens.

Would you prefer to live in a big family / small family?
Why / Why not? Ideas Focus
Do parents nowadays spend enough time with their
children? Why? / Why not?