课件18张PPT。 M3U3 TASK : Skills building 2
Describing Pictures
Are pictures useful in our daily life?They are giving us some__________.They are showing us ___________.They can teach us a ________.Pictures can be divided…...Do not point out every detail.
Focus on related background information about the picture.
Audience won’t be interested in things that they can see for themselves.1) informative picturesKey words:
Tian’anmen Gate
1st October 1949
the founding ceremony of the PRC
Chairman Mao Zedong
A new China This is the picture of Tian’anmen Gate. On 1st October, 1949, the founding ceremony of the PRC was held on the second floor of Tian’anmen Gate. Chairman Mao announced the founding of the new country. From that day on, Chinese started to live a free and happy life.Conclusion
When describing an informative picture:1. briefly describe the picture’s subject ;
2. focus on related background information about the picture.AB2) Contrastive pictures1.A shows that_________, while B shows that__________
2.They are both ___________________________
3.I hope________________________________Conclusion
When describing a contrastive picture:1. briefly describe the characteristics of the pictures’ subjects;
2. focus on the similarities and differences between the picture’s subjects.A 10 years agoB nowadaysExercise1.Picture A shows_________, while picture B shows____________
2.They are both ___________________________
3. I hope________________________________ Picture A shows the river was clean and well-preserved 10 years ago. Picture B shows the river is dirty and badly polluted now. They are both the rivers in China. I hope all the rivers will become clean again, but there is still a long way to go to make it come true. Value what we have nowadays, or they will become lost tomorrow. Homework
1. To describe the picture in three to five sentences. Thanks for listening!