Prepare for your B1

USEFUL LANGUAGE:

GIVE A GENERAL INTRODUCTION

'This picture shows …'

'In this picture I can see...'

'This is a picture of …'

TALK ABOUT PLACES

'They’re walking in the country/in a city/in the mountains'

'She’s talking inside/outside a cafe' or 'I can see a street market/old building/square/

street/restaurant/beach …'

DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S AGE

'He’s about 40 years old'

'They’re in their eighties'

'She’s a teenager/a young child/a middle-aged woman'

DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S CLOTHES

'She’s wearing a pair of glasses and a blue T-shirt'

'They’re wearing quite casual/smart clothes'

'He’s wearing a school/work uniform'

DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S ACTIONS

'He’s sitting at a desk/table'

'She’s standing in a queue/line'

'They’re having Breakfast/lunch/dinner'

'Some people are playing on the beach and others are sunbathing’

DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S ROLES IN A PICTURE

'He’s probably a shop assistant and she’s a customer'

'This person on the left seems to be a tourist guide – he’s pointing to a building'

'The man serving the drinks is a waiter'

DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S FEELINGS IN A PICTURE

'You can tell they are enjoying themselves because they are smiling'

'He seems a bit frightened. Maybe this is the first time he’s tried this'

'She looks very interested in this activity – she’s concentrating very hard'