Picture Description in Final Exams (Hauptschule & Realschule)
🗣️ Useful Vocabulary and Phrases
Positions:
In the foreground / background
On the left / right
In the middle / center
Next to / between / behind / in front of
Describing people:
A tall man, a young girl, an elderly woman
He is wearing a red T-shirt
She looks happy/sad/angry
Describing actions:
They are talking / running / sitting
It looks like they are having fun
He seems to be waiting for someone
Speculation (Vermutung):
Maybe / Perhaps / It could be / I think that...
Typical Picture Description Questions
Answer the following in full sentences:
What can you see in the picture?
Where are the people and what are they doing?
What do the people look like? (age, clothes, mood)
What is the weather like? What time of year might it be?
What do you think is happening?
What might happen next?
Would you like to be in this situation? Why/Why not?
