英语课中,Jason老师经常会拿出一些图片给大家描述,口语课上、写作课上都会有这样的环节。图片可以引发大家思考,发挥想象力,是口语课和写作课上必备的工具。可是如何描述一张图片呢?很多同学说了一堆,信息是片面的也是凌乱的。今天Jason老师带大家一起描述一张图片。
你会如何描述这张图片呢?
想象下你想说什么,如果对方看不见这张图,你准备从哪里开始描述?如何让对方的脑海里浮现出同样的画面?
描述一张图片
第一步:你想要表达什么?不确定?没关系,利用
Who … ? Where … ? What … ? When … ? Why … ? Which … ? How … ?来设定几个问题
这些问题的答案会提供给你思路
QuestionAnswer
Who are the people in the picture?… a girl / a waiter
Where are they?… outside dining /in a restaurant/ Beijing, China
What are they doing?… She is sitting at a table. She is smiling. The waiter is clearing dishes.
When was the picture taken?… on a warm day , April (she is wearing summer clothes)
Why …is she in this restaurant?… on holiday.
How …would you describe the girl/the waiter?would you describe the setting (location)?… She: beautiful/stunning, gorgeous, young, relaxed, in her 20’s… He: smartly-dressed… lovely, delightful, pleasant, quaint, charming
这些问题中有一些很重要,他们可以帮助我们确定足够的信息。
第二步:写出一些句子
The picture is of a stunning girl in her twenties and a smartly-dressed waiter.
They are in a delightful restaurant.
The restaurant is in Beijing, China.
She is smiling at the camera.
He is clearing dishes.
It is a warm day. She is on holiday.
第三步:做些改进。把图片中的信息和句子连接起来。如果所有的句子都是简单句,行文就像小孩子一样,但是不是一定要把所有的句子都连接起来。有时,简单句更直接,更完美。你需要让读者理解你的句子。你的行文应该是简单句和复杂句并存的。你可以使用并列连词和(或者)从属连词来把句子连接起来。至少有一种连接方式吧?大家可以参考之前Jason老师的文章《学英语 如何写好一个句子》
The picture is of a stunning girl in her twentieswhois in a charming restaurant (whichis) in Beijing, China.
It’s a warm Spring dayandshe is on holiday.
Whilea smartly-dressed waiter clears the table, she smiles sweetly at the camera.
或者:
In the picture, a gorgeous girl in her twenties is dining in a quaint restaurant in Beijing, China.
这是一个简单句,只有一个主语和一个动词。
She is on holiday, it’s a warm day in April,andshe is smiling happily at the camerawhilea smartly-dressed waiter clears the table.
第四步:形成段落
Example #1
The picture is of a stunning girl in her twentieswhois in a charming restaurant in Beijing, China. It’s a warm Spring dayandshe is on holiday.Whilea smartly-dressed waiter clears the table, she smiles sweetly at the camera.
Example #2
In the picture, a gorgeous girl in her twenties is dining at a quaint restaurant in Beijing, China. She is on holiday, it’s a warm Spring day,andshe is smiling happily at the camerawhilea smartly-dressed waiter clears the table.
现在该你了,参考这4步描述一张图片,Jason老师经常让学生描述的图片,你可以从中选择一张或者全部练一遍。用上面的流程,祝写作愉快!
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