Describing Photos: What Can You See?

Describing Photos: What Can You See?

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to describe what you see in a photo using words and sentences.

Introduce the learning objective to the students, so they know what they will be working towards.

What do you already know about describing photos?

Vocabulary

Before we start, let's review some vocabulary: photo, subject, background, foreground.

Teach students the necessary vocabulary for describing photos.

What's in the Photo?

Look at this photo. What do you see in the foreground? What do you see in the background? Who or what is the subject of the photo?

Show a photo to the students and ask them questions about what they see.

Describing the Subject

Now let's focus on the subject of the photo. What does the subject look like? What is the subject doing?

Encourage students to use descriptive words to describe the subject.

Describing the Background

Move your attention to the background. What do you see in the background? How does the background make you feel?

Encourage students to think about how the background adds to the overall feeling of the photo.

Sentence Structure

Let's practice putting our observations into sentences. Start with 'I see...' or 'There is/are...' and add descriptive words.

Teach students how to structure sentences to describe a photo.

Group Activity

In groups of three, describe a photo to your partners. One person describes the foreground, one person describes the subject, and one person describes the background. Then, work together to create a complete description of the photo.

Allow students to practice their new skills in a group setting.

Wrap-Up

Great job describing photos! Remember to use descriptive vocabulary, sentence structure, and think about the overall feeling of the photo.

Summarize the lesson and remind students of the key takeaways.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.