How to describe pictures in English

Hi everyone!
One of the most typical tasks that you may face when doing an oral exam in English is describing a picture.
How can you do that?there are some "basics" when describing pictures,I´ll show you the most relevant steps below.

1. You shoud introduce the picture/topic using expressions such as:

• The photo/ picture shows...
• It was taken by /in....
• It´s a black-and-white/coloured photo

    2. Locate the different items in the photo using:

• In the foreground/ background you can see..../there is...
• In the middle/centre there are / I can see....
• At the top/At the bottom there is....
• On the left/ right there is....
• Behind/ In front of... you can see...
• Between...there is....

   3. What are they doing? now you describe the people in the picture  or you say what is happening now using the present continuous (am/is/are + verb-ing).
You can also use physical descriptions and describe the clothes they are wearing.

4. Personal opinion
You should finish by expressing your personal opinion.You can use the expressions below:

• It seems as if....
• The lady seems to...
• Maybe...
• I think...
• I wonder....
• I like / don´t like the picture because....
• The atmosphere is relaxing/ depressing

Now that you know how to do it, describe the picture below: