Describing pictures

​Describing pictures

Heute lernst du, wie du sagen kannst, was wo auf einem Bild ist.

​Before you start:

​Get the V4 Worksheet "Describing a picture".

Fill out the worksheet as you move through the lesson or do it after the lesson from memory.​

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​1. Each picture has a center

​There is a castle (=Burg/Schloss) at the center of the picture.

Multiple Select

What is the center of a picture? (2 correct)

• The part in the middle

• The parts at the side

• Die Mitte/das Zentrum des Bildes

• Die Ränder des Bildes

​2. Some pictures have a foreground and a background

There is a girl in the foreground and a lake and some hills in the background of the picture.

Multiple Select

What can you see in this picture? (2 correct)

• The sea in the foreground of the picture

• The sea in the background

• Palmtrees in the foreground

• Palmtrees in the background

​3. Every picture has a left-hand side and a right-hand side

You can see a hand on the left-hand side of the picture and a dog on the right-hand side of the picture.​

Fill in the Blank

Is the cat on the left-hand side or on the right-hand side?

​4. Every picture has an upper half and a lower half.

There is a lake in the lower half of the picture.

Fill in the Blank

The mountain is in the _______ half of the picture (upper or lower?)

1. Top left-hand corner

2. Top right-hand corner

3. Bottom right-hand corner

4. Bottom left-hand corner​

​Corners:

​5. And, finally: Every picture has four corners

Multiple Choice

Where is the shark? (1 correct)

• The shark is in the bottom left-hand corner

• The shark is in the top left-hand corner

• The shark is in the bottom right-hand corner

• The shark is in the top right-hand corner

Multiple Choice

Where is the dinosaur? (1 correct)

• The dinosaur is on the left-hand side of the picture

• The dinosaur is on the right-hand side of the picture

Multiple Choice

Where is the tree? (1 correct)

• The tree is in the bottom right-hand corner

• The tree is in the top left-hand corner

• The tree is in the bottom left-hand corner

• The tree is in the top right-hand corner

Multiple Choice

Where is the dolphin? (1 correct)

• In the top left-hand corner

• In the lower half of the picture

• In the top right-hand corner

• In the upper half of the picture

Multiple Choice

Where is the cow? (1 correct)

• In the bottom right-hand corner

• In the top right-hand corner

• In the top left-hand corner

• In the bottom left-hand corner