EXCITING EXAM SKILLS PRACTICE 2: Describing & Expressing Opinions

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Many exams involve describing, comparing and contrasting pictures as well as hypothesizing about them and giving opinions.
 
I love using artwork in my English lessons as it exposes people to lovely works while practising language skills.  Using the GOOGLE ART PROJECT a few years ago I expanded a painting to its maximum size to expose incredible details not normally visible to the eye, at the same time making the painting difficult to recognize.  This is excellent to hone describing skills as well as hypothesizing about its style and artist, hopefully leading to recognizing the painting.
 
I therefore CHALLENGE YOU to SPEAK ABOUT this SECOND IMAGE of the painting and SEE IF YOU CAN GUESS what PAINTING it is! 
More images of the same painting to come soon…
 
Write your answers in the comments below!
 
Some language to use:
In my opinion…
I think it’s…
The dog could be a …
Mongrel
Bulldog
Terrier
Poodle
Setter
 
I’m not sure…
could
may
might
It must be…
It can’t be…
I don’t think it’s…
Perhaps it’s…
Maybe it’s…
 
This activity can also be done in pairs so as prompt each other with questions such as:
“What do you think?”
“Do you agree?”
“Have I missed anything?”
I disagree.
 
I hope you find this useful. 

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Susan