🇬🇧 🎲 Fun speaking · Almost a beginner (A0)

🖼️ Describe the picture

🎯 Describe people, places and actions in a picture

Use the usual 50-minute plan: warm-up → key phrases → challenges → role-play → discussion → wrap-up. Share this page on Zoom so the student can see the phrases, but keep "Your card" to yourself.

💬 Warm-up questions

What's on your phone's lock screen?
Describe your room.

🔑 Key phrases

In this picture, I can see…この絵には〜が見えます。
There is / There are…〜があります／います。
A man is running.男性が走っています。
On the left / On the right…左に／右に〜。
In the background…背景に〜。
It looks like…〜のようです。

📚 Useful words

in front of — 〜の前に
behind — 〜の後ろに
next to — 〜の隣に
wearing — 〜を着ている
holding — 〜を持っている
smiling — 笑っている

⚡ Speaking challenges

Describe what someone is wearing in the picture.
Use 'There is' and 'There are' 3 times each.
Describe the picture in 5 sentences without stopping.
Guess what happens next in the picture.

🎭 Role-play

Screen-share a busy picture (a park, a station, a kitchen).

🧑‍🎓 Student's card

Describe everything you see. Then find 5 differences between two pictures.

🧑‍🏫 Your card (tutor)

Hide the picture: the student describes theirs and you draw it on the whiteboard. Compare!

🌀 Twist (halfway through): Close the picture: what can the student remember?

🗣️ Discussion questions

What's your favorite photo you've taken?
Do you like drawing?
What would be in a picture of your perfect day?

📌 Homework

Choose a photo from your phone and write 5 sentences about itスマホの写真を1枚選び、5文で説明する