E7 G - Describe a picture clearly

aiMOOC

E7 G - Describe a picture clearly

QR-Code

E7 G - Describe a picture clearly

Mini-description: Describe a picture in a clear order: place → people → actions → details.

Look first. No dictionary yet.

What can you see? Say three easy things in English.

Try:

1. I can see ...
2. There is / There are ...
3. A person is ...

I can ...

After this aiMOOC, you can say:

1. I can name the place.
2. I can say who I can see.
3. I can say what people are doing.
4. I can add two useful details.
5. I can speak for about 30–45 seconds.
6. I can write 5–7 connected sentences.

Your goal is clear English. Your accent does not have to be perfect.

What you already know

You already know many useful words: boy, girl, man, woman, park, street, school, sit, stand, walk, read, play.

Quick try: Look at the picture again. Make one sentence with There is or There are.

Hint: One thing → There is ... More than one → There are ...

Deutsch nur wenn nötig: there is = da ist / es gibt; there are = da sind / es gibt.

Notice: A clear order

A good picture description is easier when you use the same four steps every time.

Step	Question	Useful chunk
1 Place	Where is the scene?	The picture shows ...
2 People	Who can you see?	I can see ...
3 Actions	What are they doing?	A boy is ... / Two people are ...
4 Details	What else is important?	In the background ... / I can also see ...

Remember: place → people → actions → details.

Media start: Look and speak

10-second challenge: Look at the picture for ten seconds. Then look away.

Say:

1. one place
2. two people
3. one action
4. one detail

Do not try to say everything.

Listening and viewing

Watch only the short part from about 0:22 to 1:58 first. Listen for ideas you already know.

Video laden

YouTube

YouTube sammelt möglicherweise persönliche Daten. Datenschutzrichtlinie

Fortfahren Ausblenden

First viewing — no transcript, no notes:

Which ideas do you notice?

1. actions
2. positions in the picture
3. people
4. useful sentence patterns

Second viewing: Pause after one useful sentence idea. Say your own sentence about the park picture.

Hint: You do not need every word. Listen for key words.

German help if needed: Achte auf bekannte Wörter und die Reihenfolge einer Bildbeschreibung. Du musst nicht alles verstehen.

Mini listening

Ask a partner or your teacher to read this text slowly once. Do not open the transcript first.

Task: Remember the place, one person, one action and one detail.

Transcript — open only after your first listening try:

The picture shows a park. I can see several people. A child is drinking water. Other people are standing nearby. In the background, there are rocks and trees. The scene looks warm and sunny.

Check: Did you catch at least three key ideas? If yes, that is enough.

Read a model

Model:

The picture shows a classroom. I can see several students. Some students are sitting at tables. They are studying. In the background, I can see more students. The room looks bright.

Notice: The model has only six sentences. It is clear because it follows the four steps.

Try: Find one sentence for place, one for people, one for actions and one for details.

Vocabulary in context

Learn words inside useful chunks.

Job	Useful English
place	in a park, in a classroom, at a market, in the street
people	a boy, a girl, a man, a woman, two people, a group
actions	is sitting, is standing, is walking, is talking, is reading, is drinking
details	in the foreground, in the background, next to, behind, on the left, on the right

Mini-rule: Use only words you need for the picture.

Place words

Watch the part you need. Stop when you have enough.

Video laden

YouTube

YouTube sammelt möglicherweise persönliche Daten. Datenschutzrichtlinie

Fortfahren Ausblenden

Now use the words in a real scene.

Try three chunks:

1. On the left, ...
2. On the right, ...
3. In the background, ...

Hint: A short correct sentence is better than a long confusing sentence.

Functional grammar

There is / There are

Use these forms to say what is in the picture.

There is + one person or thing.

Example: There is a table.

There are + more than one.

Example: There are several people.

Present continuous

Use am / is / are + verb-ing for actions happening in the picture.

A girl is walking.

Two people are talking.

They are sitting.

Try: Make two action sentences about one of the pictures.

One optional E-lookahead

This is not your G-level learning goal.

Past perfect example: The picnic had started before the photo was taken.

You only need to notice this form. Do not use it in your picture description yet.

Pronunciation

Speak in short chunks.

The picture shows / a park.

In the background / I can see / two people.

A boy is / drinking water.

Do not rush. Make a small pause after each chunk.

For -ing, keep the ending short and clear: walk-ing, read-ing, drink-ing.

Partner check: Could your partner understand the sentence the first time? That is more important than sounding like a native speaker.

Speaking: 30–45 seconds

Choose one picture from this page.

Use this speaking frame:

The picture shows ...

I can see ...

There is / There are ...

A ... is ...

In the background ...

I can also see ...

Speak for 30–45 seconds. Aim for 4–6 connected sentences.

Level 1 help: Read the sentence starters.

Level 2 help: Use only the four words place – people – actions – details.

Level 3: Speak without notes.

Recording is optional. Keep recordings private unless you choose to share them. Do not upload personal recordings or photos to external services without permission.

Picture challenge

Round 1 — notice: Look for 15 seconds.

Round 2 — understand: Name the four steps.

Round 3 — try: Say four sentences.

Round 4 — feedback: A partner says one thing that was clear and asks one simple question.

Round 5 — improve: Add one missing detail.

Round 6 — use again: Give the description again in 30–45 seconds.

Writing

Write 5–7 sentences about the market picture.

Writing frame:

The picture shows ...

I can see ...

There is / There are ...

A person is ...

On the left / right, ...

In the background, ...

I can also see ...

Word bank: market, people, street, shop, stand, walk, talk, left, right, background.

Check before you finish:

1. Did I name the place?
2. Did I name people?
3. Did I use at least one -ing action?
4. Did I add one position word?
5. Are my sentences easy to understand?

Mediation mini-task

A German-speaking classmate asks: „Was passiert auf dem Bild?“

Give only the most important information in English.

You do not need a word-for-word translation.

Try: The picture shows ... There are ... They are ...

German help if needed: Übertrage die Kernaussage, nicht jeden einzelnen Satz.

Feedback that helps

Use this short feedback pattern:

Clear: I understood ...

Next step: Add ...

Question: Where is ...? / What is ... doing?

Then speak or write your description one more time.

Mini-transfer

Imagine this picture is part of a school exchange presentation.

Give a 30-second description for a partner who cannot see the picture.

Start with the most useful information. Do not describe every object.

Safe and smart media use

Use school pictures, freely licensed pictures or fictional scenes.

Do not post private profiles, names, locations or personal social-media data.

If you use AI for feedback, first check whether the language fits Klasse 7, G-Niveau. Keep your own ideas and your own text. AI feedback can help you improve; it should not replace your work.

Do not send personal photos, recordings or texts to an external AI service unless this is allowed and you have chosen to do so.

Self-check

Tick what you can do now.

1. I can start with The picture shows ...
2. I can name people with simple words.
3. I can describe an action with is / are + -ing.
4. I can use a place phrase such as on the left or in the background.
5. I can speak for about 30–45 seconds.
6. I can improve my description after feedback.

If you tick 4–6 points: Try the final picture without the writing frame.

If you tick 0–3 points: Use the four-step plan one more time: place → people → actions → details.

Interaktive Aufgaben

Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen

What is a good first step in a picture description? (Name the place) (!Explain every small detail) (!Translate the picture) (!Use a long opinion)

Which sentence describes an action happening now? (A girl is walking.) (!A girl walks every Monday.) (!A girl walked yesterday.) (!A girl will walk tomorrow.)

Which phrase helps you describe position? (In the background) (!Last year) (!Every day) (!Because of that)

Which form is correct for one object? (There is a table.) (!There are a table.) (!There be a table.) (!There table is.)

Which form is correct for several people? (There are several people.) (!There is several people.) (!There am several people.) (!There several people are.)

What should come after people in the four-step plan? (Actions) (!Past perfect) (!Reported speech) (!A full translation)

Which sentence is useful for adding a detail? (I can also see a bike.) (!I seen bike yesterday.) (!Bike there maybe was.) (!I will translated bike.)

How long is the speaking target in this course? (About 30 to 45 seconds) (!About 5 minutes) (!About 10 minutes) (!Only one word)

What is most important for pronunciation here? (Being easy to understand) (!Having a perfect native accent) (!Speaking as fast as possible) (!Using difficult words)

What should AI feedback do? (Help you improve your own text) (!Replace your own text) (!Upload your private photos) (!Write everything without checking)

Memory

place	The picture shows a park.
people	I can see three students.
action	A boy is reading.
foreground	the front part of a picture
background	the back part of a picture
next to	beside

Drag and Drop

Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu.	Thema
Place	Where is the scene?
People	Who can you see?
Actions	What are they doing?
Details	What else can you see?
Feedback	What can you improve?

Kreuzworträtsel

picture	What English word means Bild?
people	Which word means Personen or Leute?
action	What do we call something a person is doing?
detail	What is one small but useful part of a description?
background	What is the back part of a picture called?
foreground	What is the front part of a picture called?

Lückentext

Vervollständige den Text.

A clear picture description starts with the . Then you name the . For actions happening in the picture, you can use the . The phrase helps you describe position. A useful first sentence is . For one object you can use . For several objects you can use . Your speaking target is about . After feedback, you should your description and try it again.

Offene Aufgaben

Leicht

1. Bildwortschatz: Choose one picture and collect eight useful English words from the scene.
2. Vier-Schritte-Plan: Make a small card with place, people, actions and details.
3. Satzstarter: Write four simple sentences with four different sentence starters from this course.
4. Partnerbeschreibung: Describe one picture for 20–30 seconds. Your partner points to the parts you mention.

Standard

1. 30-Sekunden-Sprechen: Describe a new freely licensed picture for 30–45 seconds without reading a full script.
2. Bildbeschreibung überarbeiten: Write 5–7 sentences, get partner feedback and improve two sentences.
3. Audio privat aufnehmen: If you want, make a private recording. Listen once and note one strength and one next step.
4. Mediation Bildszene: Read a short German note about a scene and tell the key information in simple English.

Schwer

1. Zwei Bilder vergleichen: Describe two pictures with the same four-step plan and say one clear difference.
2. Barrierearme Bildbeschreibung: Write a short description for a person who cannot see the image. Put important information first.
3. Feedback prüfen: Ask an approved tool or a partner for language feedback, check whether it fits G-Niveau and decide which two suggestions are useful.
4. Mini-Präsentation: Choose a Commons image and give a 45-second description followed by one question from the audience.

Lernkontrolle

1. Struktur anwenden: Describe an unfamiliar picture in the order place, people, actions and details. Explain afterwards why this order helped you.
2. Information auswählen: You have only 30 seconds. Decide which four details are most useful and which details you leave out.
3. Fehler verbessern: Correct the sentence “There are a boy and he play football” and explain the two changes.
4. Adressatengerecht beschreiben: Describe the same picture once for a classmate who can see it and once for a person who cannot see it. Explain what you changed.
5. Feedback nutzen: Improve a short description after receiving the feedback “Add one position phrase and make the action clearer.”
6. Transfer: Use the four-step plan for a new school, market or park picture and create 5–7 connected sentences.

Lernnachweis

Für einen Lernnachweis zu diesem Thema ist wichtig:

1. Du strukturierst deine Beschreibung mit place → people → actions → details.
2. Du sprichst ungefähr 30–45 Sekunden verständlich und in verbundenen Sätzen.
3. Du nutzt passende einfache Satzstarter.
4. Du verwendest there is / there are passend.
5. Du verwendest is / are + -ing für sichtbare Handlungen.
6. Du nutzt mindestens eine Ortsangabe wie on the left oder in the background.
7. Du wählst wichtige Bildinformationen aus, statt alles aufzuzählen.
8. Du kannst Feedback aufnehmen und deine Beschreibung verbessern.
9. Du gehst mit Bildern, Aufnahmen und persönlichen Daten sicher um.

OERs zum Thema

Weitere freie Übungsbilder auf dieser Seite stammen aus Wikimedia Commons. Die Lizenzangaben stehen jeweils auf der Dateiseite.

Folgekurs

Next step: E7 G - Compare two pictures clearly.

There you use the same four-step plan and add easy comparison chunks such as Both pictures show ... and In the first picture ... but in the second picture ....

Verknüpfte Lernbereiche

E7 G - Describe a picture clearly Bildbeschreibung Englisch - Sprechen Englisch - Schreiben Englisch - Hörsehverstehen Englisch - Wortschatz Present Continuous There is und There are Prepositions of place Sprachmittlung Medienkompetenz