Useful Expressions
for Speaking part 2
o What
strikes me about the first picture is the fact that…
o This
picture reminds me of…
o Judging
from the photograph, the children…
o The
man/woman appears/seems to be…
o From
what we can see here, he must…
o Both
pictures depict…
o Both
pictures are quite similar in that they show…
o When
you give it a closer look it reveals…
o The
first picture … whereas the other picture …
o Another
important difference is…
o Picture
… doesn’t show … as clearly as …
o Picture
… attempts to … but I think picture … does this more effectively…
o All
pictures are interesting, but … gives a stronger idea of…
o It’s
difficult to tell from this photograph but this
picture could have been taken in …
o I
might be wrong, but I’d say that this picture …
o I
would imagine/guess that this picture comes from …
o Picture
… is by far the best to show because …
o To
me,
picture … is essential for this kind of publication.
o I’m
surprised there is no picture showing…
o A
picture of … would get the message across more effectively.
o The
name for this escapes me at present, but it looks like …
o The
name for it is on the tip of my tongue