Describing photos (comparing, contrasting and speculating)

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Practise language for:

1. Describing photos
2. Comparing and contrasting photos (discussing similarities and differences)
3. Speculating on what might be happening
4. Reacting to photos (giving opinions)
   

 Comparing and Contrasting photos

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Writing

The language used here for comparing and contrasting / speculating is also useful for writing discussion / argument essays.
The same framework can also be used for planning writing discussion / argument essays:

1. Introduction - describe the situation / topic to be discussed
2. Compare / contrast ideas (for and against / advantages and disadvantages)
3. Speculate on solutions to problems raised by the question
4. Conclusion - give an opinion

Which pairs or groups of photos in the presentation could be used to demonstrate ideas for argument writing topics  about education, technology, food, family, work, leisure, health, advertising etc?

More Practice on May / Might / Could / Must / Can't

See here for more photo practice on modal verbs for probability and certainty http://efllecturer.blogspot.com/2011/04/modal-verbs-for-possibility-and.html

and here for modal verbs of deduction http://efllecturer.blogspot.com/2011/04/modals-of-deduction-past-and-present.html