Writing: Describing a photo

Expressing uncertainty

1Complete the sentences with expressions of uncertainty. Use I think, probably and perhaps. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 

• 1I thinkProbablyPerhaps they are friends because they are playing a game together.

• 2They are I thinkprobablyperhaps brother and sister because they've got the same eyes and hair colour.

• 3The baby is crying. I thinkProbablyPerhaps it is hungry.

• 4I thinkProbablyPerhaps they work at the zoo.

• 5It's I thinkprobablyperhaps very cold because it's snowing.

• 6The old lady is happy. I thinkProbablyPerhaps the letter is from her grandchild.

• 7The children are I thinkprobablyperhaps swimming in the water because it is warm.

• 8It's I thinkprobablyperhaps the boy's birthday because he's got a lot of presents.

 2  Look at photo A and answer the questions. Use the words below and your own ideas. Speak for no longer than one minute.

• penguins
  
• beach
  
• scientists
  
• snow
  
• push
  
• clouds
  
• boat
  
• water
  
• cold
  
• jackets
  

 

What is ...

• in the foreground? ...
• in the background? ...
• in the middle? ...
• on the left? ...
• on the right? ...

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Expressing uncertainty

3Complete the description below. 

MOVE
• two
• middle
• right
• mountains
• foreground
• penguins
• left

This is a photo of

 

¹ .

 

There are

 

² 

 

penguins in the photo: one is in the

 

³ 

 

of the photo and the other is on the

 

⁴ .

 

Perhaps they are in the Antarctic, because a lot of penguins live there.

There are three people in the

 

⁵ 

 

of the photo. I think it's probably cold because the people are wearing big jackets. The person on the

 

⁶ 

 

is pushing a boat into the water. In the background, behind the people, there are some

 

⁷ .

 

There are some clouds in the sky, too.

The penguins are standing on the beach and watching the people. The penguins are probably feeling scared.

4  Look at photo B. Answer the questions. Use the words in brackets. Speak for no longer than one minute.

1 What are the people doing?

   (I think) ...

2 Where are they?

   (perhaps) ...

3 What do you think the people are saying or thinking?

   (perhaps) ...

4 What are the animals doing?

   (I think) ...

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Unit 4 Writing Guide

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Expressing uncertainty

1Complete the sentences with expressions of uncertainty. Use I think, probably and perhaps. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 

• 1I think they are friends because they are playing a game together.

• 2They are probably brother and sister because they've got the same eyes and hair colour.

• 3The baby is crying. I think it is hungry.

• 4I think they work at the zoo.

• 5It's probably very cold because it's snowing.

• 6The old lady is happy. Perhaps the letter is from her grandchild.

• 7The children are probably swimming in the water because it is warm.

• 8It's probably the boy's birthday because he's got a lot of presents.

Expressing uncertainty

3Complete the description below. 

• penguins
• two
• foreground
• right
• middle
• left
• mountains

This is a photo of

 

¹penguins.

 

There are

 

²two

 

penguins in the photo: one is in the

 

³foreground

 

of the photo and the other is on the

 

⁴right.

 

Perhaps they are in the Antarctic, because a lot of penguins live there.

There are three people in the

 

⁵middle

 

of the photo. I think it's probably cold because the people are wearing big jackets. The person on the

 

⁶left

 

is pushing a boat into the water. In the background, behind the people, there are some

 

⁷mountains.

 

There are some clouds in the sky, too.

The penguins are standing on the beach and watching the people. The penguins are probably feeling scared.