Practice Lab · Unit 5 · Teacher-led speaking
One Picture,
Many Impressions
Look closely. Share an impression.
Give a clue and welcome another idea.
Your turn to speak
Say three or four connected sentences
Give an impression, describe a feeling and its possible cause, and explain your idea. Then listen to another student and respond.
- 1 · Give an impressionUse looks, seems or looks like.
- 2 · Feeling and causeChoose a feeling and what could cause it.
- 3 · Explain and respondUse I think, I guess, perhaps or maybe. Give a clue and hear another idea.
Picture 1 · An example, not the only answer
What could you say?
Tap the words to listen
- Give an impression
- Interpret the scene
- Feeling and possible cause
- Opinion with a clue
- Optional expression
These are possible impressions. Someone else may see confidence or concentration. Use an idiom or phrasal verb only when it fits your idea.
Keep these tools in mind
Your language reminder
General impression
Looks like + noun
Looks like + complete idea
Feeling
Cause
Opinion
A guess
A possibility
Another possibility
Give a clue
Respond
Agree with a reason
looks + adjective: She looks nervous.
looks like + noun: It looks like a classroom.
looks like + complete idea: It looks like they are working together.
Feeling → possible cause: They feel confused → the task seems confusing.
How to lead the discussion
Invite one student to give an impression, another to suggest a different explanation, and a third to add a cause or expression. Ask:
Reveal the help or sample descriptions after students have tried. Choose a few pictures per lesson or continue through the gallery.
Choose a situation
Click a picture to project it.
Before speaking
During the talk
At the museum
On the screen
Following the instructions
A round of applause
Checking the time
Arranging the supplies
Listening to the group
Inside the gift
Finding a piece
A moment on the bench
Getting things ready
A quiet cup
Working on a project
Learning a new skill
Making space
Outside the frame
Before the door opens
Picking things up
Speaking practice · No recording or submission. Opened pictures stay marked until you start a new set or reload.