Méthodologie
Description d’une image
1. Identi9iez le document
• This document is a ... / consists of ...
- a photograph/ a photo / a snapshot (in color, in black and white)
- a drawing
- a cartoon
- a comic strip
- an advertisement = an advert = and ad
- a poster
- a map
- an illustration
- etc…
• It comes from… / It is an extract from…. / It is taken from…
• It is an advertisement for… / It is to advertise a product
• It was published in (+name of the newspaper/magazine) on + Date / in + année…
• It is a shot from a Gilm entitled… directed by…
• It was drawn by… / painted by… / taken by… / made by… => … a cartoonist / a painter / a
photographer / an advertiser, etc…
2. Décrire le document
• Commencez toujours par décrire qui est le plus évident et répondez aux "WH" questions
=> Who / When / What / Where
• La composition :
- It consist of… / It is composed of…
- There is a …. title / slogan / text / photograph / drawing / cartoon / chart / map / plan / caption…
- It shows… it represents… / We can see….
- It is a close-up
• La localisation :
- The scene takes place in… / The setting is …
- It is seen from a distance / from above / from below
- Under the title / below the picture / opposite the drawing / next to / between / behind / in front
of / above / under / etc…
• Les personnages :
- There is 1… There are 2, 3… characters
- Age : The woman / The man is about forty / In her - his forties (Dans les 40 ans) / About 45 (à
peu près 45 ans) / in her - his mid-forties / In her - his late forties (proche de la cinquantaine)…
- There are + BV-ing
3. Analyser le document
• I suppose that …. / I thing that …. / According to me, …
• The author means that… / suggest that… / shows that…
• The author informs / tells / warns us about…
• The author’s aim is to attract people’s attention by showing…
• What the author wants to denounce is…
4. Opinion personnelle
• I agree with the author / I disagree with the author because…
• I find the document interesting / amazing / striking / interesting / funny / thought-provoking…
• I like / I don’t like this document because…
• It makes me feel sad / angry / happy…
5. Conclusion
La conclusion reprend sommairement l’idée principale du document et ouvre sur autre chose.
• To conclude / As a conclusion, we can say that….
