A DESCRIPTION OF A PICTURE

PICNIC BY JANET KRUEGER FAMILY BY JANET KRUEGER

1. Read the desciption of the picture "Family". Then complete the chart below with nouns and the adjectives describing them.

In this picture, we can see a party. The people are having fun. A man with short grey hair is dancing with a woman. She's got a nice blue hat and a long blue coat. A happy young woman is helping an old woman. Can you see the boy at the front of the picture? He's got a funny green balloon on his head, and he's holding a cute little dog.

1. Nouns (peolple and things) 2. Adjectives

hair short, grey

2. Read the Writing Help. Find examples of adjectives for opinion, size, age and colour in the text above.

Writing Help: If there are several adjectives before a noun, they usually come in the following order:

That is a beautiful, big, old brown dog.

(opinion) (size) (age) (colour)

3. Now, put the adjectives in the correct order.

- The _______ ________ ball is on the table. (red, big)

- I've got a _______ ________ sweater. (new, green)

- Sandy is a _______ ________ girl. (young, nice)

- That is a _______ ________ painting. (little, lovely)

4. Write a description of a picture. Before you write, complete a chart with the people and things you see in the picture Picnic. Then add adjectives to describe each one. Then, use the writing model and the information in your chart to write about the picture Picnic.