Foreign Language

An effective way to improve your English is to try and describe what you see in the picture. This is a good exercise for students that are trying to improve their English skills. Many English proficiency examinations include a section similar to this exercise. So if you are a student studying English as a second language this exercise will be of great benefit to you. Let’s look at the picture above and begin by saying “what do I see?” I see two Martians with a flying saucer behind them. It is also night time and there are many stars outside.

Now that we have established what we see in the photo, we can make our story more interesting by adding more detail. Your story can go like this: you have just arrived home after having a wonderful evening with your friends. You drive up to your house and open the garage door with your remote control. You carefully park your car in the garage. As you are exiting your car, you suddenly here a sound coming from the back yard.

You are curious about the humming sound  and so you go to investigate. It is a very dark night but it is also a full moon so visibility is good. As you walk closer to the yard the humming sound becomes louder and louder. You are startled by the presence of two figures. He can’t believe your eyes and you start questioning whether or not you are dreaming.

You see two aliens and you are speechless and afraid to move. The two aliens approach and you are now more afraid than ever but there is nothing you can do. Then suddenly there appears to flying saucer hovering above the two aliens. The strange thing now is that the humming sound that lured you  is gone and the only sound that you hear is the beating of your own heart. One of the aliens raises his arm and suddenly a flash of light is emitted from his palm.

You wake up hours later in your bed and realize that it must have been a dream after all. But it felt so real and you still need to convince yourself that it didn’t happen. You go to the back yard again to look for anything out of the ordinary. In the backyard you are taken back by the discovery of footprints that don’t appear to be human. The hairs on your neck raise and a chill runs down your back . The End.

Allow your imagination to fly when trying to describe pictures and your English skills will improve.

Pass it on,

Dr Anthony

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