Prime Time 3, Workbook

A picture is worth a thousand words Reading: A special picture Read the description of the picture below. There are eight gaps. Find out where the sentence parts (A–H) should go. Write the letter of each sentence part in the right gap in the text. I took this photo last autumn. It shows an old man playing the violin. C 1 that the man in the picture is my grandfather. In the middle of the picture you can see my grandpa, 2 . He is not looking at the camera because he did not notice that I was taking a picture of him. I was standing outside my grandparents’ house, looking through the window. 3 trees in the background. The window glass is mirroring1 the forest close to the house. My grandfather is wearing his favourite cardigan2, 4 . It is old and even has some holes in it. 5 my grandpa warm in autumn. Furthermore, you can see that my grandpa has curly hair, which most of the time looks quite messy3. 6 my grandpa can look very elegant. 7 this picture means a lot to me. As my grandpa is a great musician and loves his violin, I think that this picture shows us something about his character. Mostly he is very nice, 8 . I wish you could hear the music! 1 to mirror – spiegeln 2 cardigan – Weste 3 messy – hier: zerzaust A which I love very much E However, it keeps B who is playing a song on his old violin F This is why one can see C What makes the photo special is G but sometimes he can be a bit grumpy D All in all, H But at other times, Ally’s cheat sheet Read Ally’s notes on how to write a good picture description. Unfortunately, her cat Herbert has walked over the sheet. Write the missing words on the lines on the right. 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 means to you Introduction: give some general 1 Say what kind of picture it is (e.g.: 2 Say who took it when and 3 Main part: be specific and describe 4 Conclusion: say what the picture 5 47 8 Unit Picture-perfect forty-seven Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv

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