Writing: Describing Family Photos
Family photos
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💡 How to use this lesson
This 20-minute lesson practices A1 family vocabulary.
Check answers automatically after students finish.
First, do the vocabulary practice to learn new words.
Then, write about your family photo.
Family Photo Words
Let us practice words to describe photos.
"My uncle looks tall in this photo."
Words in this lesson:
Put the words in the right order
1. photo / is / This / nice / a .
2. has / a / big / He / grin .
3. is / awake / baby / The .
4. looks / serious / grandfather / My .
Fill in the blanks using the word bank
5. She has a new haircut with a short ____.
6. We like this photo, so we want to ____ it on paper.
7. My uncle spent two weeks at the beach, so his skin is ____.
8. My father wears a black ____ and tie for the picture.
9. Please take a quick ____ of us.
Choose the correct word
10. My grandmother has a small _____ near her eye when she smiles.
11. We took a big family _____ in the garden yesterday.
12. The man does not smile in the photo. He looks very _____.
13. The baby woke up early and is now fully _____.
Match each question to its answer
14. Who took this photograph?
15. Why is he not smiling?
16. Does this suit look good on me?
My Family Photo
Now it is your turn to write about a photo.
Write 5 sentences about the people in a family photo (you can imagine it): how they look and how they feel.
(30-50 words)
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Model Answer
Look at this example to help you write.
In our family photo, my mother looks happy with her warm smile. My grandfather looks serious in his black suit. The baby feels sleepy in my mother's arms. I feel glad to be with everyone. We look cheerful together in the garden.
💡 Useful Phrases & Notes
1. my mother looks happy
Use looks + word (adjective) to describe someone's face.
2. My grandfather looks serious
Serious means calm and not smiling.
3. The baby feels sleepy
Use feels + word (adjective) for feelings inside.
4. I feel glad
Glad is another word for happy.
5. We look cheerful
Use look (without "s") with we or they.
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