Describe Image
A structure that works for any chart, map or process.
15 minutes · A free lesson from Speaking
You get 25 seconds to study an image — a graph, chart, table, map, process or picture — and 40 seconds to describe it.
- rose steadily / fell sharply / remained stable / peaked at / reached a low of
- the largest share / the smallest proportion / twice as many
- in contrast / while / whereas
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: How long do you have to study the image, and then to speak?
- 1 minute to study, 2 minutes to speak
- 25 seconds to study, 40 seconds to speak
- No time to study, 10 seconds to speak
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B: 25 seconds to study, 40 seconds to speak — Forty seconds is enough for an introduction, the key features and a conclusion.
Quick check: What should you describe?
- Two or three key features, with a few figures
- Every number in the image
- Only the title
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A: Two or three key features, with a few figures — The highest and lowest, the biggest change, the main trend.
Quick check: How should you finish?
- In the middle of a sentence
- By reading the title again
- With a conclusion: “Overall, …”
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C: With a conclusion: “Overall, …” — In conclusion, the chart shows that… works too.
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