Images for english classroom

Setup

There are two main steps you can use when practising describing a picture with your English class.

The first is optional but can help students a lot – if you have a projector, project an image on the board for students to describe as a class. The second step is for students to choose and describe a picture from a magazine, individually.

For the first part, you will need an image with lots of different elements to describe.

Images for english classroom

Your choice of image will be influenced by the vocabulary knowledge of your class. For intermediate or advanced students, we’ve created a Describing Pictures Generator, which displays photos from a variety of real-world scenes.

For beginners, we advise using images with more basic vocabulary, such as these:

City Scene (with names)
City Scene (inc. transport elements)
Living Room Scene (with names)
Classroom Scene
Swimming Pool Scene