My local area in Spanish - EdexcelSpeaking practice - Foundation

Practise your language skills and learn how to give directions, describe the weather and talk about different places in towns or neighbourhoods.

Part ofSpanishTown, region and country

Speaking practice - Foundation

When describing a photo, the first thing to do is say what you can see. Try to think about some things that you could mention, eg who is in the photo, what they are doing, where they are and what other things can you see.

Here are some useful phrases to help describe a photo.

en esta foto hay ...in this photo, there is/there are ...
en el primer plano ...in the foreground ...
al fondo ...in the background ...
la foto trata de ...the photo is about ...
se puede ver ...you can see ...
veo ...I can see ...
a la derecha/izquierda ...on the right/left ...
en esta foto hay ...
in this photo, there is/there are ...
en el primer plano ...
in the foreground ...
al fondo ...
in the background ...
la foto trata de ...
the photo is about ...
se puede ver ...
you can see ...
veo ...
I can see ...
a la derecha/izquierda ...
on the right/left ...
People in neighbourhood with houses and cars

Look carefully at the photo above. Try to think about what you could say for each of the bullet points.

Mira la foto y prepara respuestas a los siguientes puntos:

  • la descripción de la foto
  • tu opinión sobre el barrio donde vives
  • lo que hiciste recientemente en tu barrio
  • tu opinión sobre el campo y la ciudad
  • una ciudad que te gustaría visitar

Question

What would you say for each of these bullet points?

Click to listen to some potential questions and answers.