Conversation/writing  

 
Below are some pictures that you can use as conversation practice with your 
students and as writing prompts to expand on the conversation.  
 
The questions will help you guide the conversation, depending on the level of 
your students.  
 
Each picture is accompanied by suggested word bank and sentence starters 
for beginning level students.  
 
The writing task for beginners includes manipulating the language they 
already know, such as creating simple sentences and yes/no questions.  
 
All images are from pixabay.com, a website for free images.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Word bank 
 
 
bowl bread olives feta cheese peppers oil plate vegetables   
 
grains healthy fat texture smooth rough sweet sour spicy 
 
 

Conversation questions 
 
1. Tell me what you see in this picture. 
2. Is this something you would like to eat or not? Explain. 
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 3. What is your favorite food? 
4. What is the traditional food of your country that you like very much? 
5. What else can you tell me about this picture or the foods that you like? 

Sentence starters 
 
 
I see (a) 
_________________________________________________________. 
 
The food is in 
________________________________________________________(s)
.  
 
The plate is on _____________________________ (where is the plate?) 
 
I like _____________________________________________________. 
 
I don’t like ____________________because ______________________.  
 
It is ____________________________ in the picture. (what season or 
time of day do you think it it?) 
 
 
 
 

Write about it! 

 
Write at least 5 yes/no questions about the picture using the verb “to be”.  
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Word bank 
 
 
boy woman grandmother grandson basket look hold explain 
field   
 
old young new clothes talk 
 
 

Conversation questions 
 
1. Tell me what you see in the picture 
2. What do you think is the relationship between the boy and the old lady? 
3. Where are they? 
4. What time of day and year do you think is shown in the picture? 
5. Why do you think the little boy has his laptop? 
6. Do you have an older person in your life that you have a good 
relationship with? (grandmother/grandfather, aunt/uncle). Describe 
them.  
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Sentence starters 
 
 
I see a 
________________________________________________________. 
 
The boy is 
__________________________________________________ a laptop. 
 
The woman is 
_________________________________________________to the boy. 
 
It is ___________________________________________ in the picture. 
(what season is it?) 
 
I have a 
_________________________________________________________. 
 
 
 

Write about it! 

 
Look at the picture again. Write at least 5 sentences/questions using the verb 
“can” about it. 
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Word bank 
 
mountain climb poles backpack windy cold frigid rocks   
 
difficult persistent strong warm clothes boots mittens hats   
 
supplies strong 
 

Conversation questions:  
 
1. Tell me what you see in the picture. 
2. Where are these people? 
3. What time of day or year do you think it is? 
4. Tell me about the weather in this picture.  
5. Have you ever climbed a mountain?  
6. Why do you think people climb mountains?  
 
 

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Sentence starters 
 
I see a 
_________________________________________________________. 
 
The people are _____________________________(what are they 
doing?) 
 
The people are wearing __________________ and__________________ 
because it is _______________________________________________. 
 
It is ____________________________ in the picture (what season, time 
of day, weather is it?) 
 
The climbers see ____________________________________________ 
in front of them. 
 
The climbers are 
_________________________________________________________.  
 
 
 

Write about it 

 
Write at least 5 sentences about the picture using a negative particle “not”.  
For example: It is not summer in the picture.  
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Word bank 
 
 
street cafe tourists residents waiter/waitress sightsee relax   
 
conversation cobblestone balcony arches narrow wide 
 
 

Conversation questions 
 
1. Tell me what you see in the picture 
2. Where in the world do you think this place is? 
3. What kind of weather is it in the picture? 
4. What are the people doing? 
5. What shapes do you see in the picture? 
 

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Sentence starters 
 
 
I see a ______________________ and __________________________. 
 
Some people are _____________________________________and 
others are _________________________________________(what are 
they doing?) 
 
The cafe is in ______________________________________________. 
 
It is ____________________________ in the picture. (what season, time 
of day, weather is it?) 
 
 
 

Write about it! 

 
Look at the older lady in black and white at the front of the picture. Write at 
least 5 sentences about her using the verbs “to be”, “to do”, “can”, and “to 
have” in their correct form.  
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Word bank 
 
 
checkers gameboard pebbles barefoot turban focused lonely 
 
alone jacket   
 
 

Conversation questions 
 
1. Tell me what you see in this picture.  
2. What is the man doing? 
3. Where is the man? 
4. Why do you think he is using pebbles on his game board? 
5. Why do you think he is alone?  
6. What else can you tell me about this picture?  
 
 
 

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Sentence starters 
 
 
I see a ____________________________________________________ 
 
He has a __________________________________________________. 
 
He is wearing a ________________ and a ________________________. 
 
___________________________________________________is alone.  
 
The man has no shoes. He is __________________________________. 
 
It is ____________________________ in the picture. (what season, time 
of day, weather is it?) 
 
 
 
 

Write about it 

 
What is your favorite game? Write at least 5 simple sentences about it.  
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