Turn picture descriptions into meaningful English speaking and grammar practice! This engaging ESL worksheet set uses a busy city scene to help students identify people, describe what they are doing, build sentences, and practise different verb tenses.
Students begin by identifying people in the picture and matching them to descriptions of their actions. They then complete sentences using the correct forms of verbs from a word bank and write their own sentences about the picture. describing picture 0 – Copy (3)
The set also includes teacher notes with flexible speaking activity ideas and visual syntax formula cards covering five key tenses. The colour-coded sentence patterns help students understand sentence structure, practise verb forms, and see how sentence structure changes between tenses. describing picture 0 – Copy (3) describing picture 0 – Copy (3)
Use the materials for:
- Picture description practice
- ESL speaking activities
- Grammar and verb tense practice
- Sentence-building activities
- Question-and-answer practice
- Vocabulary development
- Whole-class or pair speaking activities
- Independent written practice
The city scene gives students a visual context for talking about what people are doing, while the grammar cards can be used to challenge students to describe people and actions using different tenses. The activities can be adapted for beginner through intermediate and advanced learners.
