What Can You See? Describing a Picture

About This Resource

A complete Grade 2 ESL pack on describing a picture: using There is and There are, naming colors and numbers, saying where things are with in, on, under and next to, and saying what people are doing with is + -ing. Children read a picture description, match sentences to picture clues, correct wrong descriptions and describe their own picture. Includes a lesson plan, worksheet, quiz, homework, A5 flashcards, a rubric, slides with speaker notes, Word files and answer keys.

Overview

Children learn a simple four-step way to describe any picture: say the place, say what there is, say where things are and say what people are doing. They practice There is a ... and There are two ..., add colors and numbers, use the prepositions in, on, under and next to, and describe actions with sentences such as "The girl is reading." They read a description of a park, check true and false sentences, fix descriptions that do not match the picture clues and finish by drawing and describing a picture of their own.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Describing a Picture
Category: Writing
File Type: PDF
File Size: 419.5 KB
Published: 08 Nov 2026
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Grade 2 ESL (ages 7–8), A1 45 minutes Speaking writing vocabulary prepositions of place present continuous

Learning Objectives

Use There is and There are to say what is in a picture.
Say where things are with in, on, under and next to.
Describe what people are doing with is + -ing in three or more sentences.

How to Use This Resource

Show slide 1 (or any park photo) and ask: "What can you see?" Write children's words on the board.
Teach the four steps and the sentence patterns with the slides, then do worksheet activities 1 and 2 together.
Children complete activities 3 to 6, then use the quiz and send the homework page home.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Picture dictation: one child describes a simple picture and a partner draws it without looking.
Spot the difference: pairs compare two similar pictures and say what is different using There is and There are.
Memory game: show a busy picture for 30 seconds, hide it and ask children to say as many sentences as they can remember.

Differentiation

Support: give sentence starters (There is a ..., The ... is on the ...) and a word bank with pictures. Challenge: add a describing word to every sentence, such as "There is a big, red ball under the tree."

Assessment

Use the worksheet and quiz to check There is/There are, prepositions and is + -ing. Use the rubric for the picture description in activity 6 and the homework.

Teacher Tips

Give children the four steps on a card (place, things, where, actions). Even beginners can produce a full description when they have a simple order to follow.

What's Included

11-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (8 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Quiz / assessment (3 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards: 8 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

Additional Files

Lesson Slides (PPTX)
Editable Student Pages and Lesson Plan (DOCX)
A5 Flashcards (PDF)
Answer Key (PDF)

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