Describe a photo that you took and are proud of Or a photo that makes you smile
Speaking cue card with answers(30 cue)
– When did you take this photo?
– Where you took it?
– What is the photo about?
– Why you feel proud of the photo?
· I am not very interested in photography.
· In fact, the photos I take normally don’t come out that well.
· However, recently, I visited Sikkim with my family and there I took a photograph of my mother and father sitting on a bench with the beautiful, picturesque mountains in the background.
· The picture came out really well.
· It was a not pre-planned photo, and I didn’t use any special camera.
· It was just my phone camera.
· We had gone to a monastery in Sikkim, which is around 2 hours drive from Gangtok.
· The view of the monastery with mountains in the background was just breathtaking.
· I felt I had to capture it.
· But I feel, a picture without any people is boring and my parents hadn’t had a picture taken with just them in recent times.
· I mean there are pictures of them, but it is with us or other family members.
· The only pictures of my parents alone are their wedding photos, and they are very old.
· So, I wanted to click a photograph that would capture their beautiful relationship.
· I didn’t know, how a photograph could do that, but the picture shows it.
· It’s very hard to describe it in words but whoever sees the photograph talks about the beautiful relationship between my father and mother afterwards.
· So, the picture depicts it somehow.
· I am so proud that I clicked the picture.
· Recently, my parents got it photo framed and we have hung the photo on a wall in our living room.
Part 3 – Follow Up Questions
1. Why do some people like to use photographs to document important things?
I think photographs are one of the best ways to keep past memories alive. Whenever we look at photographs, we cannot help but remember the events and people that happened during that time. Also, photographs are one of the best ways to share our experiences with others. It is rightly said, a picture is worth a thousand words.
2. What can one learn from photographs taken throughout history?
The main thing people can learn from photos is the successes and failures of our ancestors. On the one hand, photographs are a living proof of human ingenuity and progress and on the other hand, they also show how and where we failed. For example, photos of rich forests in the past at places occupied by modern high-rise buildings show our architectural achievement but at the same time show how we sacrificed our environment to achieve the same.
3. Are photographs the best way to remember something?
I used to believe that too. However, I recently read an article on how smells are much more effective in making us remember. In fact, that is why storytellers of the past use incense sticks and spice bowls when telling stories.
4. Which is better, taking photos or keeping a diary?
Both have their own importance but people hardly keep a diary these days. Clicking photos is more convenient as it is instant and one can easily scroll through them, whereas maintain a diary requires much more effort.
