Asking to Take a Picture

 Travel | Sightseeing 03 _̲LEVEL 6_̲ Sightseeing 03: Asking to Take a Picture Hi! How are you today? Todayʼ’s lesson is about “A s k in g to T a k e a P ic tu re .” Letʼ’s make learning English fun! S ig h ts e e in g 0 3 : A sk in g to T a k e a P ic tu re Exercise 1 | Vocabulary and Expressions(Vocabulary and Expressions) D ire ctio n s : Listen and repeat. (D ire ctio n s : Listen and repeat.) V o ca b u la ry and E x p re ssio n s M e a n in g Could you take a picture/photo for me, please? Could you take a picture/photo for me, please? Can you retake it, please? Can you retake it, please? Can you take it so that the Big Ben/mountain/Blue Can you take it so that the Big Ben/mountain/Blue Mosque/etc. would be visible? Mosque/etc. would be visible? Can you take a full body picture, please? Can you take a full body picture, please? Press this button (to take a picture.) Press this button (to take a picture.) The zoom button is here. The zoom button is here. 1 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Travel | Sightseeing 03 _̲LEVEL 6_̲ Exercise 2 | Dialogue 1(Dialogue 1) D ire ctio n s : Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher. (D ire ctio n s : Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.) Scene: Tracy asks a stranger in the street to take a picture. T ra c y : Excuse me, c o u ld y o u ta k e a p ic tu re fo r m e , p le a s e ? S tra n g e r: Yeah, sure. T r a c y : Here is my camera. P re s s th is b u tto n to ta k e a p ic tu re . And... T h e z o o m b u tto n is h e r e . S tra n g e r: Okay. T ra c y : Also, c o u ld y o u ta k e a fu ll b o d y p ic tu re , p le a s e ? S tra n g e r: No problem! 2 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Travel | Sightseeing 03 _̲LEVEL 6_̲ Exercise 3 | Dialogue 2(Dialogue 2) D ire ctio n s : Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher. (D ire ctio n s : Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.) Scene: Katie is exploring Istanbul. She just met John who has been living there for 4 years. K a tie : Can you take a picture of me? Jo h n : Yes! (Takes a picture.) K a tie : (Looks at the camera screen.) Hmm. C a n y o u re ta k e it, p le a s e ? Jo h n : Okay. Go stand there; the view is beautiful! K a tie : Youʼ’re right! C a n y o u ta k e it s o th a t th e B lu e M o s q u e is v is ib le ? Jo h n : Of course! 3 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Travel | Sightseeing 03 _̲LEVEL 6_̲ Exercise 4 | Filling the Blanks(Filling the Blanks) D ire ctio n s : Fill in the blanks below. Have a role play with your teacher. (D ire ctio n s : Fill in the blanks below. Have a role play with your teacher.) Scene 1: Jenna asks a stranger to take a picture. Je n n a : Excuse me? Could you , please? S tra n g e r: Of course! Je n n a : Here is my camera. S tra n g e r: What should I press? Je n n a : Ah! to take a picture and is here. S tra n g e r: Okay. Do you want a or only the upper part of your body? Je n n a : It doesnʼ’t matter. S tra n g e r: Okay! Smile! *** Scene 2: Noah and his friends are taking photos in Paris. N o a h : Hello! Excuse me, of us? O th e r to u ris t: Sure! (The tourist takes a picture and Noah looks at it.) N o a h : , please? I think I blinked! O th e r to u ris t: Yes, of course. N o a h : Oh, and could you Notre Dame Cathedral ? 4 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Travel | Sightseeing 03 _̲LEVEL 6_̲ Exercise 5 | Role Play (Role Play) D ire ctio n s : Have a role play with your teacher in the situation below. (D ire c tio n s : Have a role play with your teacher in the situation below.) Situation: You are visiting Barcelona and you want to have a picture in front of the Sagrada Familia basilica. Ask the passer-‐‑‒by to take a photo of you. 5 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved. Travel | Sightseeing 03 _̲LEVEL 6_̲ Exercise 6 | Free Conversation (Free Conversation) D ire ctio n s : Take turns with your teacher in answering the questions. (D ire ctio n s : Take turns with your teacher in answering the questions.) 1. Do you like taking pictures? Why? 2. Do you bring your camera on holiday or do you use your phone? 3. Do you have a favorite picture/painting? Describe it! 4. Where would you like to take a picture the most? (for example: in front of the pyramids; with a camel; etc.) 5. Which do you like better: black and white or colorful pictures? Why? 6 Copyright © since 2013 Engoo All Rights Reserved.