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Useful expressions (Describe, compare and contrast a set of photos)

Similarities: 

1. Both photos show… 

2. They all depict… 

3. The theme that connects them is… 

4. Each picture illustrates how… 

5. All the photos show problems which… 

6. The photos deal with different aspects of… 

7. The most obvious/ important/ apparent similarity between… and… is…

8. One thing that… and… have in common is…

9. Another/ An additional similarity is…

10. … and… are quite/ very/ really/ really quite similar, for example…

Describing a picture: 

The/Each photograph shows a person/people doing something dangerous/taking a risk with their lives. 
In one photograph there’s something that looks like a….......I think it’s a thing for….......

Speculating: 

It looks as if/though they’re enjoying themselves. They must feel quite excited/extremely relieved.

I imagine/suppose they’re the sort of people who… 
Judging from his/her clothes, I’d say he/she was .......
As far as I can see from the landscape/background the photo was probably taken in…...... 
My feeling is that this picture focuses more on…............ than the other ones. 
It seems to me that this image conjures up/expresses/ creates the relaxing atmosphere… ........

Expressing opinions:  

Personally, I think…/In my opinion/ from my point of view…As far as I’m concerned …/to be honest … 
The impression I get is that… 

Describing similarities and differences: 

1. compared to… 
2. in contrast to… 
3. similar/almost identical to… 
4. slightly/completely different from 
5. (not) as (spacious) as 
6. less (modern, luxurious) than 
7. in a similar position to/different position from 
8. Compared with…. 
….is much more ….than…. 
….is only suitable for… 
9. In the first photo, we can see …, whereas  the other photo shows …