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Students who use additional vocabulary will get equal but not extra credit.  \n• For further training and marking guidance, see:  \nProfessional Development Academy | Online CPD courses | Pearson UK for ‘Conducting the Speaking’ and ‘Unpacking the Speaking’courses.  \nOur language-specific GCSE 2024 Qualification pages for exemplars with examiner commentaries.  \nCopyright 2025 Pearson. All rights reserved. 1  \nPearson Edexcel GCSE French – Picture Description  \nP People  \n• Il y a….  \nun garçon / une fille / un homme / une femme / un (une) enfant / un grand-père / une grand-mère / un professeur / une professeure  \n(deux) garçons / filles / hommes / femmes / enfants des / (trois) personnes / élèves / étudiants / jeunes / adultes  \n• C’est… une famille / un groupe de touristes  \n• L’homme / la femme / il / elle / ils / elles...  \nest.../ sont…  \ngrand/e(s) / petit/e(s) / jeune(s) / âgé/e(s )  \n• Il / Elle a... Ils ont / Elles ont… les yeux…verts / bleus / marron  \nles cheveux blonds / noirs / châtains / roux / gris / courts longs  \n• Il / Elle porte. . . Ils / Elles portent… un pantalon (gris) / un chapeau (bleu / blanc)  \nune robe / jupe / veste /chemise (bleue / blanche) des lunettes / chaussures / chaussettes / baskets (noires)  \nMood  \nIl /elle est.../ *semble... Ils / elles sont…/ *semblent... triste(s) content/e(s)  \nTo start  \nSur la photo… Ily a…  \nJe vois…  \nJe peux voir…  \nA Activity  \n• Il / Elle / L’homme au centre…  \nmange / parle / joue / écoute / marche / achète / travaille regarde / étudie / danse / fête / se repose / envoie / rit /écrit / boit / court / *sourit / *se dispute  \n• Ils / Elles / Les jeunes…  \nmangent / parlent / jouent / écoutent / marchent / achètent / travaillent / regardent / étudient / dansent / fêtent / se reposent / envoient / *rient / *écrivent /  \n*sourient / *se disputent  \n• Il / Elle est… Ils / Elles sont… en train de…manger / boire / courir etc.  \nen train d’ écouter / acheter etc.  \nLinking  \naussi / mais / et / ou / parce que / car / donc /  \npar contre / *cependant /  \n*quoique  \nje crois que / je pense que…à mon avis...  \n*j’imagine que…  \nSee ‘Top Tips’ for how to use opinion expressions  \nCopyright 2025 Pearson. 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