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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 German – Picture Description  \nP  \nPeople  \n• Es gibt. . .  \neinen Jungen / zwei Jungen ein Mädchen / drei Mädchen  \neinen Mann / eine Frau / ein Kind / vier Kinder einenVater / eine Mutter / zwei Geschwister  \neinen Großvater / eine Großmutter / zwei Großeltern eine Gruppe von Touristen / Schülern / Studenteneinen Lehrer / eine Lehrerin  \nein Paar / eine Familie (vier) Personen / Erwachseneviele Leute / Touristen  \n• Er / Sie / Der Mann / Die Frau hat... Sie haben... blaue / braune / grüne Augen lange / kurze Haare  \n• Er / Sie ist. . . Sie sind...groß / klein / jung / alt  \n• Er / Sie trägt. . . Sie tragen. . .  \neinen Hut / eine Brille / eine (schwarze) Hose / eine Jackeeine Krawatte / Jeans / (braune) Schuhe  \nein (blaues / weißes) T-shirt / Hemd / Kleid  \nMore details  \nSie sehen...(glücklich / traurig /müde) aus  \nEr / sie sieht...(sportlich / fleißig / lustig / nett ) aus  \nTo start  \nAuf dem Foto gibt es / sieht man…  \nIch sehe...  \nEs gibt. . .  \nA  \nActivity  \n• Er / Sie / Der Junge / Das Mädchen. . .  \nisst / trinkt / spielt / redet / hört / geht / sitzt / fährt / kauft / lacht / lächelt / arbeitet / schreibt / lernt / studiert / liest / läuft / tanzt / feiert / kocht / schickt • Sie / Die zwei Kinder / Die Großeltern...  \nessen / trinken / spielen / reden / hören / gehen / sitzen fahren / kaufen / lachen / lächeln / arbeiten / schreiben lernen / studieren / lesen / laufen / tanzen / feiern / kochen / schicken  \n• Sie gehen im Waldspazieren  \n• Sie *sehen im Wohnzimmer fern  \nLinking  \nauch / aber / und / weil also / deshalb / deswegen *jedoch / *trotzdem  \nIch glaube / denke… Es scheint mir…  \nIch würde sagen …  \nSee ‘Top Tips’ for how to use opinion expressions  \nCopyright 2025 Pearson. All rights reserved. * Higher Tier vocabulary  \nL  \nLocation  \n• Er / Sie ist... 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