d1bf4214651576f056d24849d4e14f00137 big city life picture description

Task 1. I deleted the vowels in the underlined phrases. Can you fill them in?


This picture is a (1) snpsht …………………… of a street scene in the daytime. The scene may be (2)
tkng plce ………………..…… in a major city in the US. In the center there is a (3) hip-lkng
………………….............… young man standing in front of a metal structure, which seems to be a
closed (4) newsppr stnd ………………………….……. There are metal boxes behind the man, which
might be used for storing the newspapers. The man is (5) lnng gnst ………………….…… the boxes
and crossing his legs in a relaxed way. With one hand he’s holding the (6) lsh ………………..…… of
his dog, while he’s (7) mkng ………………..…… a phone call with the other hand. (8) H’s drssd n
sneakers………………..……, a pair of jeans, a white T-shirt, a black leather jacket, a necklace and
he (9) hs snglsss n ………………..……………….. To his right there is a teenager (10) sttng crsslggd ……………………….…… on top of one of the boxes. He’s wearing a baseball cap, headphones
and a (11) hd ……………………….……. He (12) mght b lstnng ……………………..…… to hip hop
music. (13) Hs pstre sggsts ………………..……………… that he may be on the phone, as well. On
the sidewalk, by the side of the box a (14) bckpck ………………..…… can be seen, which must
belong to the boy, since there are no other (15) pple rnd ………………..……… (16) T th lft f
………………..…… the newspaper stand there is a (17) rlng wth ………………..…… a bike locked to
it. (18) n th bckgrnd………………..………………., there is a street but we can hardly see what is
there, because that part of the picture is quite (19) blrr ……………..……. All we can (20) mk t
………………..…… is a car and a sign of some sorts on the façade of the building.


FOLLOW-UP
WRITING
Task 2. Put yourself in the shoes of the young man with the dog, and imagine
what his life might be like. Write 250 words in first person (“I”) about e.g. what
he does for a living, or what school he goes to, how wealthy he is, what his
social relations are like, how he parties, what he wants out of his life, etc.


SOLUTIONS

This picture is a (1) snapshot of a street scene in the daytime. The scene may be (2) taking
place in a major city in the US. In the center there is a (3) hip-looking young man standing in
front of a metal structure, which seems to be a closed (4) newspaper stand. There are metal
boxes behind the man, which might be used for storing the newspapers. The man is (5)
leaning against the boxes and crossing his legs in a relaxed way. With one hand he’s holding
the (6) leash of his dog, while he’s (7) making a phone call with the other hand. (8) He’s
dressed in sneakers, a pair of jeans, a white T-shirt, a black leather jacket, a necklace and he
(9) has sunglasses on. To his right there is a teenager (10) sitting cross-legged on top of one
of the boxes. He’s wearing a baseball cap, headphones and a (11) hoodie. He (12) might be
listening to hip hop music. (13) His posture suggests that he may be on the phone, as well.
On the sidewalk, by the side of the box a (14) backpack can be seen, which must belong to
the boy, since there are no other (15) people around. (16) To the left of the newspaper stand
there is a (17) railing with a bike locked to it. (18) In the background, there is a street but we
can hardly see what is there, because that part of the picture is quite (19) blurry. All we can
(20) make out is a car and a sign of some sorts on the façade of the building.