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Contrasts in Light: A Child and an Old Lady Lighting a Candle in the Dark Night

The picture captures a scene of contrasts between youth and age, brightness and darkness. An old lady gazes ahead, shielding her eyes from candlelight, while a boy stands behind, holding a candle. They appear happy but are not looking at the candle they are lighting. This image prompts reflection on the intersection of generations and the juxtaposition of light and shadow.

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Contrasts in Light: A Child and an Old Lady Lighting a Candle in the Dark Night

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  1. English 25/07/2019 Paul Ferguson

  2. Pictures Rubens

  3. How can we describe what we see? A child and an old lady? Lighting a candle Dark night They look happy Picture is full of contrasts…old and young, brightness and darkness… The old lady is looking at something else… Neither of them are looking at the candle they are lighting…

  4. Describing pictures in English 1. Introduction The photo/picture shows ... It was taken by/in ... It's a black-and-white/coloured photo.

  5. 2. What is where? In the foreground/background you can see ... In the foreground/background there is ... In the middle/centre there are ... At the top/At the bottom there is ... On the left/right there are ... Behind/In front of ... you can see ... Between ... there is ...

  6. 3. Who is doing what? Here you describe the persons in the picture or you say what is happening just now. Use the Present Progressive. In grammar, the definition of presentprogressive tense is a verb form used to express ongoing activities happening now or in the near future. To sum up, the presentprogressive (also called the presentcontinuous): is formed by adding a present “to be” verb and participle after the subject. expresses actions happing now.

  7. Present Progressive or Present Continuous An old woman gazes ahead, shielding her eyes from the candlelight, while the boy behind her holds his candle, ready to be lit.

  8. 4. What I think about the picture • It seems as if ... • The lady seems to ... • Maybe ... • I think ... • ... might be a symbol of ... • The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing ... • I (don't) like the picture because ... • It makes me think of ...

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  10. Pictures Rubens

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