Picture Dictation: Sample Three.

What the student described:

What her classmates drew:

What the student described
  • Compare the three mothers and daughters
  • Describe them (avoir l'air)
  • Create a story or dialogue based on the picture
Sometimes the dictated pictures provide springboards for further discussion, vocabulary, and grammar work.
What her classmates drew

Cheryl Krueger
University of Virginia

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