Step 1: This picture depicts ......
Step 2: Instead of jumping abruptly into describing each activity......Elaborate on the surrounding/environment first.
e.g. There is a wide variety of toys in the departmental store. Probably it is a weekend as there are lots of children in the store. I think a sale is going on with all the discount labels hanging around the entire level. The shoppers should be having a great time taking advantage of the savings.
Step 3: There is a boy ...... (Describe what is happening)
Step 4: I think the boy is .... (Describe how the person feels)
Step 5: We should be responsible... (Give your opinion)
Repeat Steps 3 - 5 for every situation.
Final: In conclusion....
STOP USING:
1) I think I think I think for the entire picture.
Instead use a variety of words e.g. I suppose, Probably, I assume, Maybe, I guess, etc.
2) Angry, sad, pain, happy....You're in P6!
Examples....
Use these words instead for Sad:
bereaved, bitter, blue*, cheerless, dejected, despairing, despondent, disconsolate, dismal, distressed, doleful, down, down in dumps, down in mouth, downcast, forlorn, gloomy, glum, grief-stricken, grieved, heartbroken, heartsick, heavyhearted, hurting, in doldrums, in grief, in the dumps, languishing, low, low-spirited, lugubrious, melancholy, morbid, morose, mournful, out of sorts, pensive, pessimistic, sick at heart, somber, sorrowful, sorry, troubled, weeping, wistful, woebegone
Use these words instead for Angry:
affronted, annoyed, antagonized, bitter, chafed, choleric, convulsed, cross, displeased, enraged, exacerbated, exasperated, ferocious, fierce, fiery, fuming, furious, galled, hateful, heated, hot, huffy, ill-tempered, impassioned, incensed, indignant, inflamed, infuriated, irascible, irate, ireful, irritable, irritated, maddened, nettled, offended, outraged, piqued, provoked, raging, resentful, riled, sore, splenetic, storming, sulky, sullen, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, uptight, vexed, wrathful
Use these words instead for Pain:
ache, affliction, agony, burn, catch, convulsion, cramp, crick, discomfort, distress, fever, gripe, hurt, illness, injury, irritation, laceration, malady, misery, pang, paroxysm, prick, sickness, smarting, soreness, spasm, sting, stitch, strain, tenderness, throb, throe, tingle, torment, torture, trouble, twinge, wound
Use these words instead for Happy:
blissful, blithe, captivated, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, content, contented, convivial, delighted, ecstatic, elated, exultant, flying high, gay, glad, gleeful, gratified, intoxicated, jolly, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughing, light, lively, looking good, merry, mirthful, on cloud nine, overjoyed, peaceful, peppy, perky, playful, pleasant, pleased, sparkling, sunny, thrilled, tickled, tickled pink, up, upbeat, walking on air
Go search for more words that can be used in almost every scenario!
Use the THESAURAUS!
SPEAK CONFIDENTLY LIKE A CHAMPION ! =)
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