Picture describing. Some more vocabulary

1. Picture describing

Some more vocabulary

2. Setting

• Outdoors
• Indoors
• In the open
• at a military base
• Onboard a plane/ carrier
• In a mountainous area

3. People

The military
Military people/men
servicemen
Recruits/ privates/ officers/ generals/ higher ranks/ commanders
subordinates
Pilots/ marines/ navies/ navigators/ miners/ paratroopers/ artillerymen
Signallers/ communications men

4. People. Appearance

• wearing dress/ combat/ mess uniform
• Neat/ untidy
• Caucasian/ Asian/of African origin
• With dark/ white complexion
• Of athletic build/ muscular
• Physically fit

5. People. Mood

busy
concentrated
relaxed
preoccupied
sullen
Satisfied
At a loss
Embarrassed
(self-)confident
Tired
Exhausted
Energetic
Cheerful
Optimistic
motivated

6. Useful phrases

• One can’t but notice that…
• As for…, we can discern…
• Another curious detail is…
• I’d like to draw your attention to…
• What I am driving at is…
• Besides, I’d like to dwell on…
• I am sure that with such an approach/attitude the military can’t but
succeed in their mission.