Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten

Using a picture – how it works

This is, I suspect, a new idea to many people so I will try and explain how you can make it work for you.

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  you need a picture in your head that is personal to you. You are trying to use your visual memory to help you speak
  
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  do close your eyes. You will see the picture better
  
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  look at the details. What do you see exactly? Look at the background of the picture too, that can be important. These details will give you precise vocabulary
  
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  try and “feel” the picture. What else does it make you think of? Sometimes a picture  can help you remember things and in IELTS that means you have more ideas.