Language teachers are always looking for new ways to get their students to practice speaking in class.
语言老师总是在寻找新方法让他们的学生在课堂上练习口语。
One way to get students to talk is to show them photographs and ask them to talk about what they see.
让学生练习口语的一种方法是向他们展示照片，并让他们谈论他们从照片中看到的东西。
Many teachers may already have a collection of interesting pictures to use in class.
一些老师可能已经收集了一批有趣的照片来用于课堂。
If you are a new teacher, you can find excellent photos in our "Day in Photos" section.
如果你是一名新老师，你可以在我们的“照片日”版块找到绝佳的照片。
The daily collection includes images from around the world.
每日收集的照片包括来自世界各地的图片。
You can also use newspaper photos.
你也可以用报纸上的照片。
In 2013, The New York Times' free Learning Network website began publishing a special photo each Monday.
2013年，《纽约时报》的免费学习网络网站开始在每周一发布一张特别的照片。
The photo does not include any description or information.
发布的照片不包含任何描述或信息。
The Times invited teachers to use the weekly photo to start discussions with students.
《纽约时报》邀请老师们用每周发布一张的照片与学生们展开讨论。
The Times calls the section "What's Going on in This Picture?"
《纽约时报》称这部分为“这张照片中发生了什么？”
It suggests that educators ask these questions:
它建议教育工作者问这些问题：
What is going on in this picture?
这张照片中发生了什么？
What do you see that makes you say that?
你看到了什么让你这么认为？
What more can you find?
你还能发现什么？
Readers can post comments that say what they think is happening in the photo.
读者可以发表评论，说出自己认为照片中发生了什么。
Later in the week, the Times prints the description of the photo.
当周晚些时候，《纽约时报》会刊登对该照片的描述。
Teachers can use photographs to help students practice new grammar points.
老师可以用照片来帮助学生练习新的语法点。
You can choose to ask questions that they must answer using a verb tense you are studying or using certain grammatical forms.
你可以选择提出问题，让他们必须使用你们正在学习的动词时态或使用某些语法形式来回答。
Here are two examples.
这里有两个例子。
Our first photo is from the January 20 Day in Photos.
我们的第一张照片来自1月20日的“照片日”版块。
It shows people at a festival in Nicaragua.
它展示了尼加拉瓜一个节日上的人们。
If you are studying prepositions, you might ask,
如果你们正在学习介词，你可能会问，
What do you see on their heads?
你在他们头上看到了什么？
If you want your students to use the past tense, you can ask,
如果你想让你的学生用过去时回答，你可以问，
What did they do before someone took this photo?
在有人拍下这张照片之前他们做了什么？
After a discussion, you can ask your students to begin a story with a statement related to the photo.
在讨论之后，你可以让你的学生用与照片相关的陈述来开始讲述一个故事。
For example:
例如：
Yesterday, I was walking to school and I saw…
昨天，我正走在去往学校的路上，我看见……
Our next photo is from the January 6 The Day in Photos.
我们的下一张照片来自1月6日的“照片日”版块。
We see Japanese firemen showing firefighting methods.
我们看到日本消防员在展示消防方法。
They are on long ladders high in the air.
他们攀在高高悬挂于空中的长梯上。
Questions about this photo might include:
关于这张照片的问题可能包括：
What are these people doing?
这些人在干什么？
How do you feel about what they are doing?
你对他们正在做的事情有何感想？
What do you notice about how they are dressed?
关于他们的穿着，你有注意到什么？
In a recent class with teachers, my coworker Anna Matteo and I learned how some English teachers in Bolivia use pictures.
在最近一次教师课堂中，我的同事安娜·马特奥和我了解到玻利维亚的一些英语老师如何利用图片。
Here are their ideas:
以下是他们的想法：
Have students write a caption or description for the picture.
让学生为某一图片写说明文字或描述。
If this photo was in a news story, what would the headline be?
如果这张照片出现在新闻报道中，标题会是什么？
Show only part of a picture and ask, "What do you think this photo is about?"
只展示照片的一部分，然后问：“你认为这张照片是关于什么的？”
Slowly show more and more of the picture, until all of it is seen.
慢慢地展示出该照片越来越多的部分，直到看到整张图。
Ask students to write about it and read their stories to each other.
让学生写下关于它的内容，并读给彼此听。
Use a photo of a popular place for travelers.
使用一张旅游胜地的照片。
Ask students to make it the center of a tourism marketing campaign.
让学生把它作为旅游营销活动的中心。
They may make an Instagram post with a few words or a magazine advertisement with words or expressions to help "sell" the place.
他们可能会在Instagram上发帖，写上几个词，或者发在杂志广告上，用一些词或短语来帮助“推销”这个地方。
Use a picture of a local art or craft and ask students to write about its cultural importance and their own experience with making or using it.
使用一幅当地艺术或工艺的图片，让学生写下其文化重要性以及他们自己制作或使用它的经验。
Our final photo today is an historical image taken in the United States during the 1940s.
我们今天的最后一张照片是20世纪40年代拍摄于美国的一张历史图像。
Some men are carrying covered cans.
一些人拿着带盖的罐子。
Their clothing and faces are marked with dirt.
他们的衣服和脸上沾有泥渍。
They are wearing a special hat with a light on the front.
他们戴着一顶前面带灯的特殊帽子。
Look at the photo.
看这张照片。
Choose to be a teacher or student and answer the questions in the comments.
选择是当老师还是学生，并回答注释中的问题。
For the Teacher: What questions would you ask about this picture?
选择当老师：关于这幅图片你会问什么问题？
Tell about two or more activities you would do with your students after viewing the picture.
说说看完图片后你会和学生一起做的两个或两个以上的活动。
For the Student: What is happening in this picture?
选择当学生：这幅图片里发生了什么？
What do you think is in the cans?
你觉得罐子里有什么？
Where are the men going?
这些人要去哪里？
Write about the picture.
把图片中的内容写下来。
If you try this activity, you will find the old expression is true in more ways than one:
如果你尝试这种活动，你就会发现，这个古老的表达在很多方面都是正确的：
A picture is worth a thousand words.
一张图胜过千言万语。
I'm Jill Robbins.
吉尔·罗宾斯为您播报。
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