Oral Practice - Picture 8 (Group Work)

This picture depicts a scene of a wet market. There are a lot of people. There are two stalls. One of the stalls is selling seafood, while the other is selling meats. A fishmonger is weighing a fish on the weighing scale. I think he is weighing it for the woman next to him. Next to him, a woman is holding some money. I think she is paying for the fish. Not far from her, a boy is trying to touch the crabs. A woman is holding back his hand and telling him not to touch it as he might injure himself. Perhaps, the woman is the boy’s mother. Beside them, a man is stealing a purse. I think he is a pickpocket. If I were the lady, I would be more alert. Not far from him, a lady is pointing to a piece of meat. The butcher is using a chopper, chopping the meat for the lady. In conclusion, the people in the market should take more care of their belongings.
(Blue Group)

This shows a scene of a wet market that is very crowded. There are two stalls. The fishmonger is attending to a lady that is buying fish from him. The lady is paying him some money. In front of the store, there is a boy and his mother. The boy is trying to touch the crabs with his bare hands. If I were his mother, I would not let him touch anything. Beside them, there is a stall selling meat. The butcher is serving one of his customers. Not far away from the butcher, there is a pickpocket taking the lady’s purse. The pickpocket must be very daring to steal a lady’s purse in such a crowded wet market. In my opinion, this is a crowded and unhygienic wet market as the store holders should wear protective gloves. The fishmonger is attending to a lady who is buying fish from him. The lady is paying him some money. In front of the store, there is a boy and his mother .The boy’s finger is stuck in the crab pincer. If I were his mother, I would not let him touch anything. Beside them, there is a stall selling meat. The butcher is serving one of his customers. Not far away from the butcher, there is a pickpocket taking the lady’s purse. The pickpocket must be very daring and vigilant to steal a lady’s purse in such a crowded wet market. (Repetition?) In my opinion, this is a crowded unhygienic wet market as the stall holders should wear gloves. (Repetition?)
(Red Group)

This picture depicts the scene of a wet market. There are many people there. I think it is a Sunday morning. There is a lady buying a fish from the fishmonger. She is holding some dollar notes. In front of her, there is a fishmonger weighing a fish. I think he is weighing it to determine its selling price. A boy is trying to touch a crab. There is a woman, whom I think is the boy’s mother. She is stopping him from touching the crab as one of the pincers might injure him. Behind the lady, a pickpocket is reaching into another lady’s basket, trying to take a purse from a her basket. In my opinion, the lady would be very shocked to find that her wallet missing when she wants to pay for the meat. If I were the lady, I would keep my wallet in a safe place. The butcher is chopping the meat with a chopper. In conclusion, the wet market sells fresher food than at the supermarket.
(Yellow Group)

This picture depicts a scene at a wet market. There are a lot of people here. In my opinion, I think it is either Saturday or Sunday. Many people come here to buy food. There are two stalls selling fish and meats. There are prawns, fish and crabs sold there. There is a fishmonger weighing a fish on a weighing scale. Next to him, there is a woman holding two ten-dollar notes. I think she is trying to pay the fish he is weighing. Not far from them, there is a butcher and an old woman is buying meat. The butcher is chopping some pieces of meats on a chopping board. The woman is pointing at a piece of meat. In my opinion, I think she is telling which piece of meat she prefers. Behind her, there is a pickpocket taking a purse from the old woman's bag. The pickpocket is wearing earrings and I think he a gay. In my conclusion, the pickpocket should not do that as he can be put behind bars. Next to him, there is a little boy and a woman, probably his mother, at the fish stall. If I were the boy, I will not touch the crabs as it will snip my finger. Fortunately, the boy is being stopped by the mother. In my opinion, he is being scolded for touching the crab and he looked frightened when being scolded.
(White Group)

This is a scene of a wet market. It is very crowded. I think it should be a weekend. There is a lady buying some meat from the friendly old butcher. She seems unaware that there is a pick-pocket behind her, stealing her purse from her rattan basket. I think elderly people should be more alert and observant. I think he should not do that illegal act too as he could go to jail and only will get himself into danger. Not far from them, there is a woman and a little boy by her side. I think he is her son or nephew. She is using her left hand to grab the boy’s right hand. I think she is preventing him from getting hurt. Also, I think she is warning him not to get too near the live crabs as they might use their pincers on him. The fishmonger in front of them is weighing a fish. I think he is weighing it for the lady next to him. There are two-dollar notes in her right hand. I think she is going to use them to buy the fresh fish. In conclusion, I think everyone should be careful of pick pockets especially in crowded places and also, I think this is a good market that sells fresh and uncontaminated raw food.
(Green Group)