Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Picture Discussion- Venessa Neo Shi Qi (22)

Picture Discussion

I presume that this scene is taken in a classroom because I can see desks with books under them in the foreground, a whiteboard in the background and a projector screen at the top of the picture. I am sure that this picture is taken in Singapore, as there is a Singapore flag on the top right hand of the picture.

I presume that these students are upper secondary students as I can see that they are wearing long pants. I think that these students are doing a presentation to their class as I can see that they are standing in front of the class and just in front of the whiteboard. The boy on the extreme left of the picture seems to be in fits of laughter while the other boys, which I presume are his group mates, are looking at him and seem to be laughing too.

I suppose that the student on the far left of the picture is doing the presentation as he is holding a script in his hands. I presume that he had said something wrong or that the advertisement he is doing is amusing and hilarious. I can see that he is laughing aloud as his mouth is wide open. He seems to be laughing with all his might and his left leg is raised up a little and he is leaning a little forward. Perhaps he is thinking that the advertisement he is doing is so nonsensical that he cannot help but laugh in front of the whole class. He also might be feeling embarrassed at the same time.

I reckon that the student wearing the tie is holding on to the advertisement that the student next to him was advertising. From what I can see, there are two women on the advertisement he is holding. I presume that they are doing an advertisement on slimming programs therefore that explains why there are two women on the piece of advertisement he is holding. He also seems to be amused at the student that is advertising as I can see that he is laughing. Perhaps he is thinking that the whole presentation is a joke and that the student presenting is making a fool out of himself.

I notice that the three other boys seem to be doing nothing but standing there and laughing together. They also seem amused by the way the student is presenting. Perhaps they are feeling lucky that they are not the ones presenting and they do not have to make fools out of themselves.

I think that the boy presenting is hysterical enough to not be able to present properly to the class. Perhaps he will even stop the presentation and laugh before he proceeds on. Following this presentation, I’m sure that the whole class will make fun of them in the future about their advertisement. I suppose in the future, they would not choose such an advertisement to advertise anymore.

I feel that a presentation is something you do to convey what you want to tell your audience. They should not treat it as a joke even though it is just a presentation in the classroom. In such cases, we should learn how to be more serious and more responsible for our own conduct.

By Venessa Neo Shi Qi (22)

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