• a list of vocabulary items corresponding to elements in the picture
• some suggested lesson topics and grammar points for which the picture might be useful. (These categories are summarized at the bottom of the page.)

There are also suggestions for ways to use certain pairs or groups of pictures.

Due to the number of pictures in this section, the VPA index for Israel is divided into two parts.

• Part 1 (this page)
• Part 2

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Photo (Thumbnail)	Vocabulary Items	Topics	Grammar Points
	bank, new/old, white, red, door, automated teller machine (ATM), signs - Hebrew, money	urban/rural: -rural	event/process-going to the bank; shapes-square
	prices, cheese, eggs, pizza, cakes, sandwich, breakfast, people, street, signs-Hebrew, red, salads	money -price of the breakfast; urban/rural -urban food -cheese, pizza, eggs, cakes	ordering of process/event -going to eat breakfast pastimes -going out
	men, olives, pickles, shopping, black, green, blue, salesman, market	shopping -in the market food -olives, pickles	tense/aspect -progressive
	bus (1), road, blue, street, to pay, to drive, windows, people, buildings, city	everyday life: - taking a bus transportation -bus buildings -(old style)	motion verbs; how many? -buses
	to wait, bus, signs-Hebrew, chairs, tree, street	transportation -bus	comparatives - empty/full
	tomato, green pepper, green onion, shopping, people, red, green, street, pants, shirt	shopping -going to the market	subordinate clause: while... tense/aspect -progressive
	lemons, oranges, bananas, apples, juice, store, to drink, to buy, juice maker, fresh, sign-Hebrew/English, street	food -fruit pastimes -going out-to drink colors -yellow, orange, red, green shopping -seller-buyer dialogue	cardinal numbers -plural event/process -going to drink
	telephone, to call, telephone card, street, to dial, green, sign-Hebrew	numbers -phone number; everyday life -to make a phone call
	floor (3), apartments, windows, car, trees, street, city, sky	housing -apartments urban/rural -urban	number -plural/singular forms location/spatial-relations -next to, to the left, behind, in front of
	post office, letters, stamps, to mail, to get, entrance, windows, car, signs-Hebrew/English/Arabic, red	everyday life -going - post office; event/process -going to the postoffice urban/rural -urban	conditional; tense/aspect -present/past progressive how many? -windows
	to swim, sea, beach, people, to tan, to lie, chairs, blue, sky	pastimes -beach-going, swimming seasons -summer	comparatives-near/far motion verbs -swimming agreement -adjective-noun, subject-verb conditational;
	grocery store, shopping, carts, price, cars, entrance, signs	shopping -buying groceries weather -sunnny	ordering of procees/event -going-shopping tense / aspect -present/past progressive
	cafe, street, to drink, to order, to talk, people, door, chairs, sign-Hebrew	urban/rural -urbanseasons: -summer pastimes -coffeehouse-going	tense/aspect -progressive positions -sitting, talking
	bakery, baker, to bake, dough, man, pastry, to sell, apron, white, shirt	food -pastry	ordering of process/event -baking future;
	bakery, cakes, pastry, to bake, to sell, to buy, prices	food: -pastry, cakes, cookies pastimes -going to the bakery	event/process -baking, selling
	road, telephone pole, sky, signs-Hebrew/English, arrows, place names	urban/rural -rural	directions -right/left
	prime minister, wall, graffiti , soldier, hat, glasses, red, blue, white, assassination, signs-Hebrew, death	politics -the late prime minister
	synagogue, to pray, flag, gate, menorah, windows, door, lamps, stairs, sign-Hebrew	religious -going to pray culture; everyday life -going to the synagogue	reciprocal verb; religious practice -temple going worshipping how many? -windows, lamps locative/spatial relations -next to, to the left, to the right
	kitchen counter, sink, cabinet, telephone, stove, cups, table, chairs, cupboards, dishwasher	kitchen appliances-stove, dishwasher	cardinal numbers -plural; locative/spatial relations -in front of, next to, to the right, to the left
	kitchen, refrigerator, green, storage, cupboard	kitchen appliances -refrigerator; postions -horizontal
	kiosk, clocks, cow, bear, bottle, tomatoes, strawberry, table, to buy, prices, time	shapes -squares, circles how-many? -clocks pastimes -going shopping	tense/aspect -progressive
	baby, toys, living room, swing, to cry, white, red, yellow, children's book, plant, legs	colors -red, white, yellow; family-baby body parts -hair, legs, hands, eyes	comparatives -smiling/crying contrast -sitting vs. standing
	playground, slide, swing, jungle gym, climbing, playing, sliding, sand, trees, green, blue, orange	pastimes -playing-playground seasons -summer	motion verbs; opposites -empty/full
	dress (4), white, bride, to get married, store, to buy, display window, street, signs-Hebrew/English, wedding	culture -traditional wedding dress; colors -white numbers -prices, dresses (4)	reciprocal verb: -to get married how many? -dresses event/proces -going shopping
	orange, fresh, juice, to drink, to buy, signs-Hebrew, street, juice maker	food -orange conditional;	stative verbs -thirsty
	street , road, sky, cars, traffic lights, plants, city, stores, signs-Hebrew, building	buildings;	contrast -near/far locative/spatial relations -next to, above, in front of, to the right
	gas station, fuel, to pay, traffic lights, road, cars, trees, signs-Hebrew	everyday life-going to a gas station	cardinal numbers; plural;
	sea, sky, beach, clouds, sign-Hebrew, blue, a warning sign	pastimes -going to the beach seasons -summer shapes -square
	sea, people (2), beach, to play, to swim, swimmimg suit, hat, toys, boat	clothing -swimming suit, hat pastimes -beach-going weather -sunny	adjectives (opposites) -old/young contrast -standing vs. sitting
	restaurant, table, tablecloth, wine, wine glasses, menu, people (7), dress, shirt, pants, sign, family, grandfather	pastimes -going out -restaurant celebration;	tense/aspect -progressive cardinal numbers -plural

Grouping Suggestions

• Similarities and differences
• Similarities and differences: Housing
• Similarities and differences: Transportation: street car vs. bus
• Pastimes: sitting in a cafe, going shopping, family gathering
• Transportation: bus, bus station
• Going to the shop: going to the bakery, grocery store, market, buying cloth, flower, mediciences
• Public areas: going to the bank, postoffice, school, synagogue, gas station, university;
• Interior housing: living room, kitchen, bed room

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