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- 1. WHAT ARE YOU LIKE? EXAM PRACTICE 1
- 2. In-class practice: What are you like?: OVERVIEW Online practice: Personality & Feelings Past tenses Speaking: Exam practice 1 Exam tips: UOE Part 1 Adjectives & Idioms & Present tenses Exam practice
- 3. Speaking: Part 1 What do you and your best friend have in common? 2 MIN thoughtful perceptive imaginative ambitious conscientious open-minded mature inquisitive sensible solitary rebellious shy extroverted impatient indecisive talkative laid-back obsessive over-ambitious obstinate neurotic prejudiced apathetic insensitive rude forgetful argumentative Both of us ... Neither of us ... We are like two peas in a pod in terms of ...
- 4. Speaking: Part 1 In terms of character, do you take after anyone in your family? 2 MIN thoughtful perceptive imaginative ambitious conscientious open-minded mature inquisitive sensible solitary rebellious shy extroverted impatient indecisive talkative laid-back obsessive over-ambitious obstinate neurotic prejudiced apathetic insensitive rude forgetful argumentative Both of us ... Neither of us ... We are like two peas in a pod in terms of ...
- 5. Speaking: Part 1 How has your personality changed since you were a child? 2 MIN thoughtful perceptive imaginative ambitious conscientious open-minded mature inquisitive sensible solitary rebellious shy extroverted impatient indecisive talkative laid-back obsessive over-ambitious obstinate neurotic prejudiced apathetic insensitive rude forgetful argumentative I grew out of ... I used to be ... I have become more/ less ...
- 6. Speaking: Part 2 - PICTURE COMPARISON 2 MIN •Both pictures present... •Photos A and B alike depict ... •The common theme which can be identi fi ed in both pictures is ... Structure: 1. Common theme 2. Comparison 3. Speculation 1. Identify the common theme
- 7. Speaking: Part 2 - PICTURE COMPARISON 2 MIN •Similarly to picture A, picture B... •In picture A, as well as in B, .... Structure: 1. Common theme 2. Comparison 3. Speculation 2. Compare the photo: similarities & differences •In contrast to picture A, picture B presents... •In picture A one can spot ..., whereas in picture B ... •Unlike picture A, picture B ...
- 8. Speaking: Part 2 - PICTURE COMPARISON 2 MIN Structure: 1. Common theme 2. Comparison 3. Speculation 3. Speculation •It looks as if ... •From what I can gather ... •It seems/appears to me that ... •They might /may / could ... •I might be wrong, but I think ... •Once you give it a closer look, you can actually see ... •I can't be certain, but I guess..
- 9. Speaking: Part 2 - FOLLOW-UP QUESTION 30 SEC Candidate B, which way of spending free time do you find more relaxing? Contrast •Whereas most people would agree that ... , I'm actually on the opposite side. •Although the majority of people might prefer.. , I'm ... •I strongly opt for ... •I strongly identify with those who prefer ... •I strongly opt for ... •I strongly identify with those who prefer ... •As a typical ... I'm for .. •I would de fi nitely choose ... Strong opinion •It's always a tough decision, but I reckon I would choose ... •I wish I were more set in my ways, but to be perfectly honest it really depends on ... Mixed opinion
- 10. Speaking: Part 3 - SPIDER DIAGRAM 2 +1 MIN similar characters sense of humour social and fi nancial status common hobbies and passions life goals Which factors might be important when looking for a partner? What's you opinion of ... ? It's worth mentioning that ... A factor which might play a signi fi cant role is ... How about ... ? There's do doubt that ... I reckon we can both agree that ... Initiating the point
- 11. Speaking: Part 4 - DISCUSSION 5 MIN Expressing opinions De fi nitely Absolutely Totally I couldn't agree more. I'm completely certain that.. It's not so black and white I guess ... I might be wrong, but I can't help thinking that... From what I can gather ... As far as I'm concerned I doubt whether ... I'm not quite sure about ... I'm not completely certain ... I wouldn't be so sure about .. Not exactly I have some doubts about ... De fi nitely not! Absolutely not! I can't agree with ... I'm sorry but ... •Is it better to be in a friendship with a person whose character is different or similar to yours?
- 12. Speaking: Part 4 - DISCUSSION 5 MIN Expressing opinions De fi nitely Absolutely Totally I couldn't agree more. I'm completely certain that.. It's not so black and white I guess ... I might be wrong, but I can't help thinking that... From what I can gather ... As far as I'm concerned I doubt whether ... I'm not quite sure about ... I'm not completely certain ... I wouldn't be so sure about .. Not exactly I have some doubts about ... De fi nitely not! Absolutely not! I can't agree with ... I'm sorry but ... •Do you believe that people can change?
- 13. Speaking: Part 4 - DISCUSSION 5 MIN Expressing opinions De fi nitely Absolutely Totally I couldn't agree more. I'm completely certain that.. It's not so black and white I guess ... I might be wrong, but I can't help thinking that... From what I can gather ... As far as I'm concerned I doubt whether ... I'm not quite sure about ... I'm not completely certain ... I wouldn't be so sure about .. Not exactly I have some doubts about ... De fi nitely not! Absolutely not! I can't agree with ... I'm sorry but ... •Do young couples argue about the same issues as elderly couples?
- 14. Speaking: Part 4 - DISCUSSION 5 MIN Expressing opinions De fi nitely Absolutely Totally I couldn't agree more. I'm completely certain that.. It's not so black and white I guess ... I might be wrong, but I can't help thinking that... From what I can gather ... As far as I'm concerned I doubt whether ... I'm not quite sure about ... I'm not completely certain ... I wouldn't be so sure about .. Not exactly I have some doubts about ... De fi nitely not! Absolutely not! I can't agree with ... I'm sorry but ... •What's a characteristic which you couldn't stand in a partner?
- 15. Use of English: Part 1 - Multiple choice 10 MIN I guess I was what one might call a spoil child, for I was the only / single child of Mary and David Bettleman and I got whatever I wanted. I had a rather weak-minded mother and by contrast a very rebelled / domineering father who had exceedingly high expectations of me, expectations that I could not (3) live up to/ match. You see, my father was quite an eminent lawyer and wanted nothing more than for me to continue/follow his footsteps. He encouraged me to win at everything and to be ultra-competitive. He just couldn't see that he was being far too dominant/pushy and putting too much pressure/force on me. He simply thought that he was acting in my best advantage/ interest. Not surprisingly, perhaps, I rebelled against my upbringing / growing by becoming thoroughly apathetic at school. As soon as I turned 18, I struck out/ took off on my own and went off on a trip to India. It was there that I met Ingrid, a fellow traveller. It became clear that we came from very similar backgrounds. She too was running away from something: in her case a very sheltered/ protected upbringing, caused by having two very over-protective parents. We hit it off / got along immediately, and I asked her to be my girlfriend. But I was young and I needed space, and I guess I was too immature to handle the give and take / come and go of a relationship. Or perhaps I was just afraid of commitment. Anyway, we went through a very bad patch/ rap and had a trial separation for a couple of months.