MORE HELP for Speaking Exam!

SPEAKING
TEST–
useful
phrases

Asking
for
clarification

Sorry,
I’m
not
sure
what
you
mean.

I
don’t
(really)
understand

Correcting
yourself

What
I
mean
is…

What
I
meant
was…

What
I’m
trying
to
say
is…

Sorry, that’s not what I meant

Making suggestions

Perhaps we should…

 I’m
not
sure
whether
…

 I
think
it’d
be
better
if 
…

I
think
we
should….

I
find
it
really
…

The
good/bad
thing(s)
is/are…

One
advantage
/disadvantage
is…

On
the
other
hand…

Expressing opinions

I
don’t
really
like….

I’m
not
very
keen
on…

I
much
prefer…

I’d
prefer…

I’d
much
rather…

The
thing
I
like
the
best
is
….

Agreeing
or
disagreeing
with
your
partner

I
agree/disagree

That
sounds
like
a
good
idea

That’s
a
great
idea

You’re
right!

That’s
true

I’m
not
sure
about
that

I
don’t
really  agree

Involving
your
partner

What
do
you
think?

Do
you
think
we
should…?

Why
don’t
we…?

Perhaps
we
should…

Let’s
decide
about….,
shall
we?

Positive adjectives	Negative adjectives
Useful/ Handy / Practical	Useless /  Unusable / Impractical
Fun / Entertaining / Exciting / Thrilling / Exhilarating	Boring / Dull / Tiresome / Tedious / Monotonous
Cheap / Good-value / Affordable / Economical	Expensive / Exclusive / Luxurious
Educational / Informative / Enlightening	Misleading / Deceptive / Confusing
Easy /  Relaxed / Informal / Laid-back	Time-consuming / Taxing / Tough / Demanding
Sociable / Friendly / Convivial	Unsociable / Antisocial / Unfriendly
Healthy / Good for you / Keeps you in shape	Unhealthy / Dangerous / Harmful / Unsafe / Damaging

Speaking Exam 67% Summative Crit A and D

FCE Part 3 - An example



Start by choosing one and discussing how much of a priority it is or isn’t 

Useful phrases for starting the task

“Shall we start with this one?”

“Which one do you want to start with?” “It doesn’t really matter which one we start with, so how about this one/ the first one?”

Move onto others

Useful phrases for quickly agreeing or disagreeing/ moving the discussion on

“I don’t feel the same way, but I see what you mean. Anyway,…”

“I don’t think we’ll ever agree on that, so…”

“I feel (basically) the same way, so…”

“We seem to agree on that one, so…”

“Have we discussed…?”

“How about…?”

“Let’s skip that one then.”

“Shall we move onto…?” “We still need to discuss…”

“What about…?”

“Which one should we discuss next?”

Bring that stage to a close and move onto the deciding stage

Useful phrases for moving onto the deciding stage

“We seem to be running out of time, so…”

“Shall we rush through the last few?”

“I don’t think we have time to discuss (all) the rest, so…”

“What was the second question we had to discuss?”

“What else do we have to discuss?”

“I think we’re ready to decide.”

Starting the deciding stage

Useful phrases for starting the deciding stage

“From what you said, I guess you’d choose…”

“I’d like to nominate…”

“I think we can eliminate/ ignore…”

“Definitely not…”

Continuing the deciding stage

Useful phrases for continuing/ managing the deciding stage

“We still need one more.”

“What about the second one?”

“It doesn’t seem we can agree on that one, so…”

“Maybe we should move onto another one.”

“If not that one, how do you feel about…?”

Ending/ summarizing the deciding stage

Useful phrases for ending/ summarizing the deciding stage

“So, we’ve decided on…”

“I think that means we agree on…”

“To recap,…”

“What was the first one we decided on again?”

Reporting what you decided (or not)

Useful phrases for reporting back to the teacher/ class

“We have only decided on one, which is…”

“We chose… because…”

“We haven’t agreed yet, but…”

“We couldn’t agree. I thought… but…”

Common exam mistakes - Exam Analysis

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Gerund and Infinitives

Exercise 1 - Gerund after preposition

Exercise 2 - Gerund after preposition

Exercise 3 - Gerund after preposition

Exercise 4 - Gerund or Infinitive?

Homework for Friday 12/02

Read chapter 157 and answer the following questions in full sentences:

1.List 1 thing that Joseph Fleming eats. (Chapter 157)

2.Very briefly describe an event (place, what happened) between Christopher and his mother which

she found difficult to deal with. (there is more than 1 possible answer) (Chapter 157)

3.Where does Christopher’s mother work according to the last letter? (Chapter 157)

4.What happens to Christopher when he stops reading the last letter? (Chapter 157)

5.How does Christopher’s father react when he finds Christopher on the bed? (Chapter 157)

Homework for Friday 5/01

Read chpater 97 and answer the following questions

1.How does Christopher justify talking to Mrs Alexander about the dog incident after promising not

to?

2.Find an exagerated way of saying why? Page 69

3.Find a liquid measurement. Page 70

4.Find the word for a metal pipe water runs down. Page 70

5.Find the word for the rope you walk a dog on. Page 71

6.Find a synonym for closed. Page 72

7.Find a word that means to think/imagine. Page75

8.Do you think Christopher will keep the promise he makes to Mrs Alexander or will he find another

logical not to?

Then read Chapters 103, 109 and 127 for a comprehension exam!