Unit studying Overseas r e a d I n g introduction
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- Bu səhifədəki naviqasiya:
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- I would like to travel abroad. I would hate
- Talking about where you come from A
- Express Tip 12
- Express Tip Talking about future plans
- Language bite
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Organise what you want to say. • Choose one topic from the list above. • Think about why you like or dislike the topic and spend a few minutes thinking about what you are going to say. Make notes if you want, but don’t write full sentences. • Speak about the topic for at least thirty seconds. Expressing likes and dislikes Verbs expressing like and dislike e.g. like ,
,
,
are followed by either a noun –
or by the -ing form of a verb + noun – I can’t stand doing housework . I really like going skiing . When
would is put before the verbs that express like and dislike e.g.
and
would hate , we are talking hypothetically about something we want or don’t want to do and probably haven’t done. Would like and
would hate are
followed by to + infinitive – I would like to travel abroad. I would hate to go skiing on my own. Would is not used with can’t stand. 01 IELTS Express Intermediate WB TXT.indd 11 01/02/12 5:59 PM
1 SPEAKING Talking about travelling abroad A 1 Listen to two people talking about travelling abroad. Does each speaker like or dislike travelling abroad? Speaker 1 likes/dislikes travelling abroad. Speaker 2 likes/dislikes travelling abroad.
Listen again. What does each speaker say he or she likes or dislikes? Speaker 1 likes/dislikes Speaker 2 likes/dislikes
Now give your opinion about travelling abroad. Try to talk for at least a minute. If you can, record yourself speaking.
Complete each sentence about your home town by choosing one of the choices in bold or by adding your own answer.
My home town is very small/quite big/very large/ and has a population of
. 2 It’s a
rural/industrial/ area so many people work as farmers/for big companies/ .
Most people live in
the
.
I
there because I grew up there/it’s a nice place/ .
I’ve lived there
.
2 Listen to someone talking about where they come from and make notes about what they say.
Talk about your home town. Time yourself and try to talk for about a minute. If you can, record yourself speaking.
Don’t learn any speeches off by heart because the examiners will ignore anything that has obviously been memorised.
UNIT 1 Studying Overseas 01 IELTS Express Intermediate WB TXT.indd 12 01/02/12 5:59 PM 1 Studying Overseas UNIT 1
13 SPEAKING Talking about plans for the future 4 The examiner will be assessing you on your range of vocabulary, so it’s important to use a variety of phrases in your answers.
In Part 1 of the Speaking exam, you may need to talk about your plans for the future. Look at the phrases below. I’m going to … I’m definitely/probably going to … I’m planning to … I’m hoping to … I’m thinking about … I might … I (really) want to … I’d (really) love to … A 3 Listen to five people talking about their plans for the future. What does each person plan to do?
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Listen again and write down the phrase from the Language bite that each person uses to talk about their future plans.
Before the task Reread the information in the Language bite boxes in the unit to refresh your memory. Practise saying the expressions to yourself.
Listen to five questions. Pause the recording after each question and answer aloud, using one of the phrases from the
to talk about your personal plans. 5 01 IELTS Express Intermediate WB TXT.indd 13 01/02/12 5:59 PM Yüklə 0,63 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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