WEEK 1

Lesson 1 - speaking
About the IELTS
Speaking Test
Part 1: Types of
questions
Fluency markers


Watch and listen, and talk about
the speaking test
Part 1 INTERVIEW - Exchange
with the examiner for about 1-2
minutes on a certain topic.
Part 2 LONG TURN
Part 3 - DISCUSSION

Fluency and
coherence

Lexical
resource

Grammatical
range and
accuracy
Is willing to
Has a wide
Uses a mix of
speak at
enough
simple and
length,
vocabulary to complex
though may
discuss topics structures,
lose
at length and but with
coherence at make
limited
times due to
meaning clear flexibility
occasional
in spite of
May make
repetition,
inappropriacie frequent
self-correction s
mistakes with
or hesitation
Generally
complex
Uses a range paraphrase
structures,
of connectives successfully
though these
and discourse
rarely cause
markers but
comprehensio
not always
n problems

pronunciatio
n
Uses a range
of
pronunciation
on features
with mixed
control
Shows some
of effective
use of
features but
this is not
sustained
Can generally
be understood
throughout,
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though

Types of questions
Yes/No questions:
E.g. Do you like cooking?
Optional questions
e.g. Do you work or study?
Wh questions
E.g. What are your hobbies?
A type of request
E.g. Could you tell me about your family?
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Ask the questions below

1. you/ rather/ live/ urban/rural?
2. your family/ a nuclear family/ an extended one?
3. you/ going/ study overseas/ the near future?
4. you/ rather/ get an email message/ a letter?
5. you/ ever/ been/ Europe?
6. you/ tell/ me/ your hometown?
7. you/ speak/ more than one language?
8. you/ prefer/ study in a library/ at home?
9. family/career/ more important to you?
10.you/ prefer/ playing sport/watching it?
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Answers
1. Would you rather live in urban than in rural?
2. Is your family a nuclear family or an extended one?
3. Are you going to study overseas in the near future?
4. Would you rather get an email message or a letter?
5. Have you ever been to Europe?
6. Can you tell me about your hometown?
7. Can you speak more than one language?
8. Do you prefer to study in a library or at home?
9. Are friends or family more important to you?
10.Do you prefer playing sport to watching it?

 Now, work in groups of four.

Each member of a group writes
the name of a well-known person
in their hand. The other three
ask that person using yes/no
questions and optional questions
until they can guess the name
correctly.

Book p.13 Answering questions

about yourself
1. A: Do you enjoy studying English

Im afraid
.?

B: ..
dont like it
What do you do in your Ifree
very much.
I think its really difficult,
time
It depends.
especially the grammar.
2. A:
..?
Do you plan to study abroad

B:
I often go
I guess
out with my friends but sometimes I
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 4: A:Do you have any brothers or

sisters
.?
Well
B: ,
I have
Whats your
job? one brother and
one sister.
5.InA:fact
.
?
Where do you live
B:Actually
I have a part-time job in a local
shop. , Ive worked there for
more than three years.
6. A:
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HOW TO RESPOND TO YES/NO QUESTIONS

YES

E.g.
Are you going to
study law at
university?
Yes, I am.
Yes, I think so.
I think yes.
Yes, I think I am.
Of course, I am.

NO
E.g.
Do you like sports?
No, I dont think I do.
No, I dont think so.
Im afraid, I am not
keen on/ interested in/
good at sports.
Im afraid no.

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Fluency markers to answer Yes/No

questions
Markers

Im afraid
It depends
I guess
Well
In fact (I mean/ In
other words)
Actually

Purpose
Im going to apologize /disagree
politely
I cant give you a simple answer
I think so or I suppose so.
Wait a second. Im thinking.
I am going to give extra
information about my response.
I am going to tell you something
surprising or interesting.
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Practice p.15- Pair-work

Ask and answer the questions using
fluency markers

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Match the questions and types of

answers

1.How important...?
2.How often...?
3.How do you...?
4.Would
rather...?
5.What kind of...?
6.When...?
7.Where...?

you

a) Opinions
something
b) Date or time

abou

c) Frequency of something
d) Methods/ procedures
e) Person or institution
f) Place

8.Why...?

g) Preferences

9.Who...?

h) Reason

i) Types

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Give more information

I mean,
Actually,
In fact,
in other words,
What I mean is
That is
Which + V
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Giving examples

Such as + V_ing 1 and V_ing 2

Such as + N.P1 and N.P2
Like
Clause. For example, + Clause
Clause. For instance, + Clause
Clause. One example is that + clause
Clause. To illustrate, Clause

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Give reasons (Why?)

.because + Clause
.as + Clause
because of some/ several/ a
number of/ a range of reasons.
Another reason is + clause
The reason why + clause + is that +
clause.

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Giving feelings

It makes me + adj:
It helps me + V
I find it + adj
I find (that) it is + adj
I feel + adj when doing sth/ when S +V
+O.
..Which makes me +V
I like/ enjoy/ love/ fancy + Ving
I am interested in
I am into
I am keen on

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Giving Future intention:

I
I
I
I
I
I
I

intend to V
plan to V
have an intention of Ving
am about to V
hope to V
wish to V
want to V
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Quiz Which is the best/worst answer

why?

How many people are there in your family?

A. There are four. We live in a large house in
the north of my country. It gets very cold
there in the winter but it is really nice
during the summer months. I try to go
back there often.
B. There are four. My brother and my parents.
C. There are four. There's myself of course.
Then there's my younger brother, he's
fifteen years old. And I have my mother
and father who are both in their late 70s. I
have two grand parents as well, but they
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don't live with us.

 What kinds of books do you like reading?

A. I don't like reading. Books are boring. I much prefer to
play on the internet or just watch TV in my free time.
Reading books just sends me to sleep.
B. Although I think books are great ways to learn, and I
know some people love to read, I've never been a
great fan of them. I used to read books a bit when I
was younger but not much anymore. I read a lot on
the internet actually, articles on various topics. So I do
read, but it's just not usually books.
C. I don't really like reading, but I did read a book once.
I'll tell you the story. It was set in the 1960's in London.
It was about a poor family who were just trying hard to
make ends meet as they had so little money. If
followed the life of the boy in the family from when he
was young until he grew up. The first part of the book
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was about growing up with his family and his school

 Do you know the people who live next

door to you?
A. No, I've never met them. The reason for
this is that I'm away most of the time at
university so I've never really had the
opportunity. I know my family has met
them on a few occasions, just for a quick
chat, but they don't know them well. I
think they like to keep their privacy.
B. No, I've never met them.
C. No, I've never met them. I think my
parents have, but I don't know who they
are.

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Part 1 - summary
Answer directly
Be on the right track
Extend your answers in 2 or more
sentences
Be positive (say something good
rather than bad about that)

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ACTIVITY

Read the questions/ answers in

the cards
Predict the answers/ questions
Find your partner
Practice questions and answers

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d
1. Do you like shopping?

2. Would you like to work in a shop?e

3. Do you like shopping on the internet?b
4. When do you usually go shopping?h
j
5. Do you prefer shopping in big stores or small shops?
i
6. What do you usually buy when you go shopping
g
7. Do you spend much when you go shopping?
8. Who does most of the shopping in your household?c
9. What kind of shopping do you like doing?
l
a
10. Is shopping a popular activity in your country?
11. What types of shops do teenagers like best in your
country? k
12. What problems are there with shopping in the area
you live in? f
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HOMEWORK
Choose 2 questions and answer
Record your voice

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