A2
English Speaking Exercises for A2 – Photo comparison and presentation
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1. Match the symbols (a-h) with the parts of the school (1-8) below.
- 1)canteen
- 2)classroom
- 3)gym
- 4)language lab
- 5)library
- 6)playing field
- 7)science lab
- 8)toilets
2. Match the phrases below with categories A-D.
- A Structuring your speech
- B Ordering points or opinions
- C Justifying your opinions
- D Summing up your opinion
- All in all,
- First,Second,Finally,
- First of all, we need to decide / examine / look at / ask ourselves
- I’d like to start by saying / looking at
- Just to summarise the main points
- Now I’d like to move on to
- Now let’s look at / move on to (the question of)
- The main reason I feel this way is
- There are a number of reasons why I believe this. First,
- I’ll begin with
- This leads to my next point.
- The reason I say that is
- I’ll tell you why I think that.
- To sum up,In conclusion,
3. Listen to a student presenting her answer to the task below.
Audio
- The government does not spend enough money on schools. Do you agree? Why? / Why not?
Speaking Strategy
When you are giving a short presentation, use set phrases to give opinions and justify them, and to structure your speech.
4. Read the Speaking Strategy. Then listen again. Which of the phrases in exercise 2 does the student use?
Audio
5. Now prepare to do the task below. Make notes.
- 1)Describe one of the photos.
- 2)Compare it with the other.
- 3)‘Only schools with a lot of money have good extra-curricular activities.’ Do you agree? Why? / Why not?
- Describe one photo
- Compare it with the other
- Answer to question
6. Now do the task from exercise 5 using your notes.
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