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B1

English Speaking Exercises for B1 – Guided conversation

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1. Listen to a teenage boy enquiring about a job. Complete the information.

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6 G Speaking intermedia 1
  • Job: A or B?
  • Responsibilities:
  • 1)
  • 2)
  • Salary:
  • Hours:
  • Accommodation included?

2. Complete the Speaking Strategy with the words below.

  • ask question reminds something speaking thing

Speaking Strategy

Make sure that you refer to all four points in the task. You may need to move the conversation on in order to cover all four topics. Use phrases like:

Moving on to the 1……………………… of … ◻

Another 2……………………… I wanted to ask / know is … ◻

3……………………… else I’d like to talk about is … ◻

Could I possibly 4……………………… you about …? ◻

5……………………… of X (if X has been mentioned) ◻

That 6……………………… me, … (if there is a link with something you want to say or ask) ◻

3. Listen again. Tick the phrases in the Speaking Strategy that the interviewee uses.

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4. Match 1-5 with a-e to make the start of indirect questions.

  • 1)
    Could you
  • 2)
    I’d be
  • 3)
    I’d like
  • 4)
    May
  • 5)
    I was
  • a)
    I ask
  • b)
    tell me
  • c)
    interested to know
  • d)
    wondering
  • e)
    to know

5. Listen to a teenage girl enquiring about a job. Complete the information.

Audio
  • Job: 1)
  • Responsibilities:
  • 2)
  • 3)
  • 4)
  • Salary: 5)
  • Travel expenses included? 6)

6. Listen again. Complete the indirect questions with phrases from exercise 4.

Audio
  • 1)
    if I could ask you some questions.
  • 2)
    what the job involves?
  • 3)
    what experience is required.
  • 4)
    what the salary is.

7. Read the task. Prepare questions about the information below. Think of follow-up questions to find out more details.

  • You have applied for a part-time holiday job as a sales assistant in a supermarket. You are going for an interview with the store manager. Prepare questions for the interview about these four points.
  • – responsibilities
  • – personal qualities and experience required
  • – hours of work and salary
  • – travel expenses.
  • 1)
    Responsibilities?
  • 2)
    Personal qualities?
  • 3)
    Experience required?
  • 4)
    Hours of work?
  • 5)
    Salary?
  • 6)
    Travel expenses?

8. Now do the speaking task above. Use your notes from exercise 7

Extra exercises

9. Read the Strategy. Put sentences A-D in the correct order (1-4).

Strategy

Start by describing the photos in general. Contrast the photos by describing who the people are, what they are doing and where they are. Then describe some details in the photo. Finish with a personal comment or some speculation about the photos.

  • A I think the first photo might be a farm in Argentina. It’s very beautiful. The second photo looks like France, or maybe it’s Italy.
  • B In this photo, the people are working with horses.
  • C Both photos show people working on a farm.
  • D In the second photo, the people are picking fruit rather than working with animals.

10. Photos (A and B) show young people doing part-time work in their holidays. Compare and contrast them. Include the following:

  • – typical jobs that young people do part-time.
  • – why young people do part-time work
  • – what skills people can learn by doing holiday work
6 G Speaking intermedia 02

11. In pairs, ask and answer the questions. If possible, use evidence from the photos in your discussion.

  • 1)
    What kinds of skills and personality do people who work with young children need?
  • 2)
    Which of the two part-time jobs shown in photos A and B would you rather do? Why?

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