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Work in pairs. Look at the examiner’s instruction for the
/P/ Pronunciation: intonation (1)
second part of the task and the list of strategies (1 - 6)
You can indicate that you have finished speaking,or
that you have more to say, by makingyour voice rise below. Then:
or fall. This is calledintonation. A falling intonation • decide together which strategies would be good
shows that you have finished speaking, while a rising for this part of the task. Write Y (yes) or N (no) next to
intonation often indicates that you have more to say. each strategy.
The speaker’s voice falls or rises most on words which • give reasons for your answers.
are stressed.
Now you have a minute to decide which trip the
Listen to these extracts from the conversation. “ school should choose. "
ai Decide if the speaker’s voice rises or falls on the
underlined words.
1 How do you think a sightseeing tour might be 1 Talk about each of the options in turn again.
good for students? 2 Suggest which option you would choose, say why,and
2 I think you can learn a lot about architecture and ask your partner if he/she agrees.
history and things like that. 3 Agree with the first option your partner suggests.
3 Yes,and also you can visit somewhere very 4 Disagree with the first option your partner suggests,
different and learn about other cultures. say why you disagree,then suggest another option
4 What about this sort of activity holiday in the and say why.
mountains? 5 Agree with the first option your partner suggests,but
then suggest an alternative and say why.
5 I think it can give young people exciting
experiences and adventures, things they don’t get 6 Disagree with everything your partner says in order to
in their everyday lives. make the discussion longer.
^ 1 -5 aloud. Listen to two pairs of exam candidates, Miguel and
Work in pairs. Take turns to read sentences
Antonia, and Irene and Nikolai, doing this part of the
Write two sentences of your own, explainingthe task. Which of the strategies from Exercise 6 (1 - 6) does
benefits of two of the options in the speaking task. each speaker use?
Decide which words you should stress and whether • Miguel Antonia PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
your voice should rise or fall on the stressed words. • Irene and Nikolai
When you are ready, work in pairs and
Match the phrases (1 -7) with their function (a-e). Some
• take turns to read your sentences aloud functions can be matched with more than one phrase.
• react to what your partner says with your 1 In my opinion,the best choice is... because...
own ideas.
2 Ithink we should choose... because...
3 What do you think?
4 Yes,I think you’re right,but ... because...
5 You might be right,but I think we should also consider
...because...
6 I think ...is a better option because...
7 Ithink your suggestion would be fine if ..., but...
a suggest an option and say why
b ask your partner if they agree
c disagree with a suggestion and say why
d suggest a different option
e agree with a suggestion,but suggest a different option
and say why
Work in pairs. Do the first part of the task.
• Ask each other the questions from (Speaking) ^ Now work in pairs and do the second part of the task
Exercise 3. using phrases from Exercise 8.
• Talk about each of the options from the speakingtask
in turn.Take two minutes to do this.
• Try to use the words and phrases from the box in
(Speaking) Exercise 1.
