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      Speaking  Part 2                                     0  Read this Speaking task and prepare notes for
                                                              each point. Think about how you will link your
      0  Work in pairs. Read this task and match the
                                                              ideas.
         phrases (1-8) below with the points in the task.
                                                              Describe an English lesson that you really
         Describe a situation you remember when you           enjoyed.
         had to use a foreign language to communicate.
                                                              You should say:
         You should say:                                         where and when it took place
            what you were doing                                  who the teacher was
            what happened                                        what you did in the lesson
            how well you communicated in the language         and explain why you enjoyed it so much.
         and explain why you remember this situation
         or experience.
                                                           6  Work in pairs. Take turns to give your talks.
                                                              After listening to your partner, give feedback.
         1  on holiday         5  summer break
         2  what have I learned  6  the emergency services
         3  difficult situation   7  didn't know how to say
         4  took a trip        8  hired a car              Pronunciation
                                                           Consonant sounds
      6 ~ Listen to Abi doing the task in Exercise 1 and
         make brief notes about the following.               IELTS candidates often confuse consonant sounds,
                                                             and this can change a word or meaning.
         1  Where was Abi?
         2  What happened?
         3  How well did he communicate?                   0  ~ Listen to and read these examples.
         4  Why does he remember the situation?
                                                              similar sounds       examples
      €) ~ Abi uses phrases to mark the stages in his         If/ and 1c131        sheep I jeep
         story. Listen again and complete the chart below     Ill and /r/          climb I crime
         with these phrases.                                  lvl and lwl          vent I  went

         A couple of :y·eaFs ago   Eventually              f) ~ Work in pairs. Listen again to the first part of
         So the next thing we did   Th1s was because          Abi's talk and write the missing words.
         Before we went   At the time   The reason why
         As soon as   However, one morn1ng
                                                               A couple of years ago, I 1 ... .w~~t. ... on  holiday with a
                                                               friend to Windsor. Um, the 2.  ....   . . why we chose
                                  giving reasons I             Windsor is that I've got an aunt who 3 ....   . .... there.
                                  explanations                 She's been living there for 20 years now. And, well,
                                                               I've always enjoyed travelling ... I've always wanted
         A C..01Api.e. o-P  ~e.L\YS "'oo
                                                               to go to the UK. At the time, my friend and I had
         L
                                                               4  ................ finished our exams at school and we were
      0  Pronunciation: Consonant sounds
                                                               5 .. ............. to go to university. It was the summer
      0  page 34 Key grammar: Present perfect and past simple
                                                               break, and 6  .  . .... ...  invited us to visit her, so we
      0  Write some brief notes that you could use in a        decided to go.
         two-minute talk on the topic in Exercise 1.
                                                           @) Work in pairs. Take turns to read the paragraph
      0  Work in pairs. Take turns to give your talks.
                                                              to each other. Which sounds are most difficult for
         Exam advice     Speaking Part 2                      you to pronounce?

          •  Structure your talk by using your notes and   (.} Work in pairs. Read the audioscript of the talk on
             introduc~ng your points clearly to the examiner.   page 136. Mark six sounds that you find difficult.
                                                              Read the script extracts to your partner.
          •  Use appropriate phrases to mark the stages in
             your talk.
                                                                                     Getting the message across  @
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