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as education, defence or waste disposal. A more 2 I started learning English because I thought it
contentious issue is whether people should be taxed would be a useful language.
heavily to pay for these. 3 I’d like to learn Spanish so I could talk to people

Many people feel that all these areas of public life are so when I go to Spain or South America on holiday.
vital that we must have high taxes to ensure that services 4 I like learning new vocabulary best, but I find the
are of the highest standard. If taxes are too low, the grammar rather difficult.
quality of the provision declines and eventually systems 5 I don’t think I’ll ever live in the UK, although it
begin to break down and the only people able to manage would be great to spend some time there.
are the wealthy. Proponents of high taxation also argue
that in principle it is a good thing to make the wealthiest Useful language: the weather
in society bear the biggest burden of paying for services 2 Possible answers
for the good of everyone, including the poorest. My favourite kind of weather is when it’s very sunny
On the other hand, if too high a percentage of salaries is and warm.
taken in tax, it is argued that people lose the incentive to I hate it when it rains heavily all day.
work hard. Another drawback of high taxation is that it Cloudy weather really makes me feel fed up.
builds resentment and people start to look for strategies If I’m studying hard, I prefer the weather to be cool
to avoid paying it. and not too sunny.
I believe that taxation, managed sensibly, is a good way When I was little I loved playing outside in the rain.
of redistributing wealth and I am in favour of the rich I’d really like to live in a country where it gets very
supporting the less well off. In the end, this equalising cold in the winter with deep snow.
benefits everyone because if there is too great a gap
between rich and poor, resentment develops. However, SPEAking PART 2
I feel hard work should be rewarded so the threshold
above which people start to pay tax should be quite high. Training
Review
SPEAking PART 1 1 The examiner will give you a booklet open at the
Training right task, some paper and a pencil.
Review 2 You will have one minute.
1 Everyday topics 3 You should write your notes on the paper the
2 Work or study (or where you live) examiner gives you and not on the task.
3 Two or three different topics 4 You should talk for two minutes.
4 There are usually four questions for each topic. The 5 The examiner will ask questions after you finish your
introductory topics ‘work/study’ and ‘where you live’ two-minute talk.
usually have three questions. Ways to prepare for a talk
5 Your passport or ID
1-4 Student’s own answers
Useful language: where you live Useful strategies: problems and solutions for giving
1 and 2 Student’s own answers a talk
Useful language: tenses 1 Possible paraphrases
1 Possible answers 1 part of a cooker where you bake cakes or meat
1 Where do you live? 2 money that is given to support a student at
2 How long have you lived there? college
3 Why did you move to your house/apartment? 3 a document that promises to repair a machine if it
4 Would you like to live somewhere else? goes wrong within a year or two
5 Do you think you will move soon? 4 something that the winner of a competition gets
2 Possible answers 5 a sign, for example, that says it is dangerous to do
1 I’ve been studying English for six years, since I something
started school.