Page 35 - Complete IELTS Bands 5 - 6.5

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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 @