SPEAKING – USEFUL LANGUAGE
Part 1 – personal questions:
I like, love, enjoy …………………….
I live in ……………………………………….
My neighbourhood is …………………………………….
I have three siblings; one sister and two brothers. I get on/don’t get on with ……………………
It’s sunny/cloudy/raining, etc.
It’s cold, cool, warm, hot, boiling.
I’d like to visit ……………………. because ……………………….
My favourite season is (spring, summer autumn, winter) because ………………………
My best friend is …………………………. . We spend lots of time together.
My favourite sport is ……………………………
I play/don’t play ……………………………………………
I watch (sport)/ I’m a(n) X supporter.
In my free time I love ……………………………..
Part 2 – describing a photo:
1) What’s in the picture? In the picture I can see……………….
There’s / There are ………….
There isn’t a ………. /There aren’t any …………….
2) What’s happening? A/The man/woman is …………. ING
There are people ……………. ING
It’s (raining, snowing, sunny, etc)
3) Where in the picture? At the top/bottom of the picture……….
In the middle of the picture …………..
On the left/right of the picture …………….
Next to/in front of/behind/near/on top of/under/in
front of/opposite
4) When something isn’t clear. He/she/it looks like a ………………
He/she looks + adjective
It might be a ……………….
He/she could be ……………. ING
Maybe it’s a …………………….
Questions related to picture:
should / ought to/ a good idea / useful /useless
Part 3 – talking about 2 photos:
In BOTH photos there are people ………………….. ING
In one photo ………………………. WHEREAS/WHILE in the other photo ……………………
On the one hand …………………… . On the other hand ……………………………..
Although ……………………………………………
These are very different activities ……………
X is easier because ……………………………….., but …………………………………..
Most people who …………………………………….
They seem to be …………….. ING
He/she looks ………………………….
He/she looks like he/she is ………………………. ING
They may/might have ………………………
They are probably …………………………
Part 4 – one photo, 3 questions, preparation time:
It seems to me
I’m convinced that ………………………
The way I see it ………………………….
The last time I felt ……………………….
To be honest……………….
What I would probably say about X is that …………………..
I would say that ………………………..
I’m not really sure but it seems ……………………..
I suppose I …………………..
I’d like to point out that …………….
The main problem is …………………
Another example of ………………… is ……………….
If I really think about it, I’d say that ………………………
What I said doesn’t mean that ……………………..
It’s true that ………………………, but I feel that ………………….
A good way to ……………………… is to ……………………
The best way to ……………………….
It’s (not) a good idea to …………………….
From my point of view ……………………..
I strongly believe ………………………….
While …………………………….., it’s true that ………………………………
Firstly / secondly / and last but not least
I’ve never actually thought about this before, but I’d say …………………………..
Although / even though / however / in spite of / despite / besides / what’s more /
actually / in fact
On the one hand …………………… . On the other hand
As everyone knows ………………….
There can be no doubt that …………………
It’s a fact that ………………………..
There are two sides to the question ………………..
Some people say that …………………….., while others think ……………………….
