12 may 2019

LISTENING PRACTICE

How are you doing?
I'm pretty much like...

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It IS really hot , isn't it? It is not summer yet (!)

I bet your are sunbathing instead of doing your homework and revising for the exam. There's enough time for everything but don't forget your listening practice.

Click on the links to listen to the audios of unit 5.






7 may 2019

FCE SPEAKING. PART 4. USEFUL MATERIALS

Today I'm back with a bunch of useful links for FCE speaking. They are particularly focused on part 4. I hope you find them useful :)

The exam explained...

Some useful sentences... [click on the link to be directed to the original source]

BUYING TIME

I've never really thought about that, but...
What a good question!
That's a good question.
That's an interesting question.
Oh! Let me think. Well, ...

GIVING YOUR OPINION

What I think is that...
In my opinion, ...
It's clear to me that...
One thing I'm sure of is...
I might be wrong but ...
I'm no expert but...

GIVING REASONS FOR YOUR OPINIONS

... because ....
... so it's obvious that...
... That means...

ADDING REASONS

Another thing is...
Apart from that, ...
As well as that, ...
Just as importantly, ...
There's also the fact that...
And don't forget...

ASKING YOUR SPEAKING PARTNER

What do you think, Jack?
Don't you agree?
Do you have anything to say about that?
Jack, do you have anything to add to that?
Did I forget anything?

INTERRUPTING POLITELY

Do you mind if I add something?
I'd like to comment on that.
If I could just make a point.
TRYING TO CHANGE AN OPINION
But don't you think that...
Yes, but isn't it true that...
Okay, but on the other hand...
Maybe there's another way to think about it.
You're partly right, but...


A real exam...





Some sample questions asked in part 4