

Then put students in pairs and have them take it in turns to complete the task seeing who can use the most expressions, they need to speak on their own for 2 minutes. Give out the speaking phrases and go over the “cheat sheet” of useful expressions on the first slide. The long turn task is modelled on the C2 Proficiency speaking part 3 in which students have to speak for 2 minutes about a given topic with 3 bullet points to guide them. Proficiency-Speaking-Long-Turn-UPDATE.docx Download Posted in 2Ts in a Pod: Podcast, Listening Classes 2Ts in a Pod Episode 57: Jamie Keddie – Images & Stories in the Classroom If you have an exam preparation group, the activity would work well as a warm-up to tackling some of the collaborative tasks such as Advanced speaking parts 3&4. Show a slide and have students express their opinions in small groups. Or, you could use the ones in the PowerPoint. What was the last heated argument/debate you had about? What issues are people debating fiercely these days?

Point out to students that we often emphasise or stress the part that identifies the stated opinion as our own:įor the hot-button topics you could either brainstorm some with your students by asking: May 2000, © the Guardian for the text on p.Give out the handout and have students work together to try to complete the opinion expressions.ĭrill natural pronunciation of the expressions.

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