USEFUL LINKS FOR YOUR SPEAKING EXAM

Opinions, Preferences: (really useful for the interaction task)

I think..., In my opinion..., I'd like to..., I'd rather..., I'd prefer..., The way I see it..., As far as I'm concerned..., If it were up to me..., I suppose..., I suspect that..., I'm pretty sure that..., It is fairly certain that..., I'm convinced that..., I honestly feel that, I strongly believe that..., Without a doubt,...,

Disagreeing: (really useful for the interaction task)

I don't think that..., Don't you think it would be better..., I don't agree, I'd prefer..., Shouldn't we consider..., But what about..., I'm afraid I don't agree..., Frankly, I doubt if..., Let's face it, The truth of the matter is..., The problem with your point of view is that...

Giving Reasons and offering explanations: (useful for both the monologue and the interaction task)

To start with, The reason why..., That's why..., For this reason..., That's the reason why..., Many people think...., Considering..., Allowing for the fact that..., When you consider that...

KEY: REVISION ACTIVITIES

GRAMMAR

TASK 1
1 such good
2 always late
3 so is her husband
4 the young
5 likely
6 The rich
7 it rains
8 A French man
9 did tell
10 does
11 neither do I
12 Did she

TASK 2
1 to have stolen
2 knows
3 won’t be decided
4 will have finished / will
5 don’t see
6 was talking
7 have done / do
8 have you been sitting
9 had been climbing
10 have (already) spoken
11 will be doing
12 had left
13 ’ve been feeling
14 is thought
15 to be sent
16 haven’t finished

TASK 3
1 Tess is wearing a nice new spotted dress.
2 We’d been driving for hours before we realised we were lost.
3 Don’t you like playing tennis?
4 Could you tell me where the station is?
5 The woman is said to be in her 30s.
6 I will call you as soon as I arrive.
7 What are you thinking about?
8 I was so tired I went to bed.
9 Fortunately we arrived in time for the wedding.
10 The sooner we start the earlier we’ll arrive.
11 The woman wasn’t badly injured in the accident.
12 I’ll probably be home by 8.30.

TASK 4
1 wouldn’t have survived
2 didn’t talk
3 wouldn’t have come
4 had trained
5 studied
6 were

VOCABULARY

TASK 1
1 up
2 time
3 after
4 hard
5 advantage
6 specially
7 proof
8 at the end
9 dress up
10 still

TASK 2
1 spotted
2 luggage
3 stitches
4 breeze
5 asthma
6 evidence
7 cotton
8 immature
9 warm
10 verdict

TASK 3
1 allergic
2 ache
3 bleeding
4 fog
5 customs
6 flight
7 soaked
8 seat
9 pressure
10 heatwave

TASK 4
1 trendy
2 out
3 matches
4 glove
5 kidnapped
6 cold
7 stubborn
8 cheerful
9 mugger
10 conscientious

PRONUNCIATION

TASK 1
1 blister
2 caught
3 crew
4 hijack
5 drought
6 backpack
7 freezing
8 calm
9 infection
10 nylon

TASK 2
1 slippery
2 investigate
3 bad-tempered
4 stylish
5 undressed
6 monsoon
7 terrorist
8 temperature
9 injection
10 eccentric


READING 2

1.C
2.C
3.A
4.B
5.C
6.C
7.A
8.B
9.C
10.C

KEY: CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

TASK 1

3.would take
4.refused
5.wouldn't get
6.closed down
7.pressed
8.would be
9.didn't come
10.borrowed
11.walked
12.would understand

TASK 2

2.If he spoke more clearly, people would understand him
3.If the book weren't/wasn't so expensive, I'd buy it
4.If we could afford it, we'd go out more often
5.If it wasn't/weren't raining, we couldhave lunch in the garden
6.If I didn't have to work tomorrow evening, I'd (be able to) meet you

TASK 3

2.If the driver in frint hadn't stopped so suddenly, the accident wouldn't have happened
3.If I hadn't known that George had to getr up early, I'd have woken him up
4.If Jim hadn't lent me the money, I wouln't have been able to buy the car
5.If Margaret hadn't been wearing a seat belt, she'd have been injured
DON'T DO SENTENCES 6 AND 7:they are a special type of conditional sentence(mixed conditional) that you don't have to study this year