Showing posts with label speaking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label speaking. Show all posts

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Phrases for conversation

This website provides sample phrases for use in conversation and adapted to the different levels.

Useful words and phrases to describe a picture

For the second part of the oral exam, you must choose one photograph and justify your choice, so it would be helpful to know some vocabulary to describe a picture. These links can give you a hand.
Describing a picture in English
How to describe a picture: useful words and phrases

Useful phrases for the monologue

This presentation gives you some hints to organise your monologue along with some useful phrases. I'm sure you will find it very helpful.

Friday, 7 March 2014

How to organise your speaking

This website includes lots of monologues and will help you to improve your speaking skills.

Pronunciation exercises

If you want to improve your pronunciation, try doing the exercises of this website.

Monday, 27 January 2014

Disagreeing

We have already learnt in previous units how to disagree with someone. So, you can revise the expression we have worked with because they will be very useful when you have to interact with the examiner in the oral exam. Here you have some of them. But remember that we have learnt more indirect ways of saying that we disagree.

Making a point

Now, we are going to learn some expressions to make a point when having a discussion. These can be really helpful when working with the interaction card.

Monologue

Doing a monologue can be hard, especially when you have to speak in a language which is not your mother tongue. First of all, you must prepare an outline. Have a look at this presentation so that you know what I mean.