Uncommon Vocabulary

national symbol endangered species nature reserve

protected natural habitat conservation

Grammar Point

Use a mix of present and past tenses:

I have seen it once.

It used to be more common but now it is extremely rare in the wild.

I visited the Panda Sanctuary last year.

Others 2: An environmental problem

Describe an environmental problem in your country.

You should say:

What the problem is

Whether it is serious

What causes this problem

How it can be solved.

Suggestion

Many candidates choose "air pollution" or "water pollution”. These are ok but it is not easy to use complex vocabulary because they are both quite general problems. It is better to choose a more specific problem such as "air pollution from car exhaust fumes". Do not choose "noise pollution" or "light pollution" - these are too difficult to describe for two minutes.

Uncommon Vocabulary

car exhaust emissions carbon monoxide fumes leaded petrol

global warming climate change rising sea levels

global resolution international agreements

Grammar Point

You can use past, present and future tenses:

The problem started back in the 1970's.

It has been getting worse ever since.

It will continue to worsen if we don't find a way to deal with it.

If we don’t act soon, it might be too late to reverse the climate changes.

Others 3: A subject that you liked at school

Describe a subject that you liked at school.

You should say:

What the subject was

Why you liked it

Whether you were good at this subject

How this subject helped you later in life.

Suggestion

Some subjects are easy to describe: sports, languages, music or art. Other subjects are more difficult to describe: mathematics, Chinese or history. The easiest choice is probably a foreign language.

Uncommon Vocabulary

Use Part One Topic 9: Learning English; Part One Topic 21: Learning languages; People 6: A teacher who has influenced you.

Grammar Point

You need to use mostly past tenses:

At that time I was studying in middle school.

My favorite subject used to be...

I used to enjoy it because...

I remember the teacher always used to...

Others 4: An ideal job

Describe your idea of an ideal job.

You should say:

What the job is

Why you would like to do this job

Whether it would be easy to do this job

Whether it would be easy to find a job like this.

Suggestion

Choose any job that involves a variety of activities such as a travel guide or journalist. Then you can talk about the travel aspect of the job as well as the job itself.

Uncommon Vocabulary

Use the vocabulary from Part One Topic 2a: What you do-your job.

Grammar Point

You must use conditional structures:

I guess my dream job would be something like...

It would allow me to...

I would have the opportunity to...

It might even be possible for me to...

Others 5: Food

Describe the type of food that you like eating.

You should say:

What type of food it is

How often you eat it

Why you like it

Whether this food is popular in your country.

Suggestion

Choose a "style" of food rather than one particular dish. For example, it is much easier to describe "seafood" than "lobster". It is not easy to describe a regional style of Chinese cooking, e.g. Sichuan food, because most of the vocabulary needed for this would be Chinese. Some easy examples include: seafood, vegetarian food, fast food, junk food, home-cooked food etc. Don’t tell the truth. Don’t describe your favorite food - describe any type of food that you can easily talk about for 2 minutes (even if you don’t actually like this food).

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 901