Work with your partner

V. SPEAKING

TASK 1

Work with your partner. Exchange information about your preferences.

- place to go on holiday

Remember to use colloquial expressions: I’d rather, wouldn’t mind, can’t stand, I’d prefer, I’d love, (just) love, (really like/keen on, hate, don’t think I’d want, I’m really into, don’t like

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TASK 2

Work with your partner. Exchange information and opinions about styles.

Tell your partner about the following things:

- your opinion about following food diets

When you need time to think about what you want to say, use the following expressions: right, well, you know, kind of, sort of, Let me think for a moment, I know what you mean, That’s very true

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TASK 3

Work with your partner.

Discuss with your partner why you believe in one of the following:

Films of violence shouldn’t be shown on TV. Your partner may ask for clarification:

What I don’t quite understand…?

So does that mean…?

Could you explain how…?

Use the following expressions to give clarification:

In other words, Is that clear?

To put it another way, What I mean is

(What) That means, What I’m trying to say

What I’m getting at, I mean, etc.

TASK 4

Work with your partner.

You want to share two problems with your partner. Explain the situations and ask your partner for advice.

- You have lent your brother’s favourite CD to somebody, but you can’t remember who borrowed it.

Use the following words and expressions: must (not), ought (not) to, should (not), could (not), have got to, need to, There’s no point, what tips, advise, If were you, it’s important, can be counter-productive, etc.

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TASK 5

Work with your partner.

You have found yourself in the following situations. Ask your partner for help. Remember to be polite. Your partner will either agree or refuse to fulfil your requests.

- Your father has asked you to go to the airport to collect his friend from Frankfurt who doesn’t speak English. You don’t speak German, but your friend does. Ask him/her to help you. .

Useful expressions: Would it be possible …? Could you (possibly) …? I wonder if …? I was wondering if …? Will you be …? Is it all right if …? If you’d like to, Do you think …? I’m afraid, I’d prefer not, etc.

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TASK 6

Work with your partner.

Together with your partner, think of possible solutions to the following problems…. Present your point of view and ask your partner for their ideas.

- Streets around. Can we keep them clean?

Useful expressions: so that, that’s why, basically, because of that, one reason, a lot of it’s to do with, that’s the real reason that, I mean, and I think, anyway, etc.

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TASK 7

Work with your partner.

Read the following problems. Think of the possible reasons why such problems have occurred and make a few suggestions as to how to improve them. Talk to your partner and find out about his/ her opinion.

- The local park is dirty and is no longer a place for recreation..

Useful expressions:Let’s, How about, I’d change, why don’t they/we …?, What would be great/good is, I wish they’d, they/we ought to, It’s about time, I’d be a good idea if, It’d be better to, What we need, There could be, what about, etc.

TASK 8

Work with your partner

You have a few complaints about your partner’s behaviour. Talk to him/her about them. Take the suggested roles and try criticizing, contradicting, refusing, suggesting and threatening if necessary.

Parent to child: You always come home late.

Useful expressions: Just stop, I wish you wouldn’t, Why don’t you…?, Why do you always…?, I don’t see why…, If you do that, Why should I...?, If you don’t, I’ll, You never, etc.

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TASK 9

Date: 2016-03-03; view: 1851