1 extending your answers and different types of q

WEEK 1
Lesson 1 - speaking
 About the IELTS Speaking Test
 Part 1: Types of questions
 Fluency markers


2


• Watch and listen, and talk about the
speaking test
• Part 1 – INTERVIEW - Exchange with the
examiner for about 1-2 minutes on a certain
topic.
• Part 2 – LONG TURN
• Part 3 - DISCUSSION


Fluency and
coherence

Lexical resource

Grammatical
range and
accuracy

Is willing to speak
at length, though
may lose

coherence at
times due to
occasional
repetition, selfcorrection or
hesitation
Uses a range of
connectives and
discourse
markers but not
always
appropriately

Has a wide
enough
vocabulary to
discuss topics at
length and make
meaning clear in
spite of
inappropriacies
Generally
paraphrase
successfully

Uses a mix of
simple and
complex
structures, but
with limited
flexibility

May make
frequent
mistakes with
complex
structures,
though these
rarely cause
comprehension
problems

pronunciation

Uses a range of
pronunciation on
features with
mixed control
Shows some of
effective use of
features but this
is not sustained
Can generally be
understood
throughout,
though
mispronunciation
of individual
words or sounds


Types of questions

• Yes/No questions:
E.g. Do you like cooking?
• Optional questions
e.g. Do you work or study?
• Wh questions
E.g. What are your hobbies?
• A type of request
E.g. Could you tell me about your family?


Ask the questions below
1. you/ rather/ live/ urban/rural?
2. your family/ a nuclear family/ an extended one?
3. you/ going/ study overseas/ the near future?
4. you/ rather/ get an email message/ a letter?
5. you/ ever/ been/ Europe?
6. you/ tell/ me/ your hometown?
7. you/ speak/ more than one language?
8. you/ prefer/ study in a library/ at home?
9. family/career/ more important to you?
10.you/ prefer/ playing sport/watching it?


Answers
1. Would you rather live in urban than in rural?
2. Is your family a nuclear family or an extended one?
3. Are you going to study overseas in the near future?
4. Would you rather get an email message or a letter?
5. Have you ever been to Europe?
6. Can you tell me about your hometown?

7. Can you speak more than one language?
8. Do you prefer to study in a library or at home?
9. Are friends or family more important to you?
10.Do you prefer playing sport to watching it?


• Now, work in groups of four. Each member
of a group writes the name of a well-known
person in their hand. The other three ask that
person using yes/no questions and optional
questions until they can guess the name
correctly.
•


Book – p.13 – Answering questions about
yourself
Do you enjoy studying English
• 1. A: …………………………………………………….?
•

B: …………………………..
I’m afraid I don’t like it very much. I think
it’s really difficult, especially the grammar.

• 2. A: ………………………………………………..?
What do you do in your free time
•

B: ………………………………

I often go out with my friends
It depends.
but sometimes I enjoy just reading in my room.

• 3. A: ……………………………………………………?
•

B: I haven’t
really
…………………I‘d like to
Do you
plandecided
to studyyet.
abroad
one day, maybe in Canada or Australia.
I guess


Do you have any brothers or sisters
• 4: A: ……………………………………………….?

• B: …………,
Well I have one brother and one sister.
What’s your job?
• 5. A: ………………………………………………….?

•

B: I have a part-time job in a local shop. ……………,
I’ve

there for more than three years.
Inworked
fact

• 6. A: ………………………………………………….?
Where
you live
• B: …………,
mydo
parents
moved around a lot and I’ve
Actually
lived in
many cities. Now I live in Osaka.


HOW TO RESPOND TO YES/NO QUESTIONS
YES

NO

E.g.

E.g.

Are you going to study law at
university?

Do you like sports?

• Yes, I am.
• Yes, I think so.

 No, I don’t think I do.
• No, I don’t think so.

• I think “yes”.

• I’m afraid, I am not keen on/
interested in/ good at sports.

• Yes, I think I am.

• I’m afraid no.

• Of course, I am.


Fluency markers to answer Yes/No questions
Markers
• I’m afraid
• It depends
• I guess
• Well
• In fact (I mean/ In other
words)
• Actually

Purpose
• I’m going to apologize /disagree politely

• I can’t give you a simple answer
• I think so or I suppose so.
• Wait a second. I’m thinking.
• I am going to give extra information
about my response.
• I am going to tell you something
surprising or interesting.


Practice – p.15- Pair-work
• Ask and answer the questions using fluency
markers



Match the questions and types of answers
1. How important...?

a) Opinions about something

2. How often...?

b) Date or time

3. How do you...?
4. Would you rather...?
5. What kind of...?
6. When...?
7. Where...?

c) Frequency of something
d) Methods/ procedures
e) Person or institution
f) Place

8. Why...?

g) Preferences

9. Who...?

h) Reason
i) Types


Give more information
• I mean,
• Actually,
• In fact,
• in other words,
• What I mean is…
• That is…
• Which + V


Giving examples

• Such as + V_ing 1 and V_ing 2
• Such as + N.P1 and N.P2
• Like…

• Clause. For example, + Clause
• Clause. For instance, + Clause
• Clause. One example is that + clause
• Clause. To illustrate, Clause


Give reasons (Why?)
• ….because + Clause
• ….as + Clause
• …because of some/ several/ a number of/ a
range of reasons.
• Another reason is + clause
• The reason why + clause + is that + clause.


Giving feelings
• It makes me + adj:
• It helps me + V
• I find it + adj
• I find (that) it is + adj
• I feel + adj when doing sth/ when S +V +O.
• …..Which makes me +V
• I like/ enjoy/ love/ fancy + Ving
• I am interested in
• I am into
• I am keen on
• I am fond of


Giving Future intention:

• I intend to V
• I plan to V
• I have an intention of Ving
• I am about to V
• I hope to V
• I wish to V
• I want to V


Quiz – Which is the best/worst answer – why?
• How many people are there in your family?
A. There are four. We live in a large house in the
north of my country. It gets very cold there in
the winter but it is really nice during the
summer months. I try to go back there often.
B. There are four. My brother and my parents.
C. There are four. There's myself of course. Then
there's my younger brother, he's fifteen years
old. And I have my mother and father who are
both in their late 70s. I have two grand parents
as well, but they don't live with us.


• What kinds of books do you like reading?
A. I don't like reading. Books are boring. I much prefer to play on the
internet or just watch TV in my free time. Reading books just sends
me to sleep.
B. Although I think books are great ways to learn, and I know some
people love to read, I've never been a great fan of them. I used to
read books a bit when I was younger but not much anymore. I read

a lot on the internet actually, articles on various topics. So I do read,
but it's just not usually books.
C.

I don't really like reading, but I did read a book once. I'll tell you the
story. It was set in the 1960's in London. It was about a poor family
who were just trying hard to make ends meet as they had so little
money. If followed the life of the boy in the family from when he
was young until he grew up. The first part of the book was about
growing up with his family and his school life...


• Do you know the people who live next door to
you?
A. No, I've never met them. The reason for this is
that I'm away most of the time at university so
I've never really had the opportunity. I know my
family has met them on a few occasions, just for
a quick chat, but they don't know them well. I
think they like to keep their privacy.
B. No, I've never met them.
C. No, I've never met them. I think my parents
have, but I don't know who they are.


Part 1 - summary
 Answer directly
 Be on the right track
 Extend your answers in 2 or more sentences
 Be positive (say something good rather than

bad about that)


ACTIVITY

Read the questions/ answers in the cards
Predict the answers/ questions
Find your partner
Practice questions and answers


1. Do you like shopping?

d

2. Would you like to work in a shop?

e

3. Do you like shopping on the internet?
4. When do you usually go shopping?

b

h

5. Do you prefer shopping in big stores or small shops?
6. What do you usually buy when you go shopping
7. Do you spend much when you go shopping?
8. Who does most of the shopping in your household?l

9. What kind of shopping do you like doing?

g

i

j
c

a

10. Is shopping a popular activity in your country?

k of shops do teenagers like best in your country?
• 11. What types
• 12. What problems
f are there with shopping in the area you live in?