Tài liệu Insight into IELTS part 8 ppt

Speaking UNIT 2
GIVING SHORT ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
After you have given your talk, the examiner may ask you one or two related
follow-up questions which you should answer briefly. The follow-up question
will probably only require a yes or no answer and a couple of other words.
We often give short answers in English by simply repeating the auxiliary verb or
the verb to be or to do which was used in the question. You must use the same
tense as the question. Here is an example of a follow-up question to the task
above with appropriate short answers.
Look at the questions below.
Underline the verbs which you are going to use in your short answers.
Now give the short answers using yes and no to these questions.
1 Were there any things you didn't like about this place where you lived?
2 Is it easy to get work in this field?
3 Are you interested in this kind of work?
4 Did you read about this course in the newspaper?
5 Had you studied English before you came here?
6 Will you go to university after this course?
7 Can you speak more than one foreign language?
8 Are you going to study in America?
If you don't want to sound too direct, you can often include the words / think
after the yes or / don't think after the no, but you must still include your short
answer verb. Alternatively you can use the short answers / think so or / don't
think so. Here is an example:
Now try answering the questions above using one of the short answer forms.
Speaking
UNIT 3
In Part 3 you will be presented with some more abstract
questions. These will be broadly linked to the topic
introduced in Part 2. You will have to take part in a
discussion with the examiner.

This is your opportunity to show off your vocabulary as well
as your ability to express an opinion and justify your ideas.
Your language needs to be accurate as well as appropriate to
the situation, i.e. a formal discussion. However, don't be
afraid to say what you think. You will not be marked for your
opinion. Try to back your opinions with reasons. Your examiner
will welcome your views.
EXPLORING THE THEME
After you have given your talk, the examiner will invite you to explore the topic
further. The examiner will choose a number of themes and ask questions related
to each theme.
In the last unit we looked at ways of preparing a talk on the topic A place where
you once lived.
The questions on page 107 are all linked broadly to the topic of housing and the
way we live. They can be divided into the three sub-themes of:
Work and Housing
Architecture
Housing and the State
Read the questions on page 107 and underline the words which provide a link to
the original topic (A place where you once lived).
Decide which of the three sub-topics the questions belong to. The first one has
been done for you.
Speaking UNIT 3
Links to the sub-theme - Work and Housing
PRODUCING A REASONED RESPONSE
Here is a strategy for approaching a question of this type. If possible, work through
these steps with a partner.
1 Re-phrase the question (in your head) in your own words. This will help you
to explore the issues raised in the question.
E.g.

Is it the
responsibility
of the
government
to
provide
homes
for
poor
people?
2 Decide whether any of the key words raise new questions. E.g. How do we
define 'poor'?
what
kind
of
things
should government
be
responsible for?
3 Do you have any real views on this question? What are they?
4 Make sure you can give two good reasons to back your opinion.
E.g.
Everyone
has the
right
to a
place
to
live.
It is the

role
of a
government
to
provide shelter for people.
5 Begin your answer with the words I think or I don't think.
See page 123 for other suitable opening expressions and for a sample answer to
question 7.
Imagine your examiner has asked you this question. You will need to provide a
reasoned and appropriate response.
Speaking UNIT 3
Here are two examples of a possible response. Underline the words which:
- introduce an opinion
- provide evidence or backing for that opinion
Try reading them out loud to make them come alive.
MORE PRACTICE FOR PART 3
In Unit 2 you practised giving a talk about a job you would like to do. Following
on from this topic, the Part 3 discussion could centre on the theme of
employment.
Look at the questions below which are based on the theme of employment.
Try to think of some more questions that you could ask in order to explore the topic
of employment. (Refer to page 124 for help with forming questions.)
Write each of your questions on a separate piece of paper and put them all in a hat
with the three questions above.
Each person should draw one question and try to give a reasoned answer on the
spot to the rest of the class. Make sure your answer relates back to the topic.
As you listen to each other's answers, make notes and be prepared to ask at least
one question after each person has answered.
Remember! When you get to university you will regularly be expected to join in
discussions in your tutorial groups, so this is a good place to start.

For further practice, do the Supplementary activity on page 126.
Supplementary Activities
LISTENING UNIT 1
Go back to the pictures on page 8 and the words you wrote in the balloons. Choose
one of the situations and write a short dialogue, expanding on what you wrote
before.
Read the dialogue out loud to your classmates and see if they can name the
speakers. Make sure you include words that will highlight who the speakers are,
where they are and why they are speaking.
Try writing another dialogue for a new situation not shown here.
Act out the new dialogue to the class. The rest of the class must guess the context
and roles of the speakers from the dialogue.
LISTENING UNIT 2
• Choose a situation from the list below.
Imagine that you need to make this telephone call, but when you get through, you
find that you have to leave a short message on an answering machine.
Work out what you will say in your message. Remember to keep the message short
and include only the important details.
Don't forget to include your name and contact telephone number if you don't
know the person.
Read your message to your partner. Can they say which situation it relates to?
LISTENING UNIT 3
Think of an everyday object. Work out how to describe it without using its name or
saying what it is used for.
Practise describing the object with your partner.
The class divides into two teams, making sure that the pairs remain together.
Each person describes their object in front of the class.
To gain a point, the other team must be able to identify your object.
Supplementary Activities
LISTENING UNIT 4

Follow-up to Unit 4, Extract 2
Write a paragraph to sum up the main ideas of the talk on stamp design. If
necessary, go back and listen to the talk again, making notes of the main ideas. Do
not include any examples or supporting detail in your summary.
Read some of the summaries out to the class. Did you agree on what the main ideas
of the talk were?
LISTENING UNIT 5
Follow-up to Unit 5, Extract 2
Look at the following expressions which occurred in the conversation. Try to work
out their meaning with your partner. How many of them can be interpreted literally?
- I beg your pardon! - pushing back the frontiers of science
- Oh, Frank, you know what I mean! - to get away from it all
- from the cradle to the grave - to have a roof over their heads
- the party's over
Can you remember which speaker used which expression? If not, listen again.
Make sure you know exactly what each expression means in the context of this
conversation.
LISTENING UNIT 6
Look at the recording script for Unit 6, Extract 2. Write five new questions based on
the script. The answers should be no more than three words. Give the questions to
your partner.
Now close the book and listen to the extract once more without looking at the
script. Try to answer your partner's questions.
LISTENING UNIT 7
Listen to the lecture on child language acquisition again (Unit 7, Extract 2).
Make a note of all the 'signpost words' that you hear. Compare your list with your
partner.
Look at the recording script. The signpost words have been written in bold. Do you
agree with them all? Did you find any others?
Now write a summary of the lecture in 150 words.