Speaking useful phrases: Less common

vocabulary
Opinion/start speaking regard themselves as
being talented
I’d say … live below the
breadline.
I guess… We ended up
I’m not really a fan of …, fairly affluent
but …
Continue speaking over the top.
Let me give you an Get away with
example.
Like I said before, wealthy
On the other hand,
On top of that,
to be precise
Summarize
Overall
All in all

What else can I say?

What’s more,
Connect ideas
Regarding
Firstly, First of all,
Secondly,
On top of that, Also,
For example
In fact
In short
TO cut long story short
Stop speaking
I can’t think of anything
else to
say.
Opinion Essay

Children nowadays spend a great deal of time watching television. However, television cannot replace the book
as a learning tool, which is why children are less well‐educated today. To what extent do you agree with this
statement?

IN

Bp1 Benefits of watching TV

T1: wide range of channels

S: Tiib ) educative cartoons

E: some Disney teach life lessons

R: better prepared for maturity

Bp2 Should read more

T1: Tv cannot substitute books

S: Reading more personal experience

R Knowledge better absorbed

A: Tv confuse

R: Mixed message

CONC

In recent years kids spend a significant amount of their time in front of TV. However, whereas watching Tv does
presents some benefits, I would argue that, it cannot replace the experience of reading a book as it might lead to
poorer education .

One of the most significant