SPEAKING – USEFUL LANGUAGE

Part 1 – personal questions:

I like, love, enjoy …………………….

I live in ……………………………………….

My neighbourhood is …………………………………….

I have three siblings; one sister and two brothers. I get on/don’t get on with ……………………

It’s sunny/cloudy/raining, etc.

It’s cold, cool, warm, hot, boiling.

I’d like to visit ……………………. because ……………………….

My favourite season is (spring, summer autumn, winter) because ………………………

My best friend is …………………………. . We spend lots of time together.

My favourite sport is ……………………………

I play/don’t play ……………………………………………

I watch (sport)/ I’m a(n) X supporter.

In my free time I love ……………………………..

Part 2 – describing a photo:

1) What’s in the picture? In the picture I can see……………….

There’s / There are ………….

There isn’t a ………. /There aren’t any …………….

2) What’s happening? A/The man/woman is …………. ING

There are people ……………. ING
It’s (raining, snowing, sunny, etc)

3) Where in the picture? At the top/bottom of the picture……….

In the middle of the picture …………..

On the left/right of the picture …………….

Next to/in front of/behind/near/on top of/under/in

4) When something isn’t clear.
front of/opposite
He/she/it looks like a ………………
He/she looks + adjective
It might be a ……………….
He/she could be ……………. ING
 Maybe it’s a …………………….

Questions related to picture:

should / ought to/ a good idea / useful /useless

Part 3 – talking about 2 photos:

In BOTH photos there are people ………………….. ING

In one photo ………………………. WHEREAS/WHILE in the other photo ……………………
On the one hand …………………… . On the other hand ……………………………..
Although ……………………………………………
These are very different activities ……………
X is easier because ……………………………….., but …………………………………..
Most people who …………………………………….
They seem to be …………….. ING
He/she looks ………………………….
He/she looks like he/she is ………………………. ING
They may/might have ………………………
They are probably …………………………

Part 4 – one photo, 3 questions, preparation time:

It seems to me
I’m convinced that ………………………
The way I see it ………………………….
The last time I felt ……………………….
To be honest……………….
What I would probably say about X is that …………………..
I would say that ………………………..
I’m not really sure but it seems ……………………..
I suppose I …………………..
I’d like to point out that …………….
The main problem is …………………
Another example of ………………… is ……………….
If I really think about it, I’d say that ………………………
What I said doesn’t mean that ……………………..
It’s true that ………………………, but I feel that ………………….
A good way to ……………………… is to ……………………
The best way to ……………………….
It’s (not) a good idea to …………………….
From my point of view ……………………..
I strongly believe ………………………….
While …………………………….., it’s true that ………………………………
Firstly / secondly / and last but not least
I’ve never actually thought about this before, but I’d say …………………………..
Although / even though / however / in spite of / despite / besides / what’s more /
actually / in fact
On the one hand …………………… . On the other hand
As everyone knows ………………….
There can be no doubt that …………………
It’s a fact that ………………………..
There are two sides to the question ………………..
Some people say that …………………….., while others think ……………………….