SPEAKING PART 2

1. What Part 2 involves:

- A cue card with general topics
- 1 minute to prepare
- 1-2 minutes to answer without interruption.

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2. Goals?
- Display a wide range of specific English skills in an organized way for an extended
period of time. Not to complete the card or only supply fact.
⮚ Fluency and coherence: Speaking smoothly ( not quickly) in an organized way
that is easy to understand.
⮚ Lexical resources: Using a range of words and forms… being
descriptive…paraphrasing… accuracy.
⮚ Grammar: Sentence structures… verb tenses… adjectives… referencing/
pronounces… easy to understand?
⮚ Pronunciation: Easy to understand the final sounds… intonation.. word stress
that show meaning.
3. Challenges:
a, Ideas
b, Taking notes
c, Organization
d, General advice
Topic 1: PEOPLE
Part 1: Adjectives to describe people

Adjectives Synonyms/ Antonyms Examples

1. optimistic # pessimistic
2. Polite = courteous # impolite/
discourteous
3. Thoughtful = # thoughtless/
considerate inconsiderate
4. Short- tempered
5. Thrifty = frugal # extravagant
6. Articulate= # inarticulate
communicative= well-
spoken
7. Dynamic =
energetic
8. Approachable =
easygoing
9. Apathetic =
uninterested = lethargic (
thờ ơ- hờ hững-)
10. Scruffy= shabby=
dirty and untidy ( lôi thôi,
ăn mặc xoàng xỉnh)
11. Ostentatious =
showy ( phô trương)
12. Impartial= neutral=
unbiased
Funny Shy Confident Angry Happy
humorous reserved ambitious Aggressive Charming
Witty ( dí dỏm) introvert Self- confident Bad- tempered Cheerful
funny quiet Self- assured Moody (buồn rầu, Vivacious
ủ rũ) ( sôi nổi,
hoạt bát)
hilarious sensitive extrovert Short- fused Lively
amusing conservative adventurous irritable
Hysterical ( Timid ( nhút arrogant Abrupt ( cộc lốc)
cuồng loạn) nhát)

Helpful Honest Kind Intelligent Stupid

Considerate ( straightforward gentle clever immature
thận trọng, chu
đáo)
supportive frank calm bright silly
sympathetic reliable generous mature dumb
helpful Genuine loving talented Dim ( kém
thong minh)
sincere Thoughtful Open- minded Daft ( ngớ
ngẫn)
Altruistic ( vị wise foolish
tha)- selfless

Expression of Admiration
- love/ respect/ appreciate/ look up to/ admire/ think/ feel proud of/ be special to/
consider to be the best…
Phrases of achievement
+ struggle for/ strive for/ fight for/ have the determination to/ stand up for sth/ show
perseverance

Language to describe appearance

 LANGUAGE STEP
Step 1:
- Who are they ( Relatives, Occupations, Social positions)
- How you know them.
Step 2:
- What are they like( appearance- hair/ face/ height/..- personality)
- What do they do ( topic related)
Step 3:
- What they have achieved
- How they have influenced on you
- Why they are special
- How you feel about them
PRACTICE 1: Watch video + rubric
PRACTICE 2
1. Describe a polite person you know.
You should say
- Who he/ she is
- How you knew him/ her
- What he/ she is like (
Explain why you think he/ she is polite
- polite
- pick it up
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2. Describe a famous person that you are interested in
You should say
-Who he/ she is
- How you knew him/ her
- What he/ she was like before he/she became famous
And explain why you are interested in him/ her.
- Ronaldo
- best football player
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3. Describe a person who you think wears unusual clothes
-Who he/ she is
- How you knew him/ her
- What his/ her clothes are like
And explain why you think his/ her clothes are unusual.
4. Describe a strange person you’ve met
- Who this person is
- When did you meet him/ her
- How long you’ve known this person
Why is he/ she strange?
- she’s impressive
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5. Describe a loving person you know
- Who this person is
- How long you’ve known this person
- Why this person is loving.
- How do you like this person
6. Describe a person you know who is talkative
- Who he/ she is
- How you knew him/ her
- What this person likes to talk about
- How you feel about this person
7. Describe a childhood friend of yours
- When you met him/ her
- Where you met him/ her
- What you did with your friend
- How you felt about the friend.
8. Describe a person you would like to become in ten years
- What kind of person you are now
- What kind of person you wanted to become
- What you need to become that person
Explain why you want to become a person like that
9. Describe a singer you like
- Who this person is
- How do you know that person is like?
- What types of song he/ she sings
Explain why he/ she is your favorite singer?
10. Describe a person you enjoy visiting but you don’t want to live with him/
her.
- Who this person is
- When you would like to visit him/ her
- What he/ she does
Explain why you don’t want to live with him/ her.