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E3 SPEAKING PART 3 + 4
PART 3 (3 minutes) = DESCRIBE THE PICTURE
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m going to give each of you a photograph of
(families/people/ …)
Sample:

PART 4 (3 minutes) = CONVERSATION

Main Topics:
- Clothes · Daily life · Education · Entertainment and media · Environment · Food and drink · Free time ·
Health, medicine and exercise, House and home, Language, People
- Personal feelings, experiences and opinions
- Personal identification
- Places and buildings
- Relations with other people
- Services
- Shopping
- Social interaction
- Sport
- The natural world
- Transport
- Travel and holidays
- Weather

 TIPS & STRATEGIES FOR PART 4

Giving Full Answers
• Give a Reason
• Offer an Example
• Give Details
• Speculate (guess)
Examples:
Question: What job would you like to do?
Answer (Reason): I've always wanted to be an accountant. I love numbers and I think it would be a very
rewarding job.

II. SAMPLE PART 4 QUESTIONS
1. PEOPLE
Family
 Do you have a large family or a small family?
 Can you tell me something about them?
 What do you like to do together?
 Do you have any brothers or sisters?
 Are you living with your family now?
Your friends
 Do you have a close friend?
 How long have you known each other?
2. PLACES
Home
 Describe your home.
 How long have you lived there?
Hometown
 Where do you come from?
 Can you describe your town or city to me?
 What kind of shops can you see there?
3. FAVORITES
Studies
 What are you studying?
 What job would you like to do in the future?
Education (students)
 What do you study?
 What is your favorite subject?
 Where do you study…? What’s your
university/college like?
Books
 Do you like reading books?
 What kind of books do you like to read? [Why?]
 Where do you like to read? [Why?]
Work/ Job
 Do you have a part-time job?
 Do you think students should do a part-time job?
 What do you like to do in the future?
Free Time / Entertainment / Leisure
 What type of activities do you like to do in your
free time? / Do you have any hobbies or interests?
 How long have you been interested in these
activities?
Food and cooking
 What kinds of food do you like to eat?
 Do you prefer cooking or eating out?
 What type of things can you cook? (Why)?
 Do you often eat fastfoods?
Fruits
 Do you eat fruits?
 Do you think it’s important for people to eat
fruits? [Why (not)?]
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 What do you like the most about him / her?
 The last time you saw your friends, what did you
do together?
Neighbors
 Do you know the people who live next door to
you?
 How often do you see each other?
Keeping in contact with people
 How do you usually contact your friends? [Why?]
Your favourite place
 What place do you most like to visit?
 How often do you visit this place?
 Why do you like it so much?/ Why is this place
special to you?
 Is it popular with many other people?
Going out / Evenings
 What do you often do in the evenings?
 Do you prefer to spend your evenings with family
or friends?
Sports
 Do you like sports?
 Do you prefer watching or participating in sports?
Colour
 What’s your favourite colour? *Why?
Birthdays
 Do you usually celebrate your birthdays?
 What did you do on your last birthday?
Games
 Do you enjoy playing any games?
 What kind of games?
Colours
 Do you have a favourite colour?
Music
 What kind of music do you like?
 What kind of music did you like when you were
younger?
 What is your favourite instrument?
Pets, animals and zoos
 Which are your favourite animals? Why?
 Do you have a pet?
Shopping
 Do you enjoy shopping?
 Do you like shopping on the Internet? Why?
 Do you have any favourite stores?
Fashion / Clothes
 What kind of clothes do you like/dislike? [Why?]
 Are you interested in fashion? Why or why not?
 Were you interested in clothes when you were a
child?
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Wedding
4. TOURISM & CULTURE  Have you ever been to a wedding?
Holidays  Whose wedding was it?
 Do you usually stay at home when you have a  What sort of gifts do people buy for the bridal
holiday, or do you go somewhere? couple?
 What did you do last time you had a holiday? Visitors
 Do you wish you had more holidays? [Why  What would you suggest a visitor should see and do
(not)?] in your country?
Travel /Tourism Weather and mood
 Do you like to travel?  What’s your favourite season of the year?
 What kind of places have you visited so far?  Would you prefer to live in a hot place or a cold
 Which place would you like to visit in the future? place? [Why?]
Why?
Festival
 What’s the most important festival in your
country?
 What do you enjoy most about this festival?
Communicating
5. TECHNOLOGY & MEDIA  How do you keep in touch with your family and
Television friends?
 Do you watch television a lot? Which other languages have you studied?
 What do you usually watch on television? Computers / Internet
 What did you last watch on television?  How often do you use your computer?
 What are the most popular shows in your  Do you think computers are helpful?
country?  What do you usually do on the Internet?
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 INTERESTING PHRASES FOR PAIR CONVERSATIONS

1. Giving your opinion / Introducing a point “sure”, “seriously”.

 In my opinion, …
 I think/believe/feel … * At the end of a sentence
 For me, … Though: This is going to be hard, though.
 I would say … Right?: This is going to be easy, right?
 It seems to me that…
 As I see it…
 The way I see it, …
 Personally, I believe/suppose/feel (that)…
 I’m convinced that…
 I’m not sure if…
 I doubt that.

2. Listing your points

 First of all, I’d like to say…
 In addition to that…
 Moreover,…
 Furthermore,…
 First, second, third…Finally,…

3. Expressing Agreeing/Disagreeing
 I agree/disagree.
 I (don’t) think so.
 I see your point.
 Definitely/Absolutely!
 Yes, but …
 You’re quite right.
 That’s a very important point.
 I couldn’t agree with you more.
 I don’t agree with you about…
 I’m of a different opinion…

4. Inviting your partner to speak

 What do you think?
 What about you? / And you?
 Do you agree?
 What is your opinion?

5. Filers in conversation
* At the beginning of a sentence
 Um…
 Ok/ All right, …
 Well/ Well, anyway…
 So/ So then,…
 By the way,…
 You know,…
 What I mean is…

* In the middle of a sentence (usually)

 I mean: This is, I mean, going to be challenging.
 I guess: Well, I guess the problem is that I’m tired.
 Adverbs such as “absolutely”, “actually”, “really”,
INTERESTING ADJECTIVES
Enjoy self-study!