PEC Learning to be IELTS Speaking 3 Unit 3

UNIT 3: SPECIAL OCCASIONS

THE WEATHER
I. LANGUAGE CONSOLIDATION

VOCABULARY: SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Useful vocabulary

Nouns • overwhelmed: being affected strongly

by something: we were overwhelmed
- celebration; family reunion; family get-
with joy during the celebration.
together; wedding party; birthday party; house-
• nerve-racking: Sitting exams was one of
warming party; local festival; carnival,
the most nerve-racking things I’ve ever
milestone, turning point, a whirlwind visit, a
experienced.
perfect venue
• memorable: We wanted to make this a
Verbs truly memorable day for our teachers.

• to host/ give a party Other expressions

• to leave a lasting impression on sb
• be in high spirits/ over the moon:
• tividly recall the memory
extremely happy
• to be vividly emblazoned in my mind
• throw a party: give a party
• to seize the opportunity
• paint the town red: go out and enjoy
• to nurture our spiritual life with respect
yourself in the evening, often drinking a
Adjectives lot of alcohol and dancing
• push the boat out for: spend a lot of
• customary: in my hometown, it is
money on celebrating something.
customary to visit relatives on the first
• have butterflies in my stomach/ On
day of the Lunar New Year.
pins and needles: very nervous
• long-established (tradition, custom…):
• pass the exam with flying colors
having a long history; time-honored
(tradition, practice…)

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VOCABULARY: THE WEATHER

Nouns - vary greatly between days and nights

(temperature)
- unbroken sunshine
Adjectives
- climate; average temperature; heat wave; cold
spell; - scorching hot; boiling hot; under the
blazing/scorching/burning sun of summer
- storm; hurricane
- freezing cold, chilly. icy
- freak weather conditions; extreme weather
- changeable; erratic; unpredictable (weather)
- weather forecast; long-range forecast
- torrential/ heavy/ driving (rain)
Verbs
- sun-kissed/ sun-drenched (places)
- drizzle; rain; snow
- tropical; subtropical; temperate; desert;
- dress up warm equatorial, tropical monsoon (climate)

- suffer from heatstroke/ sunstroke

II. EXAM PRACTICE

SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Describe an art and craft activity (e.g. painting, Describe a wedding you have been to.
woodwork, etc.) that you had (at school). You
You should say:
should say:
When it was
What you made
Who got married
How you made it What happened at the wedding
and how you feel about this wedding.
What it looked like

And how you felt about the activity ✓ tie the knot: get married
✓ hear wedding bells: think that someone is
Describe an occasion that made you happy.
going to get married
You should say:
✓ love at first sight (n)
When it was
✓ love someone unconditionally
Who you were with
What you did
and why you were happy.

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Describe a time when you waited for something Describe a time when you got up early
special that would happen. You should say:
You should say:
What you waited for
When it was
Where you waited
What you did
Why it was special
Why you got up early
And explain how you felt while you were waiting
And how you felt about it

WEATHER

Describe a situation when weather affected your

Describe a bad weather experience you have
work or plans for the day.
had.
You should say:
You should say:
what you intended to do
what sort of bad weather it was
how it affected you
when it happened
how you spent your time
where you were when it happened
and how you felt about the weather.
and how it affected you.
- resort to sth/doing sth: do something you don’t
- (the rain) beat down: come down in large
want to do because you don’t have a better choice
amount with force
- be doomed to failure: certain to fail
- (the cloud, fog)roll in: appear in a large amount-
be/feel under the weather: be or feel ill

Describe your favorite kind of weather. Describe a time when weather prevented your
activity.
You should say:
You should say:
what kind of weather it is
when it was
when it is
what you did
what the weather is like
why it prevented your activity
and why you like it.
and how you felt about it.

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