SPEAKING PRACTICE

TIPS

Avoid giving short, Avoid short, ‘yes’, Offer examples to

uncommunicative ‘no’ answers to help you explain a
replies.  closed questions. statement.
 ACTIVITY # 1

Think for 20 seconds Remember to use the past

about what you did last tense of verbs and use
week, then recount your connecting words and
experiences in 1 minute phrases, such as “first,”
minimum. “then” and “while I was”.
• I went to visit a build – BUILDING
• Teached – taught
• In the Friday – On Friday
• Introduction
• ------
• Conclusion: to sum up/to conclude/ it was very relaxed/calm week and I didn’t
feel stressed.
 ACTIVITY # 2

Think for 20 seconds

about what you plan
to do tomorrow, and
the things you think Use future tenses
will happen WILL & GOING TO
tomorrow then talk
about it for 1 minute
minimum.
 WILL / BE GOING TO

• Tomorrow I will to go to jogging

• I am going to go to church
• The mt is going to record the worship service for next
week
• We need to go to church to record
• I will to have lunch in a rest….
• I will t visit my …
WILL VS.
GOING TO
ACTIVITY # 3

Look at each picture, then

describe it and answer the
questions

Make sure you are as

descriptive as possible using
different adjectives and adding
details.
 TIPS

Listen Start Move on Give

Listen to the Start with a general Then move on to a Finally give your
instructions carefully summary of the topic comparison of the two opinion with
and make sure you pictures, using words examples, again using
know what you have to help explain the signposting words and
to talk about. comparison expressions to help the
examiner follow your
argument.
• In my opinion, for
example, I believe, I
think ..
• I never have buy a ticket of lottery.
• I have never bought a lottery ticket.
• I haven’t won the lottery.
• If sth happened -> what would you do?
• If I won a lot of money, I would give some to my family
• I will visit some place with them.
• I think that money doesn’t make us happy - because
• What happens if you heat water? 0
• If I heat water, it boils
• What would you have done if you had killed
a person?
• If I had killed someone, I would have found their
family and given my apologies.
 ACTIVITY # 4

Read the following advert.

Prepare an outline for a1-minute opinion

speech about the chart.

Your outline should include your opinion, 2

points to support/disagree and 1 detail/reason
to support/disagree with each point
LISTENING PRACTICE
 LISTENING TIPS

Before you listen While listening

If you have to type/write

Read the questions, Listen for linking words
an answer, be careful to
underline keywords, and Take notes of key words and understand the
Be careful with distractors read the whole sentence
PREDICT possible and ideas. meaning of what the
to make sure your answer
answers. people are saying.
fits grammatically.
 ACTIVITIES

• https://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_listening_part1.htm
• https://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_listening_part2.htm
HOMEWORK
 ACTIVITY # 1: LISTENING

• Do the following activity and take a screeshot of your result.

https://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_listening_part2.htm
• If you have specific questions or doubts, write them down to discuss them on
Wednesday.
 ACTIVITY # 2: READING

• Read the text

https://www.ielts-exam.net/docs/reading/IELTS_Reading_General_19.htm
• Think about the main idea of each paragraph and then write a “headline” for
each paragraph.
• The “headline” should be short(5 to 8 words), and it should capture the main
idea of the paragraph.
• Then write a 5- to 6-sentence summary