Speaking

Dear students,

For those who want to speak and understand English!
Here you have some links to practice on pronunciation, dictation and listening:

PRONUNCIATION

• BBC learning pronunciation tips
• FORVO -All the words in the world pronounced
• MERRIAM-WEBSTER dictionary
• Englishclub_pronunciation
• Agendaweb_pronunciation
• English interactive

SPEAKING

SOME USEFUL LANGUAGE FOR YOUR ORAL EXAMS

A)  SUGGESTIONS

ASK FOR SUGGESTIONS
· What shall we do tonight?
· Where shall we go tonight?

MAKE SUGGESTIONS
· How about going to the cinema?
· Why don’t we have a meal in that new restaurant?
· We could stay in and watch a video.
· Let’s invite some friends round for dinner.

RESPOND TO SUGGESTIONS
· Yeah, that’s a great idea.
· Yes, that sounds good.
· Well, I think I’d prefer to go to a disco.
· Yes, OK
· All right, I agree.

B) DISCUSS ALTERNATIVES

· Which do you think is best?
· Yes, that’s possible.
· It’s difficult to decide but …….
· I think this is more useful because …
· It would be better to go to the cinema because ….

C) ASK FOR OPINIONS

· What do you think about that?
· Do you agree?
· How do you feel about that?

GIVE YOUR OPINION
· I think/I don’t think that’s a good idea because…
· Personally, I think that’s a terrible idea because …
· In my opinion it would be better to stay in a hotel because ….

D) AGREE AND DISAGREE

· That’s what I think too
· I agree.
· I’m not sure I agree with you.
· Yes, you’re right.
· Well, that’s true but ….
· I’m sorry but I don’t agree with you.

E) EXPRESS PREFERENCES

· I’d rather go to a campsite
· I’d like to stay in a youth hostel
· I’d prefer to go to a hotel

F) TALK ABOUT PERSONAL LIKES /DISLIKES

· I love/quite like/really enjoy/don’t like/hate camping because …
· I find (don’t find) visiting museums         quite boring/exciting/expensive/relaxing …
· I’m (I’m not) very interested in / quite keen on sport …..

REMEMBER!

• Think about the type of situation – is it directly about you or a third person? If it’s about a third person, use he or she consistently.
• Give reasons for your opinions/ideas.
• Make sure you give your partner an opportunity to participate equally in the discussion.
•  Read some more advice in Spanish here.
• And last but not least, do your best and try to relax...you might even enjoy it! ; )