I would prefer to take part in the first fitness class. You know I am a kind of person who likes dancing and music, so I think this class will be more suitable for me. In my opinion, dancing is a good way to keep fit and stay healthy. It's not really hard to do, it also helps me relax after hard - working days as well as making new friends
Read questions 2 and 3 below. Then look at phrases a-h. Which phrases would be useful for each of the questions?
2. Do you think men care as much about their appearance as women? Why do you think that?
3. Tell me about an occasion when you wanted to look your best.
a. I remember once when...
b. As I see it,...
c. A few months ago,...
d. My view is that ...
e. The way I look at it, ....
f. Some time last year,...
g. In my opinion,...
h. On one occasion,...
Read question 1 below. Then listen to a student's answer. Which photo from exercise 1 is he referring to? How do you know?
1. Do you think the people are enjoying the class? Why do you think so?
KEY PHRASES Look at the useful phrases below. Are you more likely to use them for general or detailed descriptions?
Identifying people in photos
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The man/ woman/ with boy/girl
| wearing/in/with
| purple leggings a red top casual / smart clothes |
with
| a beard/ a moustache his/her foot in the air his/her hands on his/her hips bare feet | |
who is
| jumping/crouching/walking/ holding (some weights) on the ground | |
SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 7.
2. Do you think men care as much about their appearance as women? Why do you think that?
3. Tell me about an occasion when you wanted to look your best.
SPEAKING In pairs, ask and answer the same question about the other photo in exercise 1.
1 Do you think the people are enjoying the class? Why do you think so?
KEY PHRASES Listen again. Which of the underlined phrases from the list below does each student use?
Speculating about photos
It looks like some kind of dance class.
They're in a park, or maybe in the countryside.
I think it's a fitness class of some kind.
There's a sort of climbing frame.
It's most likely in the evening.
Two men are doing pull-ups, or something like that.
She's the instructor, I would say.
I'd say that she's tired.
Read the Speaking Strategy. Then listen to two students describing the photos in exercise 1. Which student follows the strategy better? Explain your answer.
Speaking Strategy Try to give your photo description a simple structure: 1 Say what the photo shows in general. If you are unsure, use phrases like 'It looks to me as if ..., or 'The photo appears to show .... 2 Talk about some of the interesting details in the photo. 3 Add a personal opinion or reaction. |
Listen to three students answering questions 2 and 3 from exercise 7. Answer the questions below.
1. What is each student's overall answer to question 2: yes, no, or maybe?
2. Which student does not really give reasons for his or her answer to question 2?
3. What three occasions do the students mention for question 3?
A festival
A job interview
A friend's party
A wedding
