Student’s Answer: Suggestions:
BSR
Fluently
-Confidence
-don’t be nervous
Coherent
--connect ideas
- connectors (however/ besides)
Pauses & Hesitations
- looking for words and ideas
*** Don’t speak too fast
*** understand what you are saying
*** make sure that your listener can understand you
*** have a good conversation
Lexical
Try to use a range of vocabulary
-do not use the same words over and over again
You need to know as much words as you can everyday
Important
- significant/ imperative/ crucial
Idiomatic Languages (idioms)
-recharge some batteries - to relax
- over hte moon - happy
- hit the books -to study
Rules
- principle/ strict / follow / break
Grammar
Tenses
- past - present - future
Pronouns
nouns and Adjective
Complex sentences
- clauses - Although, whenever , if , which
Pronunciation
tone - flat / mononotous
enthusiastic
add emotions/ facial expressions/ hand gestures
you must be conversational with the examiner
Easiest part
Enunciate words clearly
Usually – Yu zua li
Usual
Unusual
Really – ri li
Real – /i/
Steal
Please
Meat
Tea
Game - /ae/
Same
Male
Female
Blame
Wild – /a/
Smile
Entice – (encourage)
Blind – person that cannot see
Lifestyle
Part 1
- 2-4 Sentences
- Brief and concise
- Choose an easier answer
Do not response with an answer that you have a
difficultly expressing.
When you need to choose
- Definitely
- Surely
- For sure
How to sound fluent
- Make a complete stop at the end of the sentence.
- Prolong the words before the comma
How to answer open-ended
questions
- What
- Why
- How
What
- A lot or many
- Well, there can be a lot
- I can actually think of a lot
- Oh well for sure there can be a lot
Why
- Reasons
- Oh, there can be a lot of reasons
- Well, I can actually think of so many reasons to
explain that
- Well, for sure there are so many reasons that can
explain that
How
- Ways/methods
- Oh well, there can be a lot of ways
- I can actually think of so many ways to do that
- For sure there are so many ways to do that
Sentence Starters
- What I know is that
- What is so common is that
- The first thing that I can think of is
The first one that pops in my mind is
1. Is it easy for a business to be successful without
affecting the environment?
Yes/No
Yes
- Oh yes absolutely!
- Oh yes of course!
- Well, I really have to say yes to that
- Oh, that’s a definite yes for me
No
- Of course, not
- Oh no, I don’t think so
- Well, I really have to say no to that
- Oh, that’s a definite no for me
Not sure Yes/No
- I guess, I can say yes/no to that
- Probably I may have to say yes/no to that
Sad for saying Yes/No
- Unfortunately, I have to say yes/no to that
- Sad to say but my answer to that is a yes/no
I agree
- I totally agree with that
- I don’t see any reasons why I have to disagree with that
I disagree
- I beg to disagree with that
- I’m sorry but I cannot agree with that
- My intuition tells me that I have to disagree with that
Opinions (other people may not agree)
- In my opinion
- What I know is that
- I believe that
- What I notice is that
- My take on this is that
Facts (most people can agree)
- We both know that
- You and I know that
- We cannot deny the fact that
- It is known to us that
Questions that we cannot be so sure of the answer
- People
Since every person has their own (interests,
preferences, ideas, opinions)
Make a distinction between
Old
young (Age)
Students and those who are already working
(Social Status)
In the city and in the countryside (Location
or where they live)
I guess it depends on _______
It’s really hard to say
- Past
Since we cannot be so certain of what exactly
happened in the past
We have to say words like
I remember
If I can remember it well
If I am not mistaken
If my memory serves me right
- Future
Since we cannot predict the future
We have to say words like
I guess
Probably
I cannot be so sure about this
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Joan
- Tenses (Always using will)
- Questions about the differences
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Gentle parenting
3 types of questions in Part 3
Typical (common) Questions (Yes or no) or opinion
- Idea/Response
- Reason
- Example (scenario/more reasons)
- Conclusion
Questions about the differences between two things
- Introduction
- One side of the story
- Cohesive devices
- The other side of the story
- Conclusion
Questions that you need to give more examples
- Idea (introduction)
- Talk about one specific example and explain or give the reason
- Give more examples without explaining
- Conclusion
Consistency
Familiarization
Fluent and coherent
-avoid mistakes in your grammar
Discourse Markers
>Yourself
-honestly
-frankly
-personally
-actually
-of course
People
-in my opinion
-in my perspective
-in my point of view
Yes Answer
-of course
-absolutely
-definitely
-certainly
-why not (sure)
-I totally agree
-there’s no doubt about it
-I couldn’t agree with you more
No Answer
-I don’t think so
-of course not
-absolutely not
-definitely not
-certainly not
-I hate to disagree
-I beg to disagree with that
-I’m afraid not
Emphasize a time or place (in the past)
-I can barely remember it
-if I’m not mistaken
-It has really been a long time
-off the top of my head (you are trying to remember something)
-if my memory serves me right
-Way back (long ago)
-back
-very
Family Members
>Nuclear family (direct family)
-father
-mother
-child
>Extended family
-grandparents
-aunts and uncles
-cousins
-nephews and niece
Near
-close by
-next to
-beside
-a few blocks/steps away
-accessible
-a stone’s throw away (idiom)
Like
-fond of
-crazy about
-love
-fancy
-addicted
-into
Beautiful
-gorgeous
-pretty
-elegant
-stunning
-breath taking
-picturesque
-incredible
-amazing
-scenic
Relax
-chill out
-loosen up
-pull my hair down
-recharge my batteries
-let off my steam
-release pressure
Important
-Necessary (necessity)
-imperative
-significant
-crucial
-vital
Fillers
-Wow I have never thought about this question before
-Wow this is interesting
-Hmm this is difficult for me because
Cheap
-not expensive
-affordable
-reasonable price
-inexpensive
-economical
Advantages and Disadvantages
-pros and cons
-ups and downs (downside)
-positive and negative
-benefits and drawbacks
-merits and demerits
Managers
-employers
-Boss
-Supervisor
-Team leader
-higher ups
Employees
-workers
-subordinates
-constituents
Cohesive Devices
Symbol Example and Phonetics
ɪ kit, bid, hymn, minute
e dress, bed, head, many
æ trap, bad, chat
ɒ lot, odd, wash
ʌ strut, mud, love, blood
ʊ foot, good, put
iː fleece, sea, machine
eɪ face, day, break
aɪ price, high, try
ɔɪ choice, boy
uː goose, two, blue, group
əʊ goat, show, no
aʊ mouth, now
ɪə near, here, weary
eə square, fair, various
ɑː start, father
ɔː thought, law, north, war
ʊə poor, jury, cure
ɜː nurse, stir, learn, refer
ə about, common, standard
i happy, radiate, glorious
u you, influence, situation
ṇ suddenly, cotton
ḷ middle, metal
ˑ Stress mark
/TH/
- The
- Then
- They
- There
- Father - /ˈfäT͟Hər/