English Lesson

Speaking and Writing Task 2

Warm Up!

What type of letter should I write?

A place you’ve always wanted to visit and what you hope to do there.

A book or movie you’ve recently experienced and want to recommend.

You're telling a product or service and you are trying to persuade another business man about your product.

Choose one of the situations and write an introduction paragraph to your letter!

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Speaking time!

Speaking 

Part 3

It's a continuation of part 2 - give opinion and develop your ideas.

Questions are divided into 3 sets. The sets are progressively more complex.

1. Analyse, compare and contrast.

2 & 3. agree or disagree, make predictions or state an hypothesis.

Use modal verbs in your answer: should, would, might, could.

Better connectors

Better fluency

Opinions

Honestly - Absolutely - For sure - I'd say it's pretty important - I've been thinking about this though - The way I see ti - I think yes (MISTAKE)

Adding Emphasis

Actually - As a matter of fact - In fact 

Reason

Because - Owing to - Due to 

Questions

Is family important in your country?

 How has the size of the family changed in the last few decades in your country?

What role do grandparents play in the family in your country?

Writing Task 2

Essay style question

40 minutes - 250 words

Topics of general interest

Personal approach

Make sure you actually answer the question!

Types of Essays

Discussion Essays

Double Questions Essay

Opinion Essays

Problem Solution Essays

Advantages and Disadvantages Essay

The Prompt

Structure

Discussion Essay

Opinion Essay

Structure

Problem Solution Essay

Problem and solution

Cause and solution

Just the solution

Nowadays more and more older people who need employment have to compete with younger people for the same jobs. What problems does this cause? What are the solutions?

Choose one of the prompts and  write a short introduction to your essay. 

Follow the suggested structure :)