TASK 1: MONOLOGUE TOPIC: MY CITY IN WINTER TIME: 2min

Talk to your partner about your town in winter. Include the following points.

_Weather _Clothes _Things to do

TASK 1: MONOLOGUE TOPIC: MY CITY IN SUMMER TIME: 2min

Talk to your partner about your town in summer. Include the following points.

_Weather _Clothes _Things to do

USEFUL LANGUAGE
Starting the monologue I’m going to talk about… / I’m going to tell you about…
WINTER SUMMER
Weather It’s rainy / cold / snowy. Sometimes it’s It’is usually warm /wɔːm/, hot, but
very windy /ˈwɪndi/ sometimes it’s wet / foggy / stormy.
It rains / snows a lot The temperatures are about 25ºC… / are
The temperatures /ˈtemprɪtʃəz/are mild high
/maɪld/ or low It’s sometimes cool at night
It’s usually 15 ºC (degrees /dɪˈɡriːz/)
Clothes You (should / have to) wear a sweater / You (should / have to) wear light clothes
a cardigan / a raincoat / a jacket. /kləʊðz/like T-shirts / short-sleeved
/‘ʃɔːt-sliːvd/ shirts / blouses /blaʊziz/
Sometimes you have to carry an
/ short / a jumper /ˈdʒʌmpə/for the
umbrella… wear rain shoes / boots .
night
You need sandals / tennis shoes /
summer shoes / sunglasses

Things to do You can You can

go to the cinema / a concert / an art go to the beach
gallery do water sports like sailing
go shopping play outdoor sports
join yoga / English / painting lessons go swimming in the sea
go to a gym / to the swimming pool have a drink /coffee at a terrace /ˈterəs/
go skiing / skating go on a boat trip
go trekking at the weekend go to summer festivals, a concert,
go for a walk on the beach / in the city go trekking in the mountains or in the
centre countryside
go clubbing at the weekend go on a picnic
go cycling
go to parks

Linking On one hand… on the other… also, so… but… because… and…
Finishing the monologue And that’s all about my city in summer / winter