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NC - Speaking – Lesson 5

I. Speaking Part 1

1. Week

1. Which day is your favorite day of the week?

2. How do you usually spend your time?

3. Is there anything that you do every day?

2. Ambitions

1. Are you an ambitious person?

2. What are your career ambitions or goals?

3. Is it important to have ambitions?

4. What were your ambitions when you were a child?

3. Health

1. In what ways do you try to stay healthy?

2. What are your favorite sports?

3. What do you think is more important, eating healthy or doing exercise?

4. What part of your lifestyle would you most like to make healthier?
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II. Speaking Part 2

5. Activity

Describe a free-time activity that you enjoy doing.

You should say:

• What the hobby is

• What you like about it
• Why you started doing it
• Whether this hobby is popular in your country.

Describe a hobby or activity that you would like to take up in the future
Describe something you do to help you relax
Describe a sport that you enjoy watching or playing.
Describe your favorite outdoor activity

Introduction

I’m passionate about … , so I’ve played/tried/done many …, but the one that I find the most fascinating is …

Story

… years ago, after a period of working really hard to get a promotion/ get a scholarship, I felt stressed and
overwhelmed. So I thought I should take up a new activity to unwind and improve my physical and mental
health. I decided to … because my … is a sports enthusiast/ teacher/… and he/she could give me one-on-
one instructions.

I’m so thankful for having such a loving and caring …. I really enjoy their company. We have so many things
in common. We enjoy eating the same food, doing the same activities and talking about the same topics.

Place

We … in the local recreation center, which was …. from my house/apartment. The recreation center offered
facilities such as indoor pools, weight rooms and basketball courts for people of all ages. It had everything we
needed for our workout, leisure, or recreational activity.

Activity

I will never forget the first time I tried this activity. At first, I felt a bit discouraged. I found it incredibly
difficult to …, but when I got the hang of it, I started to be interested and my confidence soared. My … was a
great instructor, who was extremely patient and supportive.

He/she gave me step-by-step guidance.

• First,

• Then, after that

• Finally
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Swimming

• become comfortable with the water and practice in the shallow end of a pool with my …

• practice floating by holding onto the edge of a pool and lifting my legs off the ground.

• practice kicking and arm strokes to get familiar with the moves

Playing guitar

• learn how to read guitar tab and chord diagrams. My … told me that doing this would speed up the
learning process and I would be able to jump into learning songs almost immediately.

• learn some basic finger exercises in order to know how to place my fingers on the guitar properly.

• learn how to play chords. Chords are a big part of guitar-based music and almost every style of
music will use chords.

• develop good practice habits set up a practice area at home. This area allowed me to practice more
often and have better quality practice sessions.

It took me around … to become a confident/skilled swimmer/ guitar player. I have been … on and off for
about … years now.

Feeling

• The constant support of my … helps me to feel good about yourself and strengthens our bond.
Doing this activity gives me and my .. an opportunity to create long-lasting memories.

• By practicing frequently, I’ve built my skills and abilities. Small, incremental achievements can
build my personal confidence over time, giving me the ability to take on new projects and
assignments with my new-found confidence.

• This hobby/sport/activity is a completely pleasurable activity that allows me to take my mind off
of the demands of my daily life. It’s a healthy and productive distraction from work or personal
troubles.
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II. Speaking Part 3

B. How to answer questions in Part 3

1. Opening phrase

Problems

• There are quite a lot of dangers with regard to this issue

• There are a few hazards involved with
• This issue presents a few problems

Solutions

• In my view there are a number of actions that could be taken.

I honestly believe that there are a few ways to tackle these problems.
Well I think we could go about this in a number of ways.

2. Answer

Idea 1

Problems

• The most crucial predicament is that

• One major worry is probably that
• Perhaps, one fundamental concern is that

Solutions

• The easiest way to work it out would be to

The most effective way to tackle the problem would be to
• The most viable measure to mitigate the problem would be to

Idea 2

Problems

• Additionally, another major cause for concern has to be the fact that
• Equally worrying is the suggestion that
• Another matter which causes unease is the point that

Solutions

• The second way to confront this would be to

• Another approach towards solving the problem could be to
• An alternate method of addressing the issue could be to
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Sample answers

Problems

What are the problems associated with the increase in car use?

(1 - Opening phrases) It’s universally accepted that there a few hazards involved with the increase in the use
of private cars.

(2 - Idea 1) Essentially, one fundamental concern is probably that it leads to an increase in pollution. (Reason
why it is a serious issue) This fact is unmistakably perturbing because we are facing huge global pollution
problems at the moment.

(2 - Idea 2) Additionally, another major cause for concern has to be the fact that cars consume huge amounts
of our energy resources. (Reason) And the underlying repercussions of this are that we will soon be
confronted with a global energy crisis.

Solutions

How could these problems be solved?

(1 - Opening phrases) In my view, there are a number of actions that could be taken.

(2 - Idea 1) When dealing with the first problem, the easiest way to work it out would be to develop new
technology for car engines which does not cause serious air pollution, (Example) maybe some special kind of
exhaust filter.

(2 - Idea 2) Taking on the second problem, the most successful way to confront this would be to invest heavily
on research into alternative energy resources. (Example) In fact, I have heard that we have already produced
a car which runs on water.

Practice

Problems

1. What problems are caused by international tourism?

2. What environmental problems are common in your country?

3. What problems are associated with overcrowded cities?

4. What problems are associated with the Internet?

5. What problems are associated with globalization?

Solutions

How could these problems be solved?