Strategies and skills Extending your answers with appropriate detail and examples ‘Answers to Speaking Part 1 questions should include some, L relevant details, such as reasons or examples. TIP: If you practise adding because or a similar phrase to d your answer to give a reason, this will encourage you to y more. ey 2 © Aulthe words or phrases in the box can be used instead ‘of because’ to extend your answers by giving @ reason, ‘except one. Which isthe odd word out? 3 ‘as duetothe fact that otherwise owing to since the reason is © Rewrite the sentences using the word in brackets instead 4 of ’becaus 1 The reason | ke films isthe escapism they provide (since) tke escapism 2. The reason | haven't been abroad is | hate flying. (as) 1 havent fying 3. need to practise my English more, but the reason | ‘aven'tis the lack of time. (owing to) 2 can't practise time, 4 Wedifficuktformeto get {i to college -the reason is thatthe bus route has been changed. (due to the fact that) W's dificult for me the bus route has been changed, © choose the correct word to complete the answers. What doall the correct words do? 1. often go out in the evenings -for example / when | go fora walk in tho countryside if the weather's nice. 2 | listen to a lot of different kinds of music, such as / as well as jazz, 3. I'm good at lots of sports, for instance / as tennis and hockey. 4 Myfavourite kind of film is science fiction, ike / $0 as Star Wars, 5__ I'm hopeless at choosing colours that suit me - such / for example my jacket clashes with my skirt now! 6 'd love to eat at @ Chinese restaurant tonight - since / like that one in the centre of town, © 00 at the questions below. What extra information could you add to the answers already given? Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Everyday life How do you taval to collage every day? (Why?) | go to college by bus because Do you like to do the same things every evening or something different? (Why?) like to do something diferent due to the fect that How much free time do you have during the week? (Why?) I don't have much free time. The reason is that | spend most of my time working, so I'm glad when Do you like to have a routine in your lite? (Why / Why net?) Oh, absolutely! If don't then | lke | Entertainment Do you prefer to watch fims at home or at the cinema? (Why?) prefer since What's your favourite kind of television programme? (Why?) really like for example Do you ever go to the theatre? (Why? / Why not?) Id love to, butts dificul: where I live owing to = like Do you usually like the seme kind of entertainment as your friends? (Why? /Wry not?) We do share alot of interests, but actually for instance