LESSON 8

Fluency
• Pronunciation
• Grammar
• Vocabulary

Speaking part 2
Describe an activity
Differences between 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0,
7,5 and 8 candidates
Pronunciation

eɪ
Waste
Taste

Th voiceless
Birthday
Breathtaking

i:
Field
Feel
Sleep
ɪ
Mountain
Fountain
Build

əː
Service
Perfect
Perhaps
Personal

ɛː
Air
Hair
Bear
Wear
aʊ
Out
Owl
Sound
Doubt
How

Word stress
Reasonable
Restrictions
Convenient
Communication
Definitely
Confusing words

Foreigner
Obstacle
Opinion
Jewellery

Hear
Here
Heart
Hard
Hurt
Heard

Clothes
Months
Maths
Grammar
As much as
• They were into playing chess as much as
I was.
• I love playing football as much as
basketball.

May sound
• It may sound crazy
• It may sound unbelievable
• I may sound boastful
• I may sound unrealistic
Because of
Because of my passion
Because of interest
Because of him
Because of less time
Because of my lack of money
Because of my obsession
Because of my competitiveness

just because/ mainly because

• I play chess a lot just because I love it.
• I prepare for IELTS mainly because I want
to go abroad.
End up doing
• I ended up becoming a champion
• I ended up losing my motivation
• I ended up winning in the competition
• She ended up becoming successful
• They may end up being criminals
• You may end up getting a higher score
than you expect sometimes.

Not as adverb as before

• I play chess but not as frequently as
before
• I'm preparing for IELTS but not as
effectively as before
Topic related collocations

• I'm keen on something

• I'm keen on doing something

• I'm into something

• I'm into doing something

• I'm crazy about something

• I'm crazy about doing something

• I'm passionate about something

• I'm passionate about doing something
Hyper competitive (C1) - raqobatlashishni
judayam yaxshi ko'radigan
• We were hyper competitive
• She is so competitive

Logical reasoning (C2) - mantiqiy

o'ylash/fikrlash
• Playing chess has improved my logical
reasoning
• Solving puzzles is a good way to improve
logical reasoning

Mental stamina (C2) - aqliy chidamlilik

• Playing chess regularly is a good way to
improve mental stamina
• You have to have a lot of stamina to be
a top-class dancer.
To some extent (B2) - qisman
• To some extent, it's my fault.
• I agree with him to some extent

To be in trouble - muammoda bo'lmoq

• I was in trouble at that time.

To be deeply depressed - chuqur

depressiyada bo'lmoq
• I was deeply depressed when I broke up
with my ex.

To be highly addicted to - judayam

nimadurga ruju/o'rganib qolmoq
• I'm highly addicted to drinking alcohol

To completely understand - mutlaqo

tushinmoq
• I completely understood him
Accept the situation - vaziyatni qabul
qilmoq
Figure out the problem - muammoni
tushinmoq/yechmoq
• I accepted the situation and tried to
figure out the problem.

A hectic lifestyle - busy hayot tarzi

• I have a hectic lifestyle.

A heavy workload - judayam ish ko'p

bo'lishi.
• With this heavy workload, it's
impossible for me to go on holiday
Give me a sense of satisfaction/pleasure -
qoniqish/roxat bermoq
• Doing extreme sports gives me a sense
of pleasure.
• Teaching English gives me a sense of
satisfaction

Make a name for yourself as

• I made a name for myself as a chess
champion at a very young age
• He has made a name for himself as a
great singer

To conclude
In a nutshell
All in all
Long story short

P/s. examiners love hearing collocations

This is the cue card ↙️

Speaking part 2
Describe a game you played in your
childhood

You have one minute to make some

notes❗️
Note-taking skills 📝📌
Strategic planning

Introduction
Chess
1st idea
• I used to play it a lot because of my interest
• so maybe I ended up being a chess
champion
2nd idea
• Improved my mental stamina and logical
reasoning
• Chess is like a life
Conclusion
• I still play it but not as frequently as before
just because of my hectic lifestyle.
Speaking part 2
Describe a game you played in your
childhood

Introduction
I'm going to talk about a game that I used to
play a lot in my childhood. That's definitely
playing chess.
1st idea
I used to play it on a regular basis, especially
with my brother and with my grandfather.
They were into playing as much as I was, and I
can say we were crazy about playing chess
because sometimes we used to play until mid-
night. It may sound really crazy, it may sound
unbelievable, but that was the reality, that was
the case. We were hyper competitive, we
tried to beat each other in many creative
ways, because it used to give us a sense of
satisfaction and fulfilment. I believe because
of my competitiveness and obsession with
playing chess, I ended up being a chess
champion three times in my region. I made a
name for myself as a chess champion in my
region and everyone knew it, and it was
wonderful.
2nd idea
Now I'm going to tell you something but I may
sound boastful. I firmly believe that playing
chess has improved my mental stamina and
logical reasoning to some extent because
chess is like a life. In real time, in life you might
be in depression, you might be in trouble. At
that moment you have to accept the situation
and try to figure out the problem, right and
it's exactly the same in playing chess. This is
why I firmly believe that it's improved my
logical thinking and mental stamina to some
extent.
Conclusion
Now I still play chess but not as frequently as
before and this is mainly because of my heavy
workload, and because of my hectic lifestyle.
But I'd say I love chess, it really gives me a
sense of satisfaction and pressure. In a
nutshell I'd say that's the game that I used to
play a lot in my childhood.
Band 6/7
Can you enter the internet?

Band 8
Do you have access to the Internet?

Band 6/7
It helps me to improve my mood

Band 8
It helps me feel better
It puts me in a good mood

Band 6/7
I want to open my business in the future

Band 8
I would like to set up my own business
Band 6/7
I love my job, because it has good working
times

Band 8
I love my job since it's got flexible working
hours

Band 6/7
I tried hardly/ in the hard way, but anyways I
failed in the way.

Band 8
• Even though I put in so much effort, I
eventually failed, unfortunately.
• Despite all my effort, I failed in the end.
Band 7
I like spending time with my friends and have
some enjoyable moments

Band 8
• I like to hang out with my friends and have
fun
• I sometimes like to socialise with friends

Band 7
I go to university, and I come home. Then I go
to work and again I come home.

Band 8
I commute to my university and work every
day
Band 7
I want to find a job because I need to pay bills,
rent and stuff

Band 8
I want to get a job to cover my expenses

Speaking part 1
Do you like to get up early ?

Band 6
Yes I like. Because when I wake up early, I will
have more time to finish all my works.

Band 7
Yes I do. Actually whenever I get up early, I can
have more time to finish all my work. Also, I
feel myself better in the morning because of
peaceful atmosphere
Band 8
Yeah I do. I really like waking up early in the
morning as it can put me in an excellent
mood. Basically, when I get up early, I feel like
I more energetic, focused and productive. As
well as, I can do different kinds of activities
such as yoga, meditation and some gentle
exercises just to keep fit.

Band 9
Yeah, absolutely. I do enjoy waking up early
since I can catch up on things that I'm
supposed to do. Every time when I get up
early, I'm likely to have a more productive day.
Also, the morning atmosphere is really
enjoyable, which can help to raise my spirit.
LESSON 8
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