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SPEAKING RGA Uc ena Lm TTA co Sea uae ena pera ree tree eet) pores eee a toexpress your feelings about Sr for [O[L[§ Match the photos with the activities in the box. football gym hiking surfingthe internet video games movies reading swimming _karate/ kickboxing, I a [By Workwith apartnertoask and answer these questions. 1 Doyou like doing any of these activitiesin your spare time? 2 Which activities do your friends like doing? 3 Which of the activities are popular in your country? Hikes. V'm not sure whether | ike loften enjoy | mot really interested in Hike [DIS] Write the phrasesin the boxin the correct column ofthe table. | don't know if ike Vm not a big fan of hate | don’t look forward to Alotof people ike V'mvery keen on | don’t know much about Notmanypeopietike... | | os There are many waysto say youlike or donot ike something. Using variety of phrases wilimprove your peaking est score. s | COR Rete ay Match sentence beginnings 1-4 with sentence endings a-4, using suitable connecting word. There are several possible answers. Longer sentences wil show the examiner that youcanusemore 1 love listening to K-Pop ‘a my friends don’t really like it AND either. complex grammar. 2 | sometimes enjoy mountain aur | > !preferstaying athome. climbing 3 Idon't like spending money so | ¢ itsreallyexciting. 4 Fmnot really nterestedin arcause | 4 !Prefer watersports. ‘watching football on TV [ET Complete your own table using the ame connecting words. D UT 30 BECAUSE [UTE] Comletethe sentences about things you do and do not ike doing. 1 ___AND eur. e BECAUSE _ 50. Qe ‘AND euT BECAUSE 50. 3 ‘AND eur BECAUSE 80. One OTIS Complete the sentences. think of THREE reasons for your answer, 1 Hike going swimming. tlikeit because and 2 enjoy watching football on TV. | enjoy it because and 3 Jove reading books on my sofa, Iloveitbecause and 4 V'mabigfan of movies. Thisisbecause _ and WE wirer/seeaxns Gly Write your own ideasin the sentences. 5 Ike and _ 6 lenjoy Lenjoy it because _ and Tmnotabigfanof_____———_—becauset __and — because itis Piru ir nai (0) ]y Askyour partner these questions about each photo. 1 Did you watch this sporting event? 2 Doyou like to do this sport in your spare time? 3 Isthis sport popular in your, country/where you live? Hike it because ‘unrTo2/sPeakine EES ocr 5. 1 Ithink that rowing isa great sport if you want to stay fit and healthy. isten to how the words in bol these sentences are stressed. © _ bedi sptalescante stressed in English words. English often enjoy tennis asitis very competitive and like to beat my friends speakers alsostess the content 2 tok vey " ” peti ike to beat my friend words in a sentence, and leave the function words ike the of et) nates T]al] Usten and undertine the stressed words these sentences. x1 Ryan Giggs was a famous player for Manchester United; he played hundreds of games, 2 At London 2012, the United States of America wasttop of the medals table, followed by China, then Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 3 Lastweekend, | was going to go to the gym, but | decided not to bother. 4 Michael Jordanis the number one all-time points scorer in the NBA playoffs, although Lebron Jamesis catching up. 5 | ranin the New York marathon last year. I thought |wasnever going tomakeit totheend! []z]) Youcanuse intonation to show your feelings about atopic. Read these sentences and decide if they are positive or negative in tone. 1 My favourite sport is hockey. It's amazing! 2 | like swimming but | wish there were more places to swim where lve, 3 I've always liked fishing but | don’t have time to doit any more. 4 I'm really excited about all the new video games that will come out soon. I ean’t wait! T[S]] Listen to the recording. The firs time you hear the sentences, you will hear flat (no) intonation. The second time you hear them, the speaker willuse correctintonation. Mark the changesin intonation with aa ifitrises ora wifitfals. ~ ~ wy 1 Myiavourite sport is hockey. It's amazing! 2 | like swimming, but l wish there were more places to swim where live, 3 I'vealways liked fishing but | don't have time to do it any more. 4 'mreally excited about all the new video games that will come out soon. Ican’t wait! T]aT) Write THREE sentences about a sport you tke/donotlike doing/playng. witha Partner sy each sentence out oud TWICE, first with lat (no) intonation, andthen with rising and falling intonation. ‘Sports like playing ‘Sports don't ike ploying TF wnr02/sreanins Coens 5 ‘Write a suitable sports verb in these sentences. More than one answer may be possible. There are more verbs than you need. beat train. defeat exercise knockout lose(to) play score shoot tackle support. compete watch win qualify represent (my country) 1 I didn’t think Mayweather would Pacquiao in that boxing match, 2 Ithas always been a dream of mine to at Wimbledon. Bitryto ‘about three times @ week, so that | can keep playing welt al Liverpool Football Club, I've been a fan fora very long time, 5 Theirinternational football team __ plenty of times during a game but usually ___very few goals. (0 EXAM skits } Gey ‘Ask and answer these Speaking Part 1 questions with a partner. 1 What do you usually don your spare time? 2 Doyou prefer doing things by yourself or with friends? 3 Isthere anything special you do at the weekends? 4 Do you think you get enough free time? ‘Answer the prompts in this Speaking Part2 task. Talk for at least 60 seconds. Remember to use the connecting words you studied in exercises 4-6. Describe a sports event you watched or attended. You should say: + what kind of sporting eventit was + where you watched it + how often this event takes place and explain why you consider this sports event interesting, vuwrre2/ sPeAKINe [Ezy

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