Hello everyone!

On Wednesday we will revise writing an e-mail/ letter. In the first 15 minutes we will revise writing a letter, the next 15 minutes we will revise speaking part 2. Then everyone needs to write a letter meanwhile we will practice speaking part 2 one by one.

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https://academiafreewaylanguages.es/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FCE-writing-guide-1.pdf

Useful expressions for speaking part 2:

  • Starting your comparison
    • Both of these pictures show…
    • These two pictures show…
    • The two situations in these pictures are…
  • Talking about similarities
    • These two pictures/situations are similar because/in that…
    • In both pictures we can see…
    • One similarity between these two pictures/situations is that…
    • Another similarity might be that…
    • One thing that these two pictures/situations have in common is that…
    • One thing that these two pictures share is that…
    • The most obvious similarity is that…
    • These two pictures share the fact that…
    • Both pictures (…) in the same way. 
  • Talking about differences
    • One of the most obvious differences (between these two pictures) is that…
    • Another difference is that…
    • Something that makes these two pictures different is…
    • What makes these two situations (so/completely) different is…
    • While the first picture …, the second one…
    • The first picture…. However, the second one…
    • The first picture… whereas the second one…
    • Although the first picture…., the second one…
    • On the one hand, the first picture shows… . On the other hand, the second one…
  • Introducing the answer to the question
    • As for + paraphrased question
    • As to + paraphrased question
    • In relation to the question,…
    • In response to the question, I’d say that…
    • As regards the question,… 
    • Regarding the question of the task, 
    • With regard to + paraphrased question
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Homework: listening practice

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See you in class!