• Today we will look at Speaking, so let’s ply a great bamboozle to use our fluency ….
  • Then, in the book on pages 24 and 25 we can see a Speaking part 2.
  • This is a hard part of the exam, so let’s watch a video to see students doing this part
  • Then, we can have an exam practice using the photos from the book

Thursday 4 November

  • In the book we will look at Zurich so let’s play a game about capital cities (A-Z game)
  • We will then watch a Capital city video and take notes about what we see
  • Page 26 and 27 are about travel and directions.

Homework

Question

A group of young people from another country will be coming to stay in your home town for 3 months. You have been asked to write a report for the organising committee about the THREE best places for young people to have fun in your area.

Write your report for the committee (around 140-190 words).

What you need to do to pass

Read our checklist first to understand what the examiner is looking for in a good answer.

Ideas for writing

Ask yourself the following questions to help you get started:

  • Make a list of the facilities you are going to write about. What about places to eat and drink? Places to go and see a film or a concert? Places just to relax and hang out with friends? Your list might include some or all of the following:
    restaurants and cafes, theatres or cinemas, community centres or special societies.
  • For each item on your list decide why you would recommend it to the visitors? Is there any important advice you need to give also?
    ‘Matthew’s’ is a lively restaurant which plays music all evening and the majority of customers are in the 18-25 age range. However, it has a no-smoking policy, which our visitors should be aware of.
  • You may wish to organise your report by the use of subheadings.
    e.g. places to eat and drink
  • To conclude your report you may wish to give a general suggestion:
    e.g. To enable our visitors to get the maximum enjoyment from their stay, I propose that we give them a free travel pass….

Drafting and proofreading your work

You should look at your first draft of the task and decide:

  • Have you answered the question? Will the organising committee have some good ideas from your report?
  • Is the report organised in a clear and logical way?
  • Is the language accurate with a good range of structures?
  • Is the style OK?

If the answer is ‘no’ to any of these questions then you will need to do some more drafting!