Expressions for speaking part 1

Part 1 expressions

Speaking Exam Part 1 – General Questions

ü  Where are you from?

ü  What do you do here/there?

ü  How long have you been studying English for?

ü  What do you enjoy most about studying English?

ü  What free time hobby do you enjoy most? (why, how often?)

ü  What would you like to do in the future? (why?)

ü  Do you think you spend too much time working/studying? (why?)

ü  Do you like using the internet to keep in touch with people? (why?)

ü  Have you celebrated anything recently? (how?)

ü  If you could travel to one country in the world, where would you go? (why?)

ü  How important is it to you to spend time with your family? (why?)

ü  Who has had the greatest influence on your life? (why?)

Useful language:

Intro questions

§  Born IN

§  Grow up IN/NEAR

§  Be brought up IN (place) BY (person)

§  Extended family

§  I´ve been working/studying AT … SINCE (+ point in time)/ FOR (+length of time)

§  Actually (+ unexpected/surprising info) I´ve only been studying English for … years

§  What I really love about verb+ing is

§  The thing I like most of all is …

Leisure intro questions

§  I´m really into …

§  I´m really keen on …

§  I´m fanatical about

§  Whenever I get the chance, I …

§  … is not terribly important to me.

§  I´m not that fond of …

§  I really can´t stand/i´m not that into …

§  Whereas … in comparison with

Future plans intro questions

§  I hope to be + gerund AT (place)

§  I expect i´ll be + gerund

§  I´d certainly consider + gerund

§  I´d have to think carefully about

§  It´s certainly not something i´d rush into doing/deciding

§  I´m someone who …

Holidays intro questions

§  I tend to prefer … mainly because

§  I´ve always wanted to … but i´m not really sure why.

§  I´d recommend/suggest + gerund

§  I´d have to think more carefully about that … but maybe …

§  Right now, i´d love to go to … However, I used to dream of …

§  In other ways, I´d rather go to … rather than … because

Family

§  I much prefer spending time with … because

§  My family play a central part in my life because … yet I also think it is important to …

§  I like to keep in touch with …

§  I am very close to …

§  I am in touch on a daily basis with …

§  While I love being with my family, I also enjoy being with my peers because …

§  … has really inspired me to …

§  … has been a really positive role model for me and made me want to …