Expresiones útiles para comparar imágenes. (PARTE 2).

Para empezar la comparación:

 Both of these pictures show…
 These two pictures show…
 The two situations in these pictures are…
Para hablar de similitudes:
 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.
Para hablar de diferencias:
 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…
Para introducir la respuesta a la pregunta:
 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.

CONSEJOS:
 Compara, no describas únicamente.
 No utilices “and” demasiado e intenta utilizar conectores de contraste como
“whereas”, “while”, “however”, etc.
 Intenta hablar de las dos imágenes más o menos por igual.
 No te olvides de responder la pregunta que viene con las imágenes.
 Dirígete al interlocutor, no a tu compañero.
  No dejes oraciones a media, acaba siempre de expresar tus ideas.
 No divagues ni empieces a hablar de experiencias propias.
 Si no has comprendido la tarea bien, pide al interlocutor que repita las
instrucciones.
 Procura utilizar vocabulario relevante al tema de las imágenes.
 ¡Sonríe! Una buena sonrisa y una actitud positiva siempre es m

Expresiones útiles para debatir. (PARTE 3)

Para comenzar el debate:
 Shall I start? / Yeah, go on.
 Shall I go first? / Of course, go ahead.
 Is it okay if I start? / Sure, no problem.
 Would you like to go first? / Yes, why not?
Para expresar tu opinión:
 I believe/think that…
 In my opinion,…
 The way I see it,…
 If you ask me,…
 I would say that…
 It seems to me that…
 In my view…
 As far as I’m concerned,…
Para preguntar a tu compañero:
 statement, don’t you think/agree?
 statement, wouldn’t you say so?
 statement , wouldn’t you agree?
 statement, right?
 Do you think…?
 Do you believe that…?
 What do you think about…?
 How about…?
 What about…?
 What’s your take on…?
Para expresar acuerdo:
 I (totally) agree with you.
 You’re dead right.
 That’s (absolutely) true.
 You’re (absolutely) right.
 That’s a great idea.
 I couldn’t agree more.
 Yes, I see what you mean.
 I see it that way, too.
 Yes, of course.
  I think so, too.
Para expresar desacuerdo: 
 I’m afraid I don’t see it the same way.
 I’m sorry but I have to disagree.
 You may be right, but I have a different view.
 That might be true, but I’m not sure I agree with you.
 I’m sorry, but I don’t agree.
Para cambiar de tema: 
 As for + one of the options
 As to + one of the options
 In relation to + one of the options
 As regards + one of the options
 Regarding the question of the task,
 With regard to + paraphrased question
Para concluir el debate:
 I believe we have an agreement, don’t we?
 So, do we have an agreement?
 Shall we stick to…?
 Shall we agree on..?

Ejemplos de cómo es el speaking al que te vas a enfrentar. Ten en cuenta que los
examinados son de otros países y cada uno tiene su acento.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdeZp0n0JHw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlM_2B1aiLM