SPEAKING TIPS

Teacher Dante Nery

DO YOU AGREE WITH THE

QUOTE?

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BUILDING ARGUMENTS

Food for thought:

Do you think cell phones have helped or hindered
communication? Why?
Do you think social medias have brought people
closer or driven them apart? Why?
What do you think are the most positive and
negative effects that technology has
had language:
on
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communication?
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In my oppinion
______
I think.... I reckon

HOW TO EXTEND YOUR

ANSWERS ON THE
SPEAKING TEST!

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SPEAKING

SPEAKING

BUILDING CONSISTENT
ARGUMENTS

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CURRENT AFFAIRS

What is different about these places? Do you know where they

are?
What is your oppinion about these initiatives?
Have you ever
Tell the group

personally been on these locations for leisure?

about your experience.

So Paulos cars take a back seat on Sundays

Campaigners believe the part-closure of an urban highway in Brazils biggest city is inspiring a green revolution
So Paulo residents stroll and cycle along the Minhoco highway. Photograph: Bruno Fernandes/Corbis

READING

Read on Minhoco
Read on the So Paulo residents cultural aspects

REPORT BACK

point to consider

In addition
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For this reason Therefore
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language:
To my mind______
In my oppinion ______
I reckon that_________
I believe that _________
Due to the fact that

reason
One Important

disadvantage

Another
(Important)

drawback

The most
important

problem

The second

Concern/ issue

A Further

consideration

The main

explanation

Is that...

PHRASAL VERBS

Have a look at the phrasal verbs underlined. Come up with

your own definition for them.
Compare answers

CHAIN READING

Select items for the following expressions in your notebook:

Vocabulary

Idioms

Phrasal verbs

HOW FAR DO YOU AGREE

WITH THE STATEMENTS?

Other inhabitants of the city, in despair of the congestion, have done

likewise, encouraged by a growing number of cycle tracks. Things are
gradually changing, he says.

I...

Couldnt agree more

Due to the fact that

_________

Strongly agree
Partly agree
Beg to differ
Disagree entirely

For instance
_______________
This can be ilustrated by
situation in which
___________________
From my own experience,

HOW FAR DO YOU AGREE

WITH THE STATEMENTS?

He thinks it unrealistic to imagine that it might become a park. Some

70,000 vehicles use Minhoco every day. Where would they go? he asks.

I...

Due to the fact that

_________

Couldnt agree more

Strongly agree
Partly agree
Beg to differ
Disagree entirely

For instance
_______________
This can be ilustrated by
situation in which
___________________
From my own experience,

HOW FAR DO YOU AGREE

WITH THE STATEMENTS?

he aims to reduce the amount of space given to cars, lower speed limits,
and build more bus and cycle lanes.So far more than 350km of cycle tracks
have been laid out. The number of road accidents has dropped and traffic
is more fluid. According to theTomTom ranking of urban congestion, So
Paulo is now doing better than Paris.
Due to the fact that

I...

_________

Couldnt agree more

Strongly agree
Partly agree
Beg to differ
Disagree entirely

For instance
_______________
This can be ilustrated by
situation in which
___________________
From my own experience,

HOW FAR DO YOU AGREE

WITH THE STATEMENTS?

.So Paulo has a car culture. Public transport is bad, railways and the
Metro are inadequate, says Evangelina Vormittag, who is the
organisation's leader.

I...

Due to the fact that

_________

Couldnt agree more

Strongly agree
Partly agree
Beg to differ
Disagree entirely

For instance
_______________
This can be ilustrated by
situation in which
___________________
From my own experience,

HOW FAR DO YOU AGREE

WITH THE STATEMENTS?

Ezra Teter cycles on undaunted. He is convinced that So Paulo residents

are gradually waking up to the damage done by pollution and that, in time,
they will give up their cars. Whether theyre ready or not, its going to
happen, he says.

I...

Due to the fact that

_________

Couldnt agree more

Strongly agree
Partly agree
Beg to differ
Disagree entirely

For instance
_______________
This can be ilustrated by
situation in which
___________________
From my own experience,

WRITING ARGUMENTATIVE
TEXTS

Improve the following passage :