1. Circle the correct words. If both are correct, circle both. Then find the people in the two photos on this page.
1) The man in / wearing a baseball cap ___
2) The two women in / with ponytails ___
3) The girl whois / with sitting on the ground ___
4) The woman in / with long trousers ___
5) The man in / with his arms folded ___
6) The woman wearing / with a dress ___
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1) in / wearing 2) with 3) who is 4) in / with
5) with 6) wearing / with
2. Complete the sentences about photo A with the phrases below.
a sort of I’d say it looks like some kind of I would say
most likely or maybe something like that
1) They’re on a beach, ________
2) They’re ________ in their twenties.
3) _________________ the people in the background are a mix of ages.
4) _________________ fitness competition.
5) There’s ________ mat on the ground.
6) The bald man is doing push-ups or ________
7) The man with the cap is the judge ________ he’s just a friend.
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1) I would say 2) most likely 3) I’d say
4) It looks like some kind of 5) a sort of
6) something like that 7) or maybe
Speaking Strategy
Try to give your photo description a simple structure:
1) say what the photo shows in general. If you are unsure, use phrases like ‘It looks to me as if ___ ’, or ‘The photo appears to show ___ ’;
2) talk about some of the interesting details in the photo;
3) add a personal opinion or reaction.
3. Read the Speaking Strategy. Then look at photo B and prepare your description. Use the questions to help you.
1) Where are the women? What are they doing? What is unusual about the situation?
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2) Is one of them the leader? Why do you think so?
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4. Read the examiner’s questions. Write notes for your answers.
1) Do you think the women are enjoying themselves? Why? / Why not?
2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of exercising outdoors rather than indoors?
3) Have you been in a similar situation when you enjoyed spending a lot of time outdoors? What were you doing?
1) _____
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2) _____
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3) _____
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5. Now do the speaking task. Use your notes from exercise 3 and 4.
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Interactive Phonemic Chart
Learn all of the vowel and consonant sounds in American English with this interactive phonemic chart.
