Speaking
Part 1
1 Do you like sunny days?
I definitely love sunny days, I can hang out with
friends or do some sports. It is even better with the winds blowing. Sunny days
are somehow helpful for laundry as well as cleaning both inside and outside the
house.
2 What do you like to do when it’s a sunny day?
I’d love to participate in some outdoor activities under the sun like
meeting up with some friends or do some sports, especially swimming. Or
I’ll grab the chance for a photography tour. Everything
becomes so clear and stunning on sunny days, no matter whether it’s early
in the morning or late in the afternoon, as long as the
sun shines, I’m sure I’ll find inspiration almost everywhere.
3 Would you like to stay at home or go outside when the weather is great?
I think I would say it depends on my mood and my workload. I
definitely cannot go out and enjoy myself if my work schedule is still a mess,
even though it is a nice weather and unless I feel super energetic and
motivated. I think most of the time I’d prefer staying inside, no matter how
the sun shines or how cool the weather is.
4 Are there many sunny days in your hometown?
It is a modern big city so unless it’s our rainy season, otherwise the
sun would shine most of the time, either during the day or the whole year.
Sometimes the temperature rises so high that it feels like burning, that’s when
people prefer staying indoors enjoying the cool air produced by air
conditioners.
5 Does it rain much in your country? Where? When?
I would say yes. It rains a lot in the summer when tropical
storms strike our country. There is torrential rain in the
region in June, July and August, and the rainfall tends to be higher in the
North than in the South.
6 Is there any part of your country where it doesn’t rain much?
To tell you the truth, I have no clue about this. I do not give
a hoot about geography and the amount of rain in my country. I think
the most rainfall is in the North where there is an intricate system
of rivers.
7 Does it rain a lot in your hometown?
Well, it depends on the season. In winter and spring, there is a dearth
of rain associated with the arid weather. In contrast, it
is usually raining cats and dogs in summer and august,
causing loads of troubles for people travelling on the road.
Speaking
Part 2
Describe your
favorite season or time of the year
You should say:
·
when this time is.
·
what the weather is like at this time.
·
what you usually do at this time and explain why it is your favorite
time of the year.
Sample
Answer
I think my favorite time of the year is spring. The main reason I
like it is because it’s neither freezing cold nor scorching hot.
In some places I’ve lived, such as …, it rains most of the spring. But I
was mainly thinking of when I lived in Sydney, it was so beautiful. The sky is
blue and the weather is nice and warm. The flowers start to bloom and the
leaves on the trees turn green.
Since Sydney has many parks, my family and I would often go for
picnics in the parks where we would play badminton, eat, rest, and look at
all the plants and flowers. Our favorite park was Botanical Garden. It had so
many different kinds of plants, trees, flowers.
Another thing I like to do during springtime is to get up early and
climb mountains. There was one mountain near our house called ABC , it
wasn’t so high but there were no steps, only a few rough trails.
Another thing I like about spring is that when all the animals are born.
That’s when you can see all of the little baby squirrels, dogs, cats, snakes,
and spiders. The air always seems fresher in the spring, the sky is bluer, the
grass greener, and the people friendlier—or at least I think so.
Vocabulary
For Cue card
·
Trails: a mark or a series of signs or
objects left behind by the passage of someone or something.
Eg: A trail of footsteps was left behind
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Scorching: very hot.
Eg: On the scorching day, all that the cowboy could think was only
about having a sip of cold water.
Speaking
Part 3
1 How do the different seasons affect the lifestyle of people in your
country?
In places like A, B, C where it’s always hot there aren’t many extreme
weather changes to worry about. But in other places such as X, Y, Z, the
weather changes so drastically from summer to winter that it
affects lifestyles. During the winter the weather may go below zero,
and in the summer it may get as hot as 40 Celsius. That means you have to have
different kinds of clothes for each season. Also, in the winter you might need
heating and in the summer you will most likely have to use a fan or an air
conditioner, a friend of mine uses both.
2 How do
different seasons affect the way people feel?
One of the things that weather affects is the kind of food you eat, but when
it’s really hot I don’t usually feel like eating a lot, just some fruit or
quick and easy food, like sandwiches, cold noodles, whereas in the winter I
usually feel like eating lots of food such as soups, rice, noodles. Also when
it’s hot I just feel like sleeping, but in the winter I’m naturally colder, so
I have to move around to keep warm.
3 How does the
climate of a place affect the kind of buildings that are built there?
Well, if the climate is hot, then the builders will construct the
buildings to stay as cool as possible. But if you are in a cold climate then
you might find double insulation on the windows, or the houses
will be built to retain heat as much as possible. It’s quite
common to see a house with a bunch of open porches and verandas in
a hot climate. And probably every room will have a hole for an air
conditioning vent. But colder climates will most likely have central
heating.
4 Do you think
fighting global climate change is a governmental responsibility or the
responsibility of individuals?
As the saying goes, many hands make light work. If the
government and individuals work together on the climate problems, there will be
many changes and more progress will be made. Of course more responsibility
should fall on the shoulders of the government because they
have the means to do more than the average citizen. But that shouldn’t stop
ordinary people from doing their parts.
Vocabulary
For Speaking Part 3
·
Drastically: in a way that is
likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect.
Eg: Management was drastically diminished.
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Many hands make light work: a task is
soon accomplished if several people help.
Eg: The manager thought that many hands might light work on the
hectic project.
·
Air conditioning vent: a duct or
pipe for conveying air
Eg: The air conditioning vent of the company got destroyed and many
people got injured.
·
central heating: a system for
warming a building by heating water or air in one place and circulating it
through pipes and radiators or vents.
Eg: The central heating of the store exploded that the shopkeeper
got sick.
·
Insulation: material that is used to stop
the passage of electricity, heat, or sound from one conductor to another.
Eg: There is no insulation inside the room
·
Retain: to keep in possession or
use.
Eg: Some students retain evidence of past history easily .
·
Fall on the shoulders: To be or
become the sole responsibility of someone.
Eg: The responsibility of maintaining the house fell on the
neighbour’s shoulder.
·
Porches: a covered shelter projecting
in front of the entrance of a building.
Eg: I am always attracted to these country inns when they
have hospitable porches and a general look of homely comfort.
·
Verandah: is a roofed, open-air gallery
or porch, attached to the outside of a building.
Eg: Rashmi always has his morning breakfast on a tea table in his
beauty
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