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15mins: Introduction: Homework check: Have you completed the online homework? Any problems? Have you read anything since our last meeting? What did you read?

Speaking Part 3: In this part of the test, you and your partner are asked to talk together. The interlocutor gives you a question and some text prompts. This stimulus provides the basis for a discussion, after which you will need to make a decision on the topic in question.

Discuss the following useful phrases with your students:

Agree: I see your point - I get what you mean - we see eye to eye - I understand your point of view - Exactly - That’s true - You took the words right out of my mouth - I couldn’t agree more

Disagree: I’d have to disagree - I see what you’re suggesting, but I might add… - May I also suggest that - I’m with you on that, however - I see your point, but in my opinion... I appreciate that perspective, but this is how I see it...

Engage: What do you think? - Do you know what I mean? - How do you feel about that? - Do you get what I’m saying? Where do you stand on this?

*Exercise tip: The best way to get a high mark on this section of the exam is to ask a lot of questions, and try to have an informal conversation with your partner. It’s often easier if you purposefully disagree with your partner and later come to an agreement. This allows more subject matter for discussion.

Avoid: monologues, getting stuck on one topic, dead air, going off topic, rushing through, using ONLY nonverbal cues (when combined with spoken answers, these can actually be helpful).

Draw the following points on the board:

1. Having a face-to-face meeting

2. Writing a letter

3. Chatting online

4. Giving a lecture

5. Having a video conference

Here are some examples of ways that people communicate. Talk to your partner for about two minutes, discussing what the advantages and disadvantages of communicating in these ways are.

Now you have about a minute to decide which method is the least useful in modern day.

15mins: Review: Determiners and quantifiers.

No two snowflakes are the same (not any)

None of the boxes contained the missing book. (not any of)

Neither of the girls had finished their homework. (neither is used to talk about two people or things)

Much/Many = a large part of the number of, often used in negative sentences.

Did you do much running yesterday? (singular)

There are many reasons I enjoy running. (plural)

*Many is used for time expression (hours, days, years)

A lot/ lots of = a large part of the number of, often used in positive sentences.

I get a lot of satisfaction out of running.

I met lots of interesting people at the party.

All usually goes after the verb be or after the first auxiliary verb = (1) Next spring we’re all going to Madrid. (2) They could all have been Olympic athletes. If there is no auxiliary verb, put all before the verb. (3) We all went running together.

Both express ‘all’ of two people or things.

Both of us were completely exhausted. We’re both going to the concert tonight.

You can consider this the positive form of neither.

Neither of us did any exercise. (correct)

Both of us didn’t do any exercise. (incorrect)

For singular, countable nouns, we use whole instead of all of.

I thought the whole event was brilliant.

Before time expressions, we prefer all.

All: day, summer, week, night, month

Every is used to talk about a group as a whole. It can be used with: almost, nearly, practically or virtually.

Each talks about both people or things in a pair, or as a pronoun = (1) I wore a bandaid on each knee (2) We were each given a medal

A few = a small quantity or amount that is enough

Less = an amount that is too small or needs to be smaller

Use fewer with a plural noun = I had fewer biscuits than him

Use less with uncountable nouns = I should eat less chocolate

10mins: Worksheet: 05 Determiners and Quantifiers

15mins: Test: 05 listening practice - part 2

05mins: Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time. Encourage students to do additional reading for vocabulary building outside of the lesson. News articles, short stories, and novels are all great examples.

00mins: Homework - complete the next section of the online homework

Worksheet answers: 3. all 4. few of 5. None 6. Both of 7. much 8. many of 9. much of 10. Both 11. None of 12. every 13. Many 14. All (of) 15. little of 16. little 17. each of

Test answers: 1. commitments 2. impressed 3. patronising 4. irrigation 5. dependent 6. handouts 7. surplus 8. prospects