Teacher Guide
15mins: Conversation: Speaking Practice - Part 2. Use speaking cards and materials to practice speaking part 2 of the exam. Review strategy and tips with the student. Practice methods for politely interrupting.
**10mins: **Independent reading: Ask the student about what they have read in English during the last week. If you are reading a novel together, discuss the assigned reading and any vocabulary words/writing assignments.
**15mins: **Test practice: 30 listening - part 2
15mins: Writing practice: Review useful phrases and vocabulary terms on the 'Review Writing' worksheet.
Write about a book that you have read that you would like to see made into a film. Describe the book and discuss some of the problems or issues a filmmaker would encounter in making a film from the book.
Write the book review for the editor of an art magazine. (280-320 words)
**05mins: **Warm down: Set the student chapters of the book to read for homework or assign any additional reading/listening materials such as articles or podcasts.
1) Use the time before the recording starts to read the questions and underline key information. Try to imagine who the speaker is going to be and what they will be speaking about.
2) Look at the words on either side of the gap and predict what information you might hear.
3) Write down the actual words you hear, don't waste time trying to rephrase things. Some things will be said differently in the recording, and it's the candidate's responsibility to derive meaning.
4) Most questions will focus on concrete pieces of information (e.g. nouns, proper names, etc.) and will generally be single words or very short noun groups (e.g. adjective plus noun). Usually, no more than three words are required.
5) Don't write extra information. You will only need one, two, or three words at most.
6) Don't panic if you miss a word, skip over it and immediately prepare yourself to hear the next answer.
7) If you didn't hear something on the first listening, try again in the second listening. If all else fails, make an educated guess.
- respectful
- refresher course
- roundabouts
- long-term rental(s)
- (thick) mud
- test drive
- handbrake
- (best) interest(s)
- hand controls