Part 1 sky / window view

Part 1 sky/ window view

PART 1

sky/ window view

VOCABULARY

- gaze at: to look at something or someone for a long time.

- high-rise buildings: tall buildings

- block: prevent from seeing st

- faint: (of sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.

- catch sight of: see

- starry night: the night which has many shining stars in the sky

- entrance: holding people's entire attention.

- stand: have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.

- terrace: a platform next to a building

- chase material things: pursue in order to catch or catch up with material things.

VOCABULARY

- beauty of nature: nature's beauty

- basic need: all the things that are necessary for human life.

- advanced civilization: a human society with its well-developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society.

- threaten my life: seriously dangerous, and it might even result in death.

Multiple Choice

Examiner: Do you like to look at the sky? Why?

Examinee: Well, I just ................ the sky when I think it’s going to rain or when it’s too sunny. Anyways, I live in a city and high-rise buildings block all the views of the sky from my house so I have no reasons to look at it.

• gaze at

• Stare at

• Gape at

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Examiner: Can you see the moon and stars at night where you live?

Examinee: Due to light pollution, the stars are too faint to be seen in Thai Binh City, but we can easily

sight of the moon. Once a month, from here we can see the full moon which is incredibly beautiful.

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Examiner: Do you prefer the sky in the morning or the sky at night?

Examinee: At night, definitely. While in the daytime sky is rather boring, the starry night sky, especially in the countryside, is so amazing that I was

The first time I saw it many years ago. It isn’t like anything you can find in cities nowadays.

Multiple Choice

Examiner: Is there a good place to look at the sky where you live?

Examinee: Probably not. Actually looking at the sky is not my thing so I’ve never tried finding a good location to do so. But I think it will be great to .............. on the terrace of a skyscraper to look at the sky and think about the future.

• sit

• stand

• locate

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Examiner: Do you like to see the stars at night?

Examinee: As I mentioned above, in urban areas, due to light pollution and air pollution, the night sky is rarely clear enough for us to see the stars. Also, most people are now too busy chasing material things and have no time to appreciate the

Multiple Choice

Examiner: Do you want to live on other planets?

Examinee: I would say no as it hard to guarantee that other planets have enough basic needs and .................. civilizations like on the Earth. Thus, it can threaten my life if I live in other planet.

• Advance

• Advanced

• Advancement

Open Ended

Do you like to look at the sky? Why?

Open Ended

Can you see the moon and stars at night where you live?

Open Ended

Do you prefer the sky in the morning or the sky at night?

Open Ended

Is there a good place to look at the sky where you live?

Open Ended

Do you like to see the stars at night?

Open Ended

Do you want to live on other planets?

VOCABULARY

- concrete jungle: a modern city or urban area, especially when perceived as an unpleasant or challenging place to live.

- kinda: kind of.

- refreshed: having regained strength or energy.

- fiberglass: a reinforced plastic material composed of glass fibers.

- hang-hung-hung: put the clothes higher to let them dry

- occupant: a person who resides or is present at a place at a given time.

- healing: tending to heal; therapeutic.

- work-related stress: stress in terms of work

VOCABULARY

- very eyes: happening right in front of one or while one is watching.

- uninspired: (of a person) not filled with excitement.

- dunno: don't know

- claustrophobic vibe: the atmosphere that is small and close and makes you feel uncomfortable when you are in it.

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Q: What scenery can you see from the window of your house?

A: Unfortunately, there’s nothing interesting to see from the window of my apartment. As I’m living in the city center, all I see is buildings, busy streets, and countless cars. Actually, living in a

is kinda stressful as you don’t see something that can make you feel refreshed.

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Q: Do you like to watch the scenery from your window?

A: Not at all, as I’ve said earlier, there's nothing pleasing to look at buildings, wide fiberglass of those buildings, and some clothes

from the occupants of the apartment nearby. There’s nothing pretty at all.

Multiple Choice

Q: Do you want to live in a house with beautiful window views?

A: Who wouldn’t want to? I think every one of us wants to live in such a place. If I could choose a place to live with a beautiful view right now, I’d choose to live in the countryside with an ocean view because it’s perfectly ................. I’d be able to relax and relieve my work-related stress. I really do wish I could live in that kind of place.

• heal

• healing

• cure

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Q: How do you feel when you can't see any beautiful view from your window?

A: Nothing, I mean, I get used to seeing all sorts of large buildings in my very eyes every single day. That view is part of my everyday life, so I don’t feel anything at all. However, I feel

and even depressed to see that kind of view after I spend a week or two at the beach on my holiday. I dunno every time I get back from my holiday, I feel like the view around me is giving me a claustrophobic vibe.

Open Ended

Q: What scenery can you see from the window of your house?

Open Ended

Q: Do you like to watch the scenery from your window?

Open Ended

Q: Do you want to live a house with beautiful window?

Open Ended

Q: How do you feel when you can't see any beautiful view from your window?

Multiple Select

Q: Do you find these questions helpful in any way to your preparation for speaking?

• yes

• no

• maybe