Unit 4 Speaking

After 3 units learned, how do you give answer to IELTS Speaking Part 1?

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Answer explanation

After Unit 4, you will:

• talk about food in your country (Speaking Part 1)

• use the preparation time to collect your ideas for Part 2

• organise your talk (Speaking Part 2).

Exercise 1, pg. 80. Say your answer in the microphone. Ex: "1 beef, rice, cabbage, etc."

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Suggested answers

1 Arabian Kabsa: chicken, onions, garlic, tomatoes, spices, carrots

2 Pizza: flour, cheese, tomatoes (and other toppings)

3 Egg noodles and Chinese dumplings: egg, flour, beef, onions, cabbage

Discuss your favourite food. What What ingredients are used to make it?

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Answer explanation

Students could also use some of the cooking methods from the Listening lesson (e.g. boil, fry, etc.), if appropriate

Exercise 3, pg. 81

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Don't say: " I have 4 eggs in the fridge" (Not wrong, but unnatural)

Say: "There are 4 eggs in my fridge" (This is natural)

Exercise 4, pg 82.

positive:

negative:

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Answer explanation

This exercise demonstrates the length of ideal answers to Part 1 questions.

too +adjective = negative

Positive: enjoy, delicious, quick to make, is tasty, convenient, fresh, healthy

Negative: too spicy, takes too long to cook, not keen on, so strange, don't like the taste, can't stand, too chewy

Answer the three questions in exercise 4 with a partner. Use some of the positive and negative phrases in the box

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Answer explanation

Listen to your answer again, see if there are any mistakes that you can fix on your own.

Exercise 6, pg. 82

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Highlight where she mark her answer to the points? Chỗ nào trong audio script cho bạn biết người nói đang trả lời các ý trong task card?

Exercise 7, pg. 83

You only have one minute to make notes on the topic for Part 2, so it is a good idea to write down key words and phrases. Match the four points on the card with some keywords that another student wrote down (a-d).

• what the meal is

• lamb, slowly grilled, spices, garlic - serve with rice/ bread/ vegetables

• why it is popular in your country?

• better in Turkey than UK, different types (Shawarma, doner, etc.),most famous street food

• why you like it

• I'm busy-> buy quickly, tasty, juicy, reminds me of beach holidays

• why you would recommend it to a visitor to your country

• We love meat, traditional, lots of sheep!, proud of our cuisine

Answer explanation

- You need to speak for 1-2 minutes on the topic you are given, so in this case make sure you choose a meal you can talk about easily

- Some of the words and phrases which you may find useful when doing this task: traditional, proud of, street food, tasty, reminds me of, grilled, serve with

Spend one minute writing notes to the questions about a popular meal in your country.

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It is important to make notes and try to cover every point on the card.