Eating Habits (monologue)

You are what you eat, or so they say. So, do you make sure you eat quality food? Talk about this subject taking into account some of the following points:

·         Do you ever cook?

·         What is your favourite dish?

·         Your usual diet

·         Do you ever eat unhealthy food? How do you feel about it?

·         Do you think we eat differently now than 20 years ago? If so, explain why.

·         Most experts agree that the Mediterranean diet is particularly beneficial. What are its main characteristics?

·         Do you think vegetarians are healthier than people who eat a lot of meat. Explain.

My ideal job

Click here to see the monologue you had to prepare.
Click here to see an example of a possible outline for that monologue.

Monologue: Things that make me happy!

Click here to see some ideas on how to prepare your monologue for class.

Oral skills

Have a look at the 'Speaking' posts. You'll find tips for your oral exams.

What makes you happy?

Click here to see some tips to prepare your monologue for class.

Tips for the oral exam

1. Tips for the monologue.
2. Tips for the interaction.

English Corner Online – Social Networking for Learners of English

English Corner Online – Social Networking for Learners of English.

Practise speaking English with people all over the world

English Corner Online is a meeting place for people from all around the world who want to practise speaking English. Sign up, make friends and start speaking!

IMPROVING YOUR SPEAKING

1. Speaking fluently. Watch this video and learn about how to speak fluently (you have the script, study notes and exercises).
2. Speaking coherently. Learn some expressions to make your speech more coherent.

SPEAKING: Communication phrases and expressions

Learn and review some useful expressions for oral exams (you can listen to them).

1. Thinking time: Conversation Time Fillers
2. Agreeing and Disagreeing.
3. Taking turns: interrupting and turn-taking.
4. Interrupting politely.
5. Paraphrasing expressions: repeating things in a different way.

How to tell a story

Look at some ideas on how to tell stories.


Here you have some words you can use to sequence the events in your stories.

ORGANISING A TALK: TRAVEL

Eun-Kyung was asked to talk for about two minutes on the following subject:Describe a place in your country you would recommend to tourists. Include:
- what it's called
- what kind of place it is
- where it is.Listen to Eun-Kyung and decide how successful Eun-Kyung was in answering the question and in organising her talk using signposting expressions. Listen to the interview a second time if
necessary to answer the comprehension questions:

1) Who is Eun-Kyung's talk aimed at?
2) How long was the Joseon Dynasty?
3) How do Korean palaces differ from Western palaces?
4) What will you find at Insa-Dong?
5) Why might tourists find Insa-Dong an easy place to visit?
6) What two things does Eun-Kyung say are good about Korean restaurants?
7) What's a good place to visit at night?
8) What can you see in Namsan Park during the day?
And finally, while you listen, make a note of Eun-Kyung’s use of English, which we’ll
look at in the feedback session.
Then have a look at the transcript and the answers to the questions.

An example of an oral exam

Watch Lester taking an oral test. You can also see the script and some notes (the notes are really useful because they explain the good points and mistakes in his performance). Part two is similar to what you will do in the oral exam ( a bit shorter).