2.en.06 Homes Of The Future

What do you think the homes of the future will be like?

Click on the image below and find out what the people in the BBC would like to teach us:

1.en.05 Once upon a time… The Art of Storytelling

Stories are everywhere – in newspapers, books, on TV and the internet. Every day conversation is full of anecdotes and real life stories.

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1.en.03 Let’s talk about People. Describing People

This post will help you when you have to talk or write about a photograph or an image.

Have a look at David Mainwood’s presentation below. He’s the English teacher and a blogger, who made this excellent presentation that will surely help you improve your oral skills and face the oral exam with much more confidence.  Copy the useful language that appears in slide 28 and have it at hand. You can use the pics in David’s presentation or some others of your choice. The aim is to internalise the steps in picture description until it comes out naturally.  It will take you more than one try.  You have 18 slides to get you started.Shortcode

You can also visit David’s blog by clicking on the image below

The more you practise the skill the easier it’ll become for you. Here you are some useful tips:

• Practise picture description with a friend, you’ll be able to help each other by prompting, asking questions, giving feedback and interacting.
• Follow the steps, but be natural. If a pic surprises you, you can say so! You do not have to wait until the very last stage to express your surprise.

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By practising oral description of pictures you will also improve your writing skills. The language used in picture description is also useful for writing essays:

discussion/for and against / argument essays.