Privatunterricht 10 (Speaking)
Speaking
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Questions to ask in speaking task:
Who lives here? male/female
How old are they? early-/mid-/late twenties/thirties etc.
What are their jobs?
What are their hoppies? A rose fancier (Liebhaber von Rosen)
Where is the flat? in the city centre / in the suburbs / on the outskirts / in rural area
Choose their character traits?
What do they look like?
Does their living-room appeal to you?
Character traits
Charakterzüge
rachsüchtig
vindictive
eingebildet
conceited
geizig
tight-fisted
machtgierig
power-hungry
unbekümmert
insouciant (insusint)
verschwenderisch
lavish
nachsichtig
forbearing (forbäring)
mitfühlend
sympathetic
steitsüchtig
contentious
gutnachbarlich
neighbourly
schlagfertig
quick-witted
Mitgefühl
compassion
They seem very proud of ...
Judging by their expression, ...
He/She's probably proud of his/her achievement.
Naturally, he/she must be proud of this accopmplishment.
This kind of pride is very natural.
I'd say....
in all pictures you can see people who dedicate themselves to achieving their goal
public acclaim = Anerkennung
the benefits/drawbacks of ... are obvious, I think.
advantages/disadvantages
the disadvantages outweigh the advantages in my opinion
Presumably, this sport appeals to people who...
It's easy to see the benefits of ...., don't you think?
I'd find it difficult to think of any disadvantages
I'm not sure whether this photo is meant to illustrate ... or ...
Perhaps we have to distinguish between... and ....
Words to describe picture:
wertvoll
precious
stopfen
stuff
kurvenreiche Strasse
winding road
Grasbüschel
tuft of grass
aufwischen
sweep up
keuchen
pant
um sich schlagen, zappeln
thrash around
sehnig
sinewy
es ist ätzend
it sucks
kichern
giggle
verstreuen
strew - strewed - strewn
Kies
gravel
sich gegen jmd. verschwören
plot against sb.
kahl, nackt
bare
schleichen
sneak
Abfall
trash
stotern, stammeln
stammer
zuknöpfen
button up
!after time conjunctions!
The time clauses in the English language are introduced by conjunctions such as after, as soon as, before, till, until, when, whenever, while or time expressions such as the minute, the momentetc.
We do not use the future tense (will) in a time clause to describe future activities (in this respect, it it similar to if clauses).
When the painter is famous...
What the examinars are looking for:
1. The speaker sounds natural.
2. the speaker's answers are clear (neither too long nor too short or complicated)
3. The speaker answers the examiner's questions well.
4. The speaker gives reasons for his/her opinions.
5. The speaker manages to keept the discussion going (avoids long silences).
6. The speaker is critical (mentions both advantages and disadvantages).
7. The speaker doesn't interrupt his/her partner.
8. the speaker involves his/her partner.
9. The speaker doesn't dominate the discussion.
10. The speaker refers to what his/her partner says.
11. the speaker uses a good range of vocabulary to express his/her opinion.
12. The speaker uses a good range of vocabulary to express agreemnt or disagreement.
13. The speaker manages to paraphrase words that he/she doesn't know in english.
14. All in all, the speaker makes a good impression.
used to state your opinion
Well, personally....
used to qualify sth. you or so. else hast just said
Certainly not ...but ....
Mind you...
used to give yourself thinking time
Oh, that's a difficult one...
