BET YOU CAN’T!
Science Impossibilities to Fool You ⇒
V. COBB and K. DARLING
Illustrated by MARTHA WESTON
• Practice for beginners: ⇒Languages ⇐ / ⇒Countries & Nationalities⇐
∞ Procedural language for role-plays ⇐[PAIR WORK]
∞ Click topic for questions & questions …⇐
∞ English Conversation Topics⇐[…more questions]
∞ Talking about pastimes & hobbies⇐
∞ Asking & giving directions ⇐
∞ Shopping English⇐[role-play]
∞ Making / Agreeing to / Turning down a request⇐
• Pro-forms: so & not ⇒Substitution ⇐
♣ Rock – Paper – Scissors ⇓ [game]
•→http://www.manythings.org/ ↓ Learn English with amusing language activities
←
⇐The Study Zone is for students of the English Language Centre (ELC) at the University of Victoria. ELC teachers create the English language lessons and practice exercises. The site is designed for our adult English language learners, but all are welcome to read the lessons and use the exercises.
‘What do I do?’ First, choose your level. Then, choose a topic. Finally, choose a lesson.
Study Zone is made up of levels. Each level has language topics. Each topic has lessons. Lessons include exercises to help you improve your English.
← Marley’s blog
⇐ A Rotary Exchange Student from Vermont (USA), Marley spent one year [2011-12] in Sabi . . .
¤ Tests (samples) ⇓
¤ Gapped texts [FCE]:
⇒[01] ⇔ [02] ⇔ [03] ⇔ [04] ⇔ [05] ⇔ [06]⇐
¤ Multiple matching:
⇒[CAE]⇐… Multiple matching …⇒[CPE] ⇐
¤ ‘True’, ‘False’, ‘Not Given’⇐[IETLS]
¤ TOEFL Reading Test ⇐[multiple choice]⇒ CAE ⇐
¤ ‘Key’ word transformation [FCE]: ⇒[01] ⇔ [02] ⇔ [03]⇐
⊕ Practice tests at B1 level ⇔ …at B2 level⇐
⊗ Practice tests at C1 level ⇔ …at C2 level⇐
¤ Sentence Rephrasing ⇓ [advanced]
«Ethnocentric» suggests a chauvinistic attitude, when one country/race/religion/culture feels superior to others.
Here are a few examples of ethnocentric attitude, and some good practice for advanced learners. Change the wording of the statements so that they are no longer ethnocentric.
Example: «Spain has produced the world’s greatest literature» [=ethnocentric statement]«Spain has many writers who have produced well-known works of literature.» [revised statement]1_ «Spain has produced the finest works of art in the world.»
2_ «Our diet is much better-balanced and healthier than those of our neighbour countries.»
3_ «Spanish is the best language for poetry.»
4_»There’s nowhere outside Spain where people have so much fun.»
5_ «There are no other women as beautiful as the Spanish.»
6_ «Spaniards have been very generous in teaching peoples overseas how to do things the right way.»
φ Oral exam practice ⇓
•→Oral Textual Awareness & Communicative Strategies + Tips for Speaking Tests⇐
¤ TOPICS for an oral exam: →Pre-intermediate ⇐
# 1st Part ↓ Monologue
Always start by saying your name and the topic assigned: «OK, my name is «X…» and I’m going to tell you / talk about . . .»
•→usingenglish.com/files/pdf/sports-presentations.pdf ←
•→esol.britishcouncil.org/build-your-speaking-skills/my-house ←
•→esol.britishcouncil.org/build-your-speaking-skills/my-favourite-season←
•→esol.britishcouncil.org/build-your-speaking-skills/my-job←
•→Nice Talking with You … shopping ←
•→www.usingenglish.com/files/pdf/holidays.pdf ←
♣ … eoi Madrid PDF exam samples … ⇒[A2]⇐ / ⇒[B1]⇐ / ⇒[B2]⇐
∞ Two Sabi School samples . . . ⇒[A2]⇐ (…music…) ⇒[B2]⇐
∞ Jo’s Family . . . ⇑ Intermediate / Advanced ⇓
* * *
∞ 2nd Part ↓ INTERACTION
•→Tips for the Cambridge English speaking exams⇐
∞ Functional language for the oral exam:
⇒[Elementary]⇔[Intermediate]⇔[Advanced]⇐
•→Asking for Clarification & Getting More Info⇐
♣ Madrid pdf samples … ⇒[A2]⇐ / ⇒[B1]⇐ / ⇒[B2]⇐
∞ Sabi samples: ⇒Upper_Intermediate ⇔ Advanced ⇔ [Hunting]⇐
The topics that will be covered are based on basic English discussions: giving advice (showing concern, giving and responding to advice), asking for and making recommendations and suggestions, comparing and contrasting, giving personal opinion (likes and dislikes), offering alternatives, giving preferences, making choices, describing feelings and giving reasons why…
←This site supports advanced learners of English who want to develop their top-level speaking skills and communication strategies. Each week, they tackle a specific issue on how to talk better English.
For immediate access to transcripts for current and previous Splendid Speaking podcasts, and to be alerted to new materials on the website, sign up for a weekly newsletter.»
¤ Lists of questions and answers so you can practice with a partner. Click for a topic …
1. Holidays…
2. Jobs….
3. Your Future…
4. Your town …
5. Hobbies…
6. Profile…
7. Food …
•→Some other topics←with more questions & answers