Read the following conversation and complete the spaces with the phrases from the boxes. Note: Use the correct verb tense... Then, play the audio to compare your answers.
Sean: Hey, Lenmy! Long time no see!
Lenmy: What a coincidence Sean! What are you up to here?
Sean: For the same reason as you are: Dali’s masterpieces.
★ Go to the gym.
★ Fall in love with me.
★ Not to be a two-floor house.
★ Have a small artificial waterfall.
Play the audio clips extracted from the previous exercise. Read each clip aloud and then record your reading. Save your recordings by clicking the blue button.
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| *Try to imitate the pronunciation and intonation provided in the above exercise. | |||
| Sean: Sure. Tell me about your plans for this year? Lenmy: Well, I’m going to travel to Florence, Italy. I was accepted into The Florence Academy of Art, so I’m going to take Oil Painting courses for a year. |
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| Sean: What other things are you going to do in Florence? Lenmy: Well, apart from that I’m not sure. I love doing exercise so I think that I will go to the gym. In the short run, I will meet a handsome Italian guy and he will probably fall in love with me. |
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Lenmy: What about you Sean, what are your outlined plans for this year? Sean: I have a lot, at the end of this month, I’m finishing the Architecture major and as a gift my father gave me a piece of land. In summer, I’m going to build a house. I think it won’t be a two-floor house, but I’m sure it’s going to be a modern and spacious one. I love nature, so I’m going to design an ornamental and breathtaking garden and it will probably have a small artificial waterfall. |
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How well have you done it? Choose “yes” or “no” to self evaluate your speaking performance. Then read the feedback.
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| I started my reply showing agreement or disagreement. |
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| I used expressions to give my opinion about the future (I believe, I think, In my opinion, from my point of view…) |
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| I expressed opinions and predictions about the future using "will". |
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| I connected my ideas with words like: and, but, because, also. |
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| OPTIONAL: I shared some personal future plans using "be going to". |
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- If you got...
- 5 "yes" answers… You’re awesome! You use the appropriate structures to express plans and predictions.
- 3 or 4 “yes” answers… It’s not bad, but you need to practice a little bit more. Go ahead, you can make a big improvement!
- 1 or 2 “yes” answers… Oops! You need to check the contents again to understand the difference between making plans and predictions.