LESSON 6
Revision for Progress test
TOPICS
Environment
Culture
Transport
Technology
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Vocabulary
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Environment
Culture
Transport
Technology
Grammar
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Adjective clause
Present passive
Comparatives and
superlatives
Past passive
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Pronunciation
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Stress patterns
before suffixes
Connected speech:
/t/ and /d/ at the end of words
Linking
Using intonation to
make declarative
statements
Strategies
Asking for repetition
Asking for more
information
Giving
recommendations
and expanding an
idea
Talking about pros
and cons
MARKING CRITERIA
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Fluency and coherence
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Grammatical range and accuracy
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Lexical resources
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Pronunciation
TEST FORMAT
Part 1: Individual long-turn (2.5-3
mins including preparation)
Part 2: Discussion (3 mins)
PART 1: Individual long-turn
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In this part, you will be given a topic by the examiner, and
you have to speak for two minutes.
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You have 1 minute to prepare for the question.
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Tips: Use question prompts (Who, when, where, what, why,
how) to extend your long-turn.
PART 1: Individual long-turn
1.
A wild animal
2. An endangered animal
TOPICS
3. An interesting custom
4. An interesting tradition
5. A traffic problem
6. A transport change
7. An invention
PART 2: Discussion
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In this part, you will be given the opportunity to talk about more
abstract issues and ideas.
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There are three questions on the same topic which is related to Part
1 topic.
Tips: Make sure that you can expand your answers by giving further
explanations or examples.
TOPICS: ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY
Example: How do you think transport will change in the future?
SIMULATION: PART 1
Describe an interesting tradition in a
country.
You should say:
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What it is
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How long it has existed
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What people do
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Why it is interesting
SIMULATION: PART 2
1. How do you think transport will change in the
future?
2. How important is it to learn about a country’s
customs and traditions?
THANK YOU!