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    Speaking Lesson

    Travel: avoiding breakdowns in speech

    By the end of the lesson I will be able to:


    • understand the Fluency and Coherence assessment criteria.

    • avoid repetition, hesitation and self-correction.

    • extend a talk when running out of ideas.

    • use vocabulary and narrative tenses for telling stories.

    INTRODUCTION

    1. Look at the four different types of holiday and discuss the questions with a partner.

    A. City break B. Beach holiday C. Camping D. Skiing

    1. Which type of holiday do you prefer?

    2. What things would you do on your ideal holiday?


    3. What’s the best holiday you’ve ever had? What made it so great?

    GET TO KNOW IELTS

    2.   Listen to part of a candidate’s response to the task below. What problems do you notice with
    the response?

    Describe a holiday you recently had.

    You should say:


    • where you went

    • how you got there

    • what you did when you got there

    and explain why you did or didn’t enjoy it.

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    3. The assessment criteria below describe candidates with scores of 5 and 6 for Fluency and Coherence.
    What score do you think the candidate from activity 2 would get?

    IELTS level 5 candidates …

    • usually maintain flow of speech but uses repetition, self-correction and/or slow speech to keep going

    • may over-use certain connectives and discourse markers

    • produce simple speech fluently, but more complex communication causes fluency problems.

    IELTS level 6 candidates …

    • are willing to speak at length, though may lose coherence at times due to occasional repetition,
    self-correction or hesitation

    • use a range of connectives and discourse markers but not always appropriately.

    IELTS SKILLS

    4.   Listen to the expressions the speaker uses to keep going and fill the gaps.

    1. As I was ____________ …

    2. That reminds me of a ____________ occasion …

    3. Let me tell you a little ____________ ____________ about …

    4. As I ____________ …

    5. As I mentioned ____________ …

    5.   Listen to a candidate who is not able to keep going. Work in groups and try to think of a way to
    extend each response.

    6. Work in groups of three and follow the steps below.

    1. Take it in turns to speak about one of the topics (A–C) for one minute.

    2. The two students who are not speaking should listen and stop you if they think you speak too slowly,
    hesitate or repeat yourself too much.

    3. The winner is the person that speaks for the longest before being stopped.

    A. Your favourite holiday destination

    B. A place you would like to visit

    C. The worst place you have visited

    USEFUL LANGUAGE FOR IELTS

    7. Read an extract from a Part 2 response and underline the past tenses.

    On the first day, our plane had been delayed so we didn’t arrive at the hotel until late. We just went out to
    dinner and then went back to the hotel. In the morning, while we were eating breakfast, we planned what we
    wanted to do for the next few days. My friend had been there before so he had a few ideas of things to do.
    Years ago, he used to live in France so he could speak the language quite well.

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    8. Put the verbs in italics into the correct past form.

    The service in the restaurant was very slow. By the time the food 1. _________________ (arrive) we
    2. _________________ (wait) for over an hour. It also 3. _________________ (taste) very good – it was far
    too salty. Once we 4. _________________ (eat) we 5. _________________ (decide) to go for a walk. It was
    really good actually. In England the shops aren’t open very late but there you 6. _________________ (can)
    shop until midnight. I think we 7. _________________ (shop) for three or four hours.

    IELTS PRACTICE

    9. Work in pairs. Follow these steps and respond to the task below.

    1. Spend one minute reading the task card and planning what you will say.

    2. Take it in turns to do the task. Try to speak for one to two minutes.

    3. The person who is not speaking should time the speaker’s response and listen for hesitation, repetition and
    slow speech.

    Describe an interesting city you have been to.

    You should say:

    • where it is

    • how you got there

    • what you did there

    and explain why you found it so interesting.

    10. Part 3 questions are related to the topic in Part 2. Try to predict questions you might be asked that are
    related to the topic of the task in activity 9.

    11.   Work in pairs. Listen to the questions and take turns to say your responses to them out loud.

    SELF-STUDY

    Watch this video and make a note of the tips for improving your fluency and coherence.

    http://tinyurl.com/ht6u9p3

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