Please have a look at this expressions to get more points in the oral part of the exam

Hello bloggers,
Here is some help to practice for the oral interaction test that will be held in the near future. Remember you need a partner for this activity (In pairs)It is a good idea to decide on who you will work now.

You will speak about a surprise topic  for a minimum of 5 mins. 
Giving your opinion

"I think…."


"I feel that…."


"In my opinion…."


"As far as I'm concerned…."


"As I see it…."


"In my view…"

Giving a strong opinion

"I'm absolutely convinced that…."


"I'm sure that….."


"I strongly believe that…."


"I have no doubt that…"


ASKING for SOMEONE'S OPINION

"What do you think (about /of X)?"


"What's your view (on)?"


"How do you see the situation (of)?"

Agreeing and disagreeing
Agreeing

"I think you're right."
"I agree with you."


Strong agreement
"I couldn't agree with you more."
"You're absolutely right."
"I agree entirely."
"I totally agree."


Agreeing in part

"I agree with you up to a point, but..."
"That's quite true, but..."
"I agree with you in principle, but..."


Disagreeing

"I'm not sure I agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't agree."
"(I'm afraid) I disagree."
"(I'm afraid) I can't agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't share your opinion."

Note that when you disagree with someone, you can often sound
more polite by using a phrase such as "I'm afraid..."

Disagreeing strongly

"I don't agree at all."
"I totally disagree."
"I couldn't agree with you less."

Keeping a conversation going
Making comments

"No!" - to show surprise
"I don't believe it!" - to show surprise
"Wow!" - to show admiration or surprise
"That's incredible / amazing / unbelievable" - to show great
interest in the subject of conversation
"How awful / terrible" - to show sympathy with someone else's bad
news

Asking questions

"Really?" - to show surprise
"And you?" - when someone asks you how you are
"Did you?" - can be used to encourage someone to tell their story.

For example, "I saw her last night" "Did you?" "Yes, she was with one of her friends, and she....

Practice for the written test

Visit the following sites and do the following activities

Practice 1

Reading part 1: signs and short texts 1, test 2

Reading part 2: match 5 people to 8 texts

Part 1 sentence

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_writing_part1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_writing_part2.htm

part 1 listening

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part1.htm

p2

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part2.htm

p3

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part3.htm

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Up in arms

Hello,
Even though today Chile has the recent joy of the football and people are slightly jollier than before, I think there are a number of reasons to be "up in arms" =angry.
So today I think it would be good to write about something that gets us "up in arms".
I could give you some examples:
I get "up in arms" when I see people being nasty or arrogant to others. I get slightly upset when adults are being stupid  and don't want to admit it until it is too late. I also get up in arms when I see our politicians do not have public vocation and only see for their own benefit.  We have a state that seems to only benefit entrepreneurs and not citizens (in many ways) and that I find really frustrating. I wish we Chileans could be as united as we are for football, to face issues of social justice together. I wish people gathered in plaza Italia to fight for a better future (health, better education, housing, etc)

Write about something that gets you up in arms.
Is there anything you find unacceptable?
You can refer to laws like the one passed in Chile or elsewhere about any type of right. You can refer to a personal experience or someone else's.
Refer to
What exactly is it that makes (or made ) you angry?
Why ?
What do you think you can do to overcome negative feelings or to change things?
Include any other other information you find relevant.

Write  a minmum of 250 words
Write a minimum of 4 comments.

POST 30 JULY

DEAR ALL,
TODAY THE TASK IS A LITTLE REFLECTION ON THE ACTIVITY WE DID TODAY. YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT THE ACTIVITY ITSELF (LOOKING FOR PLACES, FOR SPECIFIC INFO)
WHAT WAS INTERESTING? WERE THERE PLACES YOU WOULD LIKE TO VISIT? PLACES YOU DID NOT LIKE?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THIS TRIP WITH YOUR CLASSMATES? WHY? WHY NOT?

WRITE A MINIMUM OF 150 WORDS AND 3 COMMENTS

PLEASE REMEMBER THE BLOG POST IS UNTIL SATURDAY MIDDAY TO CATCH UP WITH POSTS AND COMMENTS

One great film I've seen in the last few years
is a British film called ”Fish Tank”. I actually saw it at home on DVD as I
don't go to the cinema very often any more (I've been once this year). The film
is an independent movie by director Andrea Arnold and my friend Terry suggested
that I watch it. The film tells the story of a young girl from a broken home
growing up in a poor part of London. The film is a drama and it stars unknown
actors with the exception of one. The lead role is played by Katie Jarvis and it also stars Michael Fassbender who has become very famous in the past few years, and is the star of another movie I was going to write about ( which is also old and really good) "Shame" by British director SteveMcQueen (A must see movie - Watch it!!!). I enjoyed Fish Tank because it is a very British movie and it relates to elements of British culture that many
people don't know about. But it is also a teenage life that a lot of people can relate to. Being a bit of a loner and maybe having a very troubled home life. 

Actually, I've seen that the full film is available (subtitled) on Youtube:)  Here is the trailer.

Write about a movie you enjoyed. Please include some of this information and no summaries of the film:
What it's called, 
where and when you saw it, 
which actors star in it, 
What genre it is, 
What it's about (general terms), 
Why you enjoyed it. Mention anything else you find interesting. 
Sorry to insist but DO NOT copy and paste texts from IMDB or any other online site. It is your ideas I am after.

 Leave comments on your teacher's blog and the blogs of at 3 classmates.

 (250words minimum)

Hi Guys,
Today I'll give you two choices; one is to write about the strike and how you see the return to class as beneficial at this point. What have you gained? what have you lost? The other posibility is aband you like.

Today I’d like to tell you about a band I like. Actually, it wasn’t easy to decide because I really love music and I sort of enjoy nearly all sorts. Nowadays there is so much choice that with a bit of organization (moneywise), one can get to a couple of shows a year.

One band I really like and have liked for a while is “Rush”. I really like the fact that they have gone through different styles from experimental rock to a more pop style at one point. I like them because some of the lyrics are very meaningful to me and the music is cool. I’ve never been a fan of the lead singer’s voice but I’ve learnt to like it with the years. I think I like many of the songs but today I’ll mention “time stand still” as my favorite ( I don’t really have one!). It brings me a lot of memories from being a teenager and hanging out with friends.

I saw them live a few years back here in Santiago and I really enjoyed it.  The musicians are all really great and I think anybody who knows about playing the drums or the guitar would know this. I really enjoyed even the songs I did not know.

What about you?

Refer to a band / singer >> Answer some of the folowing questions
- name
- what do you know about them?
- what type of music do they play?
- why do you like this artist/band?
- what's your favorite song? why?
- publish a picture or video
- 205 words minimum
- make 3 comments on your classmates posts.