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.