Monologue and dialogue samples

As promised, here you'll find samples from previous exams. For the next mock exams, we'll focus on the monologues this time, so make sure you start preparing them: making mind maps, revising useful structures and lexis, such as idioms, phrasal verbs, etc., that you can use for each of the topics.

• Monologues
• Dialogues

Remember to have a look at the useful language and the tips to do your best.

• Speaking tips and useful language

Keeping distance

Sometimes, we feel we need to keep distance from what we say. Maybe because we intend to say it as gossip, or perhaps we're not sure of the veracity of the facts. It may also be because we don't want to be given the authorship of the ideas we express.

For that reason, we have the expressions of distancing, which allow us all the possibilities above. As always, this is a matter of practice, so make sure you revise the activities included on the slides, corresponding to the exercises on the Grammar Bank on your Student's Books.

Distancing from Míriam

Would rather & It's (high) time

To finish with the unreal uses of past tenses, here you have the slides that cover how to use the expressions would rather and It's time.

Would rather, it's time from Míriam

Complete the activities on 5B Grammar Bank on page 149 and check the answers here. Remember that you'll find extra practice on the tab Further practice.

Conditionals and wishes

Expressing the idea of conditions to speak about future, realistic, unrealistic or imaginary consequences is very useful in English. And although is an extense area to deal with, everything's a matter of practice and being sure when and how to use them.

Make sure you revise the slides for better understanding and consolidation. When you're done, rewatch the fragments of The Big Bang Theory using the second conditional, this time for fun 😏

Conditionals and wishes from Míriam