Useful Phrases for the Speaking

Creating Opportunity Worldwide Pro-ELT Teacher Training Materials Task Describing Describing a picture generally

Useful phrases for all parts of the Aptis test 1) Introduction - The photo/picture shows … - In the picture, I can see a man +ing……! -At first glance, the picture looks as if… 2) What is where - In the foregroun"/backgroun", foregroun"/backgroun", I can see !!! - In the foregroun"/backgroun", foregroun"/backgroun", there is !!! - In the mi""le/centre, there are/is !!! - At the top/bottom, there is/are !!! - #n the left/right, there are/is !!! - $ehin"/In front of !!! I can see !!! - $etween !!! there is !!! -The central focus of this picture is… - In the top left corner corner / bottom right corner corner of the picture, a man… - There%s / There are !!! - There isn%t a !!! / There aren%t any

&peculating/" escribing the people/ ob'ects in the picture

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It seems seems as if !!! The la"y seems/appears seems/appear s to be +ing (aybe !!! I think … The woman looks as if she is hol"ing… The chil"ren are seemingly…! - The man can be seen … )rom her facial e*pression, I can assume that… - erhaps this man is about to… -erhaps they are celebrating something… - (aybe the reason they look so serious is that!!! - &he might be a busy working mother… - It looks like a … - It might be a … - e coul" be …ing - (aybe it%s a !!! - &he seems please" with herself -e looks like a contente" otter floating in the water

&tructuring your speech with "iscourse markers/ linkers etc

-To start with -)irst of all -To begin with -&o then -)inally-An" another thing!! -hat%s more… -In a""ition!! -Also -)urthermore -The main reason is…!! -The secon" reason is!!

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Creating Opportunity Worldwide Pro-ELT Teacher Training Materials -#n top of that -#ther than that

.omparing

- $oth pictures are about being a parent… - I think the common theme here is communication… -They are similar in that they show two types of "wellings!

.ontrasting

- In contrast, the people in the secon" image look worrie"… - #n the other han", in picture 2, the scene looks much more mo"ern… - Unlike the first photo, this looks like a happy occasion… - Although both pictures share a common theme, they "iffer in terms of…!

=*pressing personal feelings

- I woul"n7t like to be in their shoes! - The first photo remin"s me of my own chil"hoo"! - ersonally, I7" lo?e to ?isit a place like that! - I%m not sure

@ephrasing

- hat I really mean is that !!! - hat I am trying to say is that !!! -et me put it another way

)illers/ 8to gain time<

- mmm… let me see - ell, !! -I guess!!!! - ow shall I put itB -hat7s the wor" I7m looking forB I guess!!!!


Creating Opportunity Worldwide Pro-ELT Teacher Training Materials 0i?ing personal opinion

- In my opinion /?iew!!! - 0enerally speaking, I think!!! - ersonally, I ha?en%t the faintest i"ea about/whether 8starting with this e*pression may be interprete" as off-han" an" coul" suggest that you ha?e nothing else to sayC< - To my min",… - I woul" say that this picture is… - As far as I%m concerne",… - I%m uite con?ince" that… 8only use this e*pression to e*press a ?ery strong opinionC< - To be uite honest / frank!!! - If you ask me - I think… - I feel that… - As I see it,… - I7m sure that… - I strongly belie?e that… - I ha?e no "oubt that… - There7s no "oubt in my min" that… - I7" say this picture…!


Useful Phrases for the Speaking

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