... living longer because
they are taking better care of themselves.
For example, my grandfather…
A good example is my grandfather…
An excellent example is my grandfather…
A good illustration ... Turkey. I remember my mother and
father telling me how they had a horse before they had a car.
The horse was very important because it did everything, such
as work in the fields and ta...
... internet and the TV at home.
Also, zoos look after endangered animals like pandas. I saw
two in the Washington DC zoo last year and they had a baby.
If there were no zoos, the pandas would ... Washington DC zoo last
year and they had a baby. If there were no zoos, the
pandas would disappear because we are taking their
land away. However, in a zoo the pandas are
sa...
...
because they are educational, they are fun for families and they protect wild animals.
Notice how the grammar on either side of the conjunction and is the same. The
plural subjects they
refer ...
Read the following theses.
Thesis #1 Personally, I think that we need zoos.
Thesis #2 Personally, I think that we need zoos because they are educational,
they are fun f...
... animal is the bat.
The lecture develops the example of the bat. First, there are
mega bats or fruit bats. They live in Africa, Asia and Oceania
and eat fruit and flowers which they locate ... by smell and with
their excellent eyesight. As they eat, seeds from the fruit fall to
the forest floor and new trees grow. This is good for the
environment because new tree...
... sources, information you bring
to the test. For complex hook strategies you can use to develop your introduction
for this speaking task, see Complex Hooks
for the Independent Essay.
Watch the ... is bad for children
.
c. Pro-Con Hook
For this hook, state the pro (positive) side and the con (negative) side of the
argument. Next, give a transition, then s...
... a mini independent essay. In other words, the strategies for the
Independent Essay and Speaking Task #1 (and for Speaking Task #2) are
interchangeable.
TASK: For practice, time yourself as ... say that the car was the greatest invention in the
twentieth century. Why? Let me explain.
I am from Turkey. I remember my mother and father telling
me how they had...
...
For this task, you must:
take notes as you read and listen;
summarize the main points in the reading and in the lecture;
synthesize the main points in the reading and in the lecture; ... paraphrase the main points in the reading and in the lecture.
You can develop and deliver a response for this task using G+3TiC=C. This
argument map will hel...
... general
For speaking task six, the general and the specific are combined in the lecture. Use
the following map to develop and deliver your response for speaking task six.
Speaking Task ...
Identify the problem and the solutions, then state which solution
you think is best and why.
Prompt The students discuss two solutions to the man’s probl...
... France and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in
England.
The premise might also employ the rhetorical strategy of definition.
The TOEFL iBT is an English language proficiency test.
The premise ...
Speaking Task Six - 289
ETS recycles the same testing methods throughout the speaking and
writing sections. Because ETS recycles the same testing methods,
th...
... service there is very fast and the food is always
excellent, especially the pad Thai and the curry shrimp. I can
eat a good meal at The Bangkok for about twenty dollars. This
is good for me ... about
the place I call my home, New Delhi in India.
For example, the delicious food. There are many kinds of food.
Also, there are a lot of restaurants and the prices ar...