Talk about an activity you do to keep healthy.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• What is this activity?
• When do you do it?
• Where do you do it?
• Why do you think it’s good for your health?
Useful languages:
Useful vocabulary | Useful structures |
• jogging, cycling, doing yoga, playing sports, ... • in the morning, in the afternoon, at the weekend, in free time • in the park, in the gymnasium, on the pavement, in the playground • firming musles, losing weight, having a deep sleep, improving psychology | • I would like to talk about... • I ... with ... in the morning/ in the afternoon. • I often/ usually ... in the park/ gymnasium. • I ... for some reasons. •... benefits me in some certain ways. • Firstly, ... Secondly, ... Last but not least, ... •... is said to help/ improve ... |
Complete the notes:
Structures of the talk | Your notes |
What is this activity? | __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
When do you do it? | __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
Where do you do it? | __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
Why do you think it’s good for your health? | __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
Now you try!
Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.
1. There are many activities to keep healthy but I would like to talk about...
2. I... in the morning with ...
3. We often ... in the ...
4. ... benefits me in some certain ways.
5. Firstly, it can improve... Secondly, it can help ... Moreover, it also ...
6. In conclusion,...
Now you tick!
Did you ...
q answer all the questions in the task?
q give some details to each main point?
q speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?
q use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?
q use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?
q pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?
Let’s compare!
Finally, compare with the sample answer on page 150.
