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SPEAKING Discussing a topie

TOPIĆ Shopping and services

The audio trackfor this actwity can be found at www.oup.com/elt/headway/maturahr

EXAM TIPS

►    When you are asked about how a subject is presented in a picture, you do not have to describe the picture in detail. You should concentrate on the themes.

►    You will need to give opinions or make comparisons. Notę down any useful structures.

►    Prepare what you are going to talk about and make a notę of key vocabulary to use.

►    Try to look at the topie from both sides and give examples to illustrate what you are saying.

►    Don’t speak too slowly or too fast. Just be yourself.

1    ŁiŁ Listen to Annę and Carl discussing the photograph in the EXAM TASK. Read the opinions (1-5) and State whether each one is Anne’s opinion (A), Carl’s opinion (C), or both of their opinions (A+C).

1    Soon markets will disappear._

2    It’s sometimes difficult to find what you want in the

supermarket._

3    Corner shops are friendly places._

4    Markets are interesting places__

5    People will never stop shopping for food in markets.

2    Work in pairs. Complete the phrases (1-6) with the words (a-f).

1    In my_, supermarkets are just too expensive.

2    I_that you should use local shops whenever

it is possible.

3    It_to me that prices have dropped recently.

4    To be_, I prefer shopping at larger Stores.

5    As 1_it, big businesses aren’t friendly enough.

6    As far as I’m_, the cheaper the better.

a honest

b opinion

d seems e think f concerned

J Complete the sentences (1-6) with words from the box.

display stallholders discounts bargains cash rangę

1    The supermarket accepts credit cards, whereas in the

market they only take_.

2    Supermarkets sometimes offer ‘two-for-one’_,

but in the market you can ask for the prices to be dropped.

3    Compared with the biggest supermarkets, the _of goods in markets isn’t so wide.

4    In comparison to supermarket assistants, the market _are very friendly.

5    If you go late to the market you can get some great

_, but supermarkets have the same prices

all day.

6    Fruit stalls and supermarkets are similar because of the

way they_their goods to attract customers.

4 Underline the words and phrases that are used to show

that supermarkets and markets are being compared and

contrasted in the statements (1-6) of exercise 3.

Now complete the EXAM TASK.

EXAM TASK

Familiarize yourself with the photograph below. Prepare to present and discuss the image with the examiner.

The following guidelines may help you:

■    Describe the place, activity, and mood.

■    Describe what people are doing.

■    Compare markets with large supermarkets.

■    Use examples from your own country.

■    Predict what will happen to markets in the futurę.

Matura Exam Practice

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