Academic English for International Exams

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Read the prompt below.

Do you prefer to spend your free time outdoors or indoors? Include specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Outline your answer.

I prefer spending my free time .

Reason 1: .

Reason 2:

 

Using the above outline, give a spoken response to the prompt of the task.

You have 45 seconds.

Prompt: Do you prefer to spend your free time outdoors or indoors? Include specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Now listen to the sample response:

  • fresh air – the air outside
  • hike – to walk in the mountains
  • allergy – a sensitivity to certain substances
  • sneeze – a reflex that suddenly expels air from your nose and mouth
  • relief – a relaxed feeling that is experienced when something unpleasant ends

Make notes to remember the sample response and write down any useful expressions.

Opinion 1

I prefer spending my free time .

One reason is because I .

I can .

A second reason is because .

I like to . I enjoy .

Opinion 2

I prefer spending my free time .

One reason is because I .

I can .

A second reason is because .

I like to . I enjoy .

Try to reproduce the sample responses.

You have 45 seconds.

Prompt: Do you prefer to spend your free time outdoors or indoors? Include specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Now make your own response using the outlines and expressions from A and B to help you.

You have 45 seconds.