Speaking Strategy

Make sure that you refer to all of the points in the task. You may need to move the conversation on in order to cover all of the topics. Use phrases like:

Moving on to the question of...

Another thing I wanted to ask / know is...

Something else I'd like to talk about is...

Could I ask you about... ?

Speaking of X, ... (if X has been mentioned)

That reminds me. ... (if there is a link with something you want to say or ask)

3. Read the Speaking Strategy above and the task below. Then listen to a student doing the task. Which phrases from the strategy does she use?

(Đọc Chiến lược nói ở trên và nhiệm vụ bên dưới. Sau đó nghe một học sinh làm bài. Cô ấy sử dụng những cụm từ nào trong chiến lược?)

You have moved to the UK and are looking for work. You have seen a job advert for hotel staff. Discuss the job with the hotel manager. Cover these four points:

* Responsibilities

* Personal qualities required

* Hours of work and salary

* If accommodation is included

LEARN THIS! Indirect questions

a. We often use indirect questions to sound more polite in formal situations. They begin with phrases like the ones in exercise 4.

Could you tell me what the time is?

b. We use if or whether to turn a yes / no question into an indirect question.

Is accommodation included?

I'd like to know if accommodation is included.

c. In an indirect question, the word order and verb form are the same as ina direct statement.

Is the job well paid? — Could you tell me if the job is well paid?

5. Read the Learn this! box. Why does the student choose to use indirect questions in exercise 4?

(Đọc Tìm hiểu điều này! hộp. Vì sao ở bài tập 4 học sinh chọn cách dùng câu gián tiếp?)

7. Work in pairs. Swap the questions you wrote in exercise 6 and write answers to them. Use the phrases in exercises 4 to help you.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Hoán đổi các câu hỏi bạn đã viết trong bài tập 6 và viết câu trả lời cho chúng. Sử dụng các cụm từ trong bài tập 4 để giúp bạn)

Could you tell me what the job involves?

— It involves greeting customers and taking orders.

— Sometimes you will have to work in the kitchen.