MONOLOGUE BASIC 2
CRITERIOS PARA REALIZAR UN BUEN MONÓLOGO:
- Manten al mínimo tus errores gramaticales
- Ofrece una pronunciación clara
- Muestra coherencia en tu discurso
- Estructura bien las ideas (conectores)
- Aporta ideas en vez de hablar por hablar
- Ofrece una breve introducción al tema que vas a presentar y un breve resumen de tu opinión
- Utiliza el vocabulario y la gramática que correspondan al nivel del cuál te examinas
REMEMBER:
∙ Talk in sentences – don’t produce lists of items
∙ Organise your description – don’t talk about the same thing more than once
∙ Start with a general idea of the subject of the picture before going into details (I'm going to talk about...the topic is...)
∙ Give reasons for your ideas
- Talk about the vocabulary as well as the topic and relate it to your own experience
∙ Give some personal reaction to the topic (It reminds me of/ when. It makes me think that. It comes to my mind...)
∙ Talk in sentences – don’t produce lists of items
∙ Organise your description – don’t talk about the same thing more than once
∙ Start with a general idea of the subject of the picture before going into details (I'm going to talk about...the topic is...)
∙ Give reasons for your ideas
- Talk about the vocabulary as well as the topic and relate it to your own experience
∙ Give some personal reaction to the topic (It reminds me of/ when. It makes me think that. It comes to my mind...)
Useful language for presentations
Explain what your presentation is about at the beginning:
I’m going to talk about ...
The topic is...
I’d like to talk about ...
Use these expressions to order your ideas:
First of all, ...
Firstly, ...
Then, ...
Secondly, ...
Next, ...
Finally, ...
Lastly, ...
To sum up, ...
In conclusion, ...
Use these expressions to add more ideas from the same point of view:
In addition, ...
What’s more, ...
Also, ...
To introduce the opposite point of view you can use these words and expressions:
However, ...
On the other hand, ...
Then again, ...
Although...
Explain what your presentation is about at the beginning:
I’m going to talk about ...
The topic is...
I’d like to talk about ...
Use these expressions to order your ideas:
First of all, ...
Firstly, ...
Then, ...
Secondly, ...
Next, ...
Finally, ...
Lastly, ...
To sum up, ...
In conclusion, ...
Use these expressions to add more ideas from the same point of view:
In addition, ...
What’s more, ...
Also, ...
To introduce the opposite point of view you can use these words and expressions:
However, ...
On the other hand, ...
Then again, ...
Although...
DESCRIPTIONS
1. Your family
- How many people are in your family?
- Who are they?
- What do they do?
- What do they look like?
- What are they like?
2. You
-Where do you live?
- What do you do?
- Tell me about your studies.
- What do you like doing in your free time?
- How many people are in your family?
- Who are they?
- What do they do?
- What do they look like?
- What are they like?
2. You
-Where do you live?
- What do you do?
- Tell me about your studies.
- What do you like doing in your free time?
FOOD
- What type of food do you like?
- Talk about typical food in your country.
- Talk about healthy food.
- What do people usually have for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
- Talk about types of restaurants in your city.
- Talk about typical food in your country.
- Talk about healthy food.
- What do people usually have for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
- Talk about types of restaurants in your city.
FASHION AND SHOPPING
1. How often do you go shopping?
2. Do you ever buy things online?
3. What sort of clothes do you usually wear?
4. What are you wearing now?
5. What do you usually wear at the weekend?
6. What kind of clothes do you usually wear at events (weddings, ceremonies, etc)
2. Do you ever buy things online?
3. What sort of clothes do you usually wear?
4. What are you wearing now?
5. What do you usually wear at the weekend?
6. What kind of clothes do you usually wear at events (weddings, ceremonies, etc)
HOLIDAYS
1. Which do you prefer...
- going abroad or going on vacation in your country? Why?
- traveling by car, bus, plane or train? Why?
- going to the beach, to the country or to a big city?
- staying in a hotel or going camping?
2. What kind of weather do you prefer when you travel? Why?
3. Can you tell me about the best holiday you had?
- going abroad or going on vacation in your country? Why?
- traveling by car, bus, plane or train? Why?
- going to the beach, to the country or to a big city?
- staying in a hotel or going camping?
2. What kind of weather do you prefer when you travel? Why?
3. Can you tell me about the best holiday you had?
CITIES
1. What is your favourite city in the world? Why?
2. Do you like Ceuta? Why?
3. What are the advantages and the disadvantages of living in a small city?
4. Imagine that somebody you know from out of town is coming to Ceuta. Say:
- the things you can do with them.
- the places they can visit in the town.
2. Do you like Ceuta? Why?
3. What are the advantages and the disadvantages of living in a small city?
4. Imagine that somebody you know from out of town is coming to Ceuta. Say:
- the things you can do with them.
- the places they can visit in the town.
PARENTS AND TEENAGERS
1. What are teenagers like in general?
2. How did/ do you get on with your parents?
3. How do you get on with your brothers and sisters?
4. How do you get on with your children?
5. What kind of things do teenagers usually do in their free time?
6. Do you usually do the housework? What household chores can you do at home?
2. How did/ do you get on with your parents?
3. How do you get on with your brothers and sisters?
4. How do you get on with your children?
5. What kind of things do teenagers usually do in their free time?
6. Do you usually do the housework? What household chores can you do at home?
AIRPORTS
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages o traveling by plane?
2. How can you buy an airplane ticket?
3. When you get to the aiport, what do you have to do before you get on a plane?
4. What kind of things can you do in an airport?
5. What do you have to do when your plane arrives at your destination?
6. When was the last time you took a plane? Where did you go? Did you have any problems?
2. How can you buy an airplane ticket?
3. When you get to the aiport, what do you have to do before you get on a plane?
4. What kind of things can you do in an airport?
5. What do you have to do when your plane arrives at your destination?
6. When was the last time you took a plane? Where did you go? Did you have any problems?