Usiamo
TOO MUCH dopo un verbo.
I think Helen smokes TOO MUCH.
Penso che Helen fumi troppo.
Usiamo
TOO MUCH con i nomi non numerabili.
There is TOO MUCH sugar in this coffee.
C’è troppo zucchero in questo caffè.
Usiamo TOO MANY
con i nomi numerabili.
There are TOO MANY
cars in the street.
Ci sono troppe macchine per strada.
Davanti agli aggettivi invece, usiamo solo TOO
This mobile is
TOO expensive.
Questo cellulare è troppo caro
sia con i nomi non numerabili
Usiamo ENOUGH
sia con i nomi numerabili.
ENOUGH
si pronuncia INAF
e vuol dire….
ABBASTANZA
Have you got ENOUGH money for the ticket?
Hai abbastanza soldi per il biglietto?
There aren’t ENOUGH eggs to make the cake.
Non ci sono abbastanza uova per fare la torta.
He isn’t tall ENOUGH to touch the ceiling.
Non è abbastanza alto da toccare il soffitto.
ENOUGH
+
NOME
AGGETTIVO
+
ENOUGH
AS or LIKE?
+ NOME o PRONOME
=COME
I work LIKE my father.
I work AS a teacher.
What a beautiful beach!
It’s LIKE Sardinia.
Rome is nice AS a place
to visit, but I wouldn’t
live there.
I wish I had a car LIKE
yours.
I received this watch AS
a birthday present.
LIKE
simile a,
uguale a
AS
in qualità di,
nei panni di,
nel ruolo di
AS or LIKE?
+ NOME o PRONOME
=COME
Certi sport, COME la boxe, possono essere pericolosi.
in qualità di,
nei panni di,
nel ruolo di
simile a,
uguale a
Some sports, LIKE boxing, can be dangerous.
LIKE
per esempio
=
SUCH AS
AS or LIKE?
+ FRASE
=COME
Avresti dovuto farlo COME ti ho detto io.
You should have done it AS I told you.
Non ho toccato niente. Ho lasciato tutto COM’era.
I didn’t touch anything. I left everything AS it was.
AS
SOME PRACTICE
LIKE
That large cat looks …………………
a cheetah.
The new penguin area is very big – it’s ……………………………………
LIKE
an Olympic swimming pool.
Mary regards her cat …………………………..
a member of her family.
AS
LIKE
She could photograph the animals just ………………………………
a
professional.
AS
He went to the fancy dress party dressed ………………………….. a gorilla.
AS
Working with animals is OK ……………………………..
a temporary job but I
wouldn’t do it permanently.
AS
She dances …………………
she sings: really badly!
This meat is awful! It tastes ……………………………
cat food.
LIKE
I love wild animals, ……………………………………
sharks, bears and
LIKE
leopards.
AS si usa anche…
.. nel comparativo di uguaglianza
This train isn’t AS fast AS the Eurostar.
AS non vuol dire solo COME.
AS I was walking down Via Matteotti, I met Carlo Conti.
=MENTRE
WHILE
WHEN
AS I was very tired, I went to bed as soon as I got home.
=POICHÉ
SINCE
SPEAKING – PART 3
Collaborative task
In this part of the test the examiner will give candidates a
topic to discuss.
Candidates are given a discussion question, together with
five written prompts to help candidates by providing ideas
for their discussion.
SPEAKING – PART 3
Collaborative task
Candidates can choose which prompts to discuss
and are not expected to discuss all five prompts in
the time available but should continue their
discussion until asked to stop by the examiner.
2 minutes
Then, the examiner will ask candidates a second question
to encourage them to summarise their discussion and to
reach a negotiated decision.
However, candidates are not penalised if they do not
reach a negotiated decision.
They are assessed on their ability to hold a conversation,
to turn-take appropriately, and to use the language of
negotiation and collaboration while doing this.
1 minute
SPEAKING – PART 3
Useful phrases
Ice-breakers
OK, where shall we start?
What do you think?
Asking for your partner’s opinion
What about ................ ?
Expressing your opinion
For me.......
In my opinion......
I’d prefer to .........
I’d rather .........
I think........
SPEAKING – PART 3
Useful phrases
Agreeing
I agree with you.
That’s what I think too.
I think you’re right.
Disagreeing
I’m sorry but I don’t agree with you.
I don’t think that’s a good idea.
Well, it is true that......., but.........
Of course, but .....
SPEAKING – PART 3
Useful phrases
Making things clear
What I mean is that. ......
What I’m trying to say is .........
Hesitating
Well, er, I’m not sure...
Well, let me see...
Asking for repetition
Could you repeat that, please?
Concluding
So, let’s come to a decision.
Right, what we’ve decided is that ........