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How to improve your PET Speaking, Part 2

Asking your partner

·      What do you think?

·      Do you agree?

·      What’s your opinion?

·      Would you like to ……?

·      Do you think so?

·      Should we …….?

Agreeing

·      Absolutely

·      Definitely. That’s a good point.

·      Good idea. I never thought of that.

·      Yeah, you’re right.

·      Me too.

Disagreeing

·      Hmm, I’m not sure.

·      I don’t think so.

·      On the other hand, ...

·      A better idea might be ...

·      I think it’d be better if …

Giving your opinion

·      I think that …. (we should go to the cinema.)

·      I’d say … (a computer is better than a TV.)

·      I’m pretty sure that … (he would like a new watch.)

How to improve PET Speaking, Part 3

Referring to the photo

·      At the top

·      At the bottom

·      On the left (hand side)

·      On the right (hand side)

·      In the middle

·      In the background

·      In the foreground

Describing the picture

·         The scene. E.g., “It's a picture of a very busy classroom.”

·         What the people are wearing.

·         What they are doing.

·         What objects you can see in the picture.

·         And how the people are using them.

Speculating

·     It could be a classroom or a busy library.

·     She looks like a teacher but could be a librarian.

·     They might be studying for an example.

·     Maybe they are studying for an exam.

·    It must be a library.

Referring to yourself

·         For me, ....

·         In my experience, ...

·         When I was ...

·         When I am ...

·         In my opinion ..

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