UNIT 3, 3G Speaking, Photo description, page 37
Exercise 2
Student 2. She covers all the points, gives her opinion and her answer is more detailed, focused and structured.
Exercise 3
for detailed comments
Exercise 4
Student 1 It looks like some kind of; or maybe; It’s most likely; I’d say that
Student 2 I think it’s a fitness class of some kind; There’s a sort of; or something like that; I would say
Exercise 5
photo A;
The student refers to lots of sunshine and fresh air.
Exercise 7
2 b, d, e, g
3 a, c, f, h
Exercise 8
1 1: no;
2: yes;
3: maybe
2 2
3 a job interview (1), a wedding (2), a friend’s party (3)
UNIT 3, 3H Writing, An opinion essay, page 38
Exercise 2
first element describe the problem (teenagers not getting enough exercise)
second element ways of solving this problem
Exercise 3
She thinks that the problem is serious. She proposes two solutions: making school canteens serve healthy food and giving teenagers free membership of their local sports facilities.
Exercise 4
Yes. 1: 1 is an introduction, 2 and 3 are the main body and 4 is the conclusion.
2: 2 deals with the causes and 3 suggests solutions.
3: What is more, …; In order to …; Furthermore, …
4: I strongly believe …; What I propose is …; I would strongly recommend …
Exercise 5
1 view
2 seems
3 see
4 my
5 widely
6 said
7 common
8 agree
9 What
10 only
11 solution
12 propose
13 would
14 said
15 In order to
16 sum
17 conclusion
The ten phrases are most people agree that; I (strongly) believe that; What is more, …; In order to tackle this problem, …; In my view, …; What I propose (instead) is that; Furthermore, …; I would strongly recommend that; To conclude, …; It seems to me that