English for Exams Karen Kovacs

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Underline the language used to introduce each of the three advantages of keyhole 
surgery. You could also say Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly/Lastly.
3 What phrase is used to introduce the summary? Do you know any other phrases used 
for doing this?
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Answer the question you hear, giving three advantages and a sum marising statem ent 
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using the language from Exercise 1.
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This speaker gives two opposing ideas: one positive, the other negative. What phrase 
itb 
does she use to introduce the opposing idea?
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Answer the question you hear by giving two opposing ideas. Link them using the phrase 
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you have just learnt. What two phrases, involving the word hand, could you also use to
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give two opposing ideas?
Exam tip: 
Cohesion, which is also assessed in the exam under Fluency and 
Coherence', can be improved through the use of pronouns.
This allows you to avoid repeating the noun and makes your speaking less repetitive.
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Speaking for IELTS

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Unit 6
Complete the lists of personal pronouns.
Subject pronouns 
I
you 
he
she
it
we
they
Object pronouns 
me
Possessive pronouns
yours
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Replace the words in italics in sentences a -d with pronouns.
a 
I asked if he wanted to borrow my phone because 
his phone 
had run out of battery.
b 
Scientists are often on the news, talking about their latest discoveries. I think 
scientists 
enjoy publicising what 
scientists 
do because all too often their work is ignored.