Mat Clark ielts speaking
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Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 58 Nouns harmony melody lyric synthesizer concert gig (= concert) album tune portable CD player MP3 player a hit record Verbs download( MP3’s) burn CD’s put on CD/ piece of music Adjectives funky catchy soothing atmospheric Idioms blow one’s mind The music was so amazing it blew my mind set sth. to music The composer managed to set the lyrics to music chill out to (= relax) I often chill out to atmospheric ambient music Topic 7: Reading Do you like reading? How often do you read? What do you like to read? Where do you usually read? Do you read for pleasure or to get information? Nouns a work of fiction biography novel novelist poetry author literatune best-seller Verbs scan skim browse flick through flip through Adjectives fictional gripping contemporary classical Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 59 Idioms read up on (=read about) I often read up on modern literatune. have one’s nose in a book (= read a book) I always have my nose in a book. a coffee-table book (= a large book that one leaves on the table, often with photos etc.) I sometimes flick through a coffee- table book. Topic 8: Email How often do you use email? What do most people in your country use email for? What are the advantages of email? Are there any disadvantages? Do you think that email will replace letter-writing? Nouns email account electronic message attachment spam (= junk mail) commercial correspondence (= business communication) cyberspace Verbs send out deliver delete Adjectives web-based prompt speedy virtual time-consuming Idioms snail mail (= sending letters through the post) Snail mail is extremely time- consuming lost in cyberspace (= lost somewhere on the internet) Sometimes emails get lost in cyberspace At the push of a button With email you can send a message at the push of a button Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 60 Topic 9: Learning English How long have you been learning English? What do you find difficult about learning English? What advice would you give to someone starting to learn English? Would you like to learn another language in the future? Nouns expression irregularity syntax learning strategy Verbs become skilled at sth. make progress recall Adjectives tough (=difficult) effortless (= easy) intricate Idioms learn by heart (= remember) It’s quite tough to learn expressions by heart swot up on (=learn) I find it effortless to swot up on the irregular verbs. block out (= ignore) It’s a good idea to block out your first language Topic 10: Writing How often do you write something by hand? What types of things do you usually write by hand? Do you think it is important to have good handwriting? What are the advantages of writing something by hand? Nouns handwriting calligraphy correspondence script diary journal Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 61 Verbs scrawl scribble sth. down (= write sth. quickly) keep a diary Adjectives hand-written illegible sloppy (=untidy) clear (= tidy) personal Idioms put pen to paper (= write by hand) I don’t put pen to paper very often. put…in writing A diary is a cool way to put your thoughts in writing. jot down (= write quickly) I might jot down a new idea in my notebook. Topic 11: Clothes What types of clothes do you like wearing? Where do you usually buy your clothes? Did you wear a school uniform when you were younger? What can we learn about a person from the clothes that they wear? Nouns clothing garment trend Clothes boutiquite Verbs flaunt show off dress up Adjectives stylish chic well-made hard-wearing Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 62 Idioms the in thing (= fashionable) This summer, baggy jeans are the in the thing. at the height of fashion (= fashionable) Sports clothing is at the height of fashions. up-to the-minute (= the most recent) I don’t really follow up-to-the-minute fashions. dressed to the nines (= wearing very formal clothes) If a person is dressed to the nines, then it usually means they want to impress someone. Topic 12: School (that you went to when to when you were younger—NOT your current school) Telll me about a school that you went to when you were younger. What did you like about that school? What subject did you like best at that school? What would you like to change about that school? Nouns Rules & regulations Subject matter curriculum Tutor Verbs Cram (=remember a lot of information in a short time Clarify punish reward Assess Adjectives monotonous Thought-provoking authoritarian Easy-going Idioms Off by heart (=remember 100%) We had to learn all our lessons off by heart. Off the top of one’s head (=without any help) We had to recite famous stories off the top of our heads. Come down like a ton of bricks (=punish severely) My maths teacher used to come down on us like a ton of bricks if we couldn’t work out some problems. Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking 63 Topic 13: Restaurants How often do you eat out in restaurants? What types of restaurants do you like best? What types of restaurant are common in your city? What are the advantages of eating out in restaurants? (See Topic 31: Cooking and Topic 36: Food) Nouns eatery cuisine meal speciality dish delicacy service décor setting Verbs eat out dine out feast on sample Adjectives regional swanky posh low-cost unsophisticated Idioms Not as good as it’s/they’re cracked up to be (=not as good as people say) Lots of the posh restaurants are not as good as they’re cracked up to be. Run of the mill (=average, typical) In my neighbourhood there are quite a few run of the mill eateries. Set sb, back (=cost sb, an amount of money) The swanky restaurants will set you back quite a lot of money. Download 1.04 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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