Target 9 speaking techniques

unfavourable quality might be that… 
Unquestionably, the most adverse feature 
would be that… 
Describe the main advantage with a simple 
sentence, for example: ‘…trains are often 
overcrowded…’ 
Now use a linking structure to develop this 
disadvantage: 
Most people would agree that this is 
problematic because… This is an obvious 
weakness because… This is clearly 
limitation because… 
Now describe your second disadvantage: 
Correspondingly, an additional weak point 
may be that… Supplementary to this, a 
further handicap may be that… At the 
same time, another stumbling block might 
be that… 
Add a simple sentence and develop it with 
one of the following structures: 
And the trouble with this is that… And this 
can be a hassle because… This is usually an 
aggravation because… 
‘What are the disadvantages of train travel?’ 
‘I think it is fair to say that there are a few 
negative aspects. I suppose the most 
unfavourable quality might be that trains are 
often overcrowded at certain times of year. 
This is a clear limitation because on a long 
journey you might not be able to find a seat 
which means you have to stand up for hours. 
At the same time, another stumbling block 
might be that train tickets are sometimes 
difficult to buy, especially around ‘Navruz’ 
holiday, and this can be a hassle because it 
means you can’t always travel on the actual 
day that you want to.’ 

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Part 3 Question Type 6: Problems 
‘What problems are caused by the increase 
in use of private cars?’