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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2.3 - Think again for the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Complete the phrases below. Then listen again and check your answers.
  2. Put phrases a)-g) under the correct headings.
  3. Work in pairs. Which is the main stressed syllable in each phrase in Exercise 3B? Listen and check. Then listen and say the sentences at the same time as the speaker, paying attention to stress and linking.

Answer

a)

  1. task
  2. like to do
  3. that point further
  4. you're coming from
  5. worth
  6. saying
  7. kick; off

b)

Initiating a discussion or a topic

  • So our task today is to ...
  • What I'd like to do I think, is start with ...
  • Who would like to kick this one off?

Getting others to clarify ideas

  • Could you explore that point further?
  • Can I just check where you're coming from?
  • Correct me if I'm wrong, but what you're saying is that ...

Giving feedback / Evaluating

  • That's certainly worth considering.

c)

Initiating a discussion or a topic

  • So our task today is to ...
  • What I'd like to do I think, is start with ...
  • Who would like to kick this one off?

Getting others to clarify ideas

  • Could you elaborate on that?
  • Could you run that past us again?
  • Could you explore that point further?
  • Can I just check where you're coming from?
  • Correct me if I'm wrong, but what you're saying is that ...

Giving feedback / Evaluating

  • That's an interesting perspective.
  • I can imagine that working.
  • That's certainly worth considering.

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