English Speaking Exercises for A2 – Photo comparison and presentation

1. Match the symbols (a-h) with the parts of the school (1-8) below.

5   library ……………..

6   playing field ……………..

7   science lab ……………..

8   toilets ……………..

2. Match the phrases below with categories A-D.

A   Structuring your speech

B   Ordering points or opinions

C   Justifying your opinions

D   Summing up your opinion

All in all, …

First, … Second, … Finally, …

First of all, we need to decide / examine / look at / ask ourselves …

I’d like to start by saying / looking at …

Just to summarise the main points …

Now I’d like to move on to …

Now let’s look at / move on to (the question of) …

The main reason I feel this way is …

There are a number of reasons why I believe this. First, …

I’ll begin with …

This leads to my next point.

The reason I say that is …

I’ll tell you why I think that.

To sum up, …     In conclusion, …

3. Listen to a student presenting her answer to the task below.

The government does not spend enough money on schools. Do you agree? Why? / Why not?

4. Read the Speaking Strategy. Then listen again. Which of the phrases in exercise 2 does the student use?

5. Now prepare to do the task below. Make notes.

1   Describe one of the photos.

2   Compare it with the other.

3   ‘Only schools with a lot of money have good extra-curricular activities.’ Do you agree? Why? / Why not?

Describe one photo …………………………………………..

Compare it with the other …………………………………………..

Answer to question …………………………………………..

6. Now do the task from exercise 5 using your notes.