St Mark´s College

Year 1 Speaking

2023
Contents
 Holidays and travel
 Learning
 Buying and selling
 Animals and humans
 Health and sport
 Art and entertainment
 Science and technology
 Food and celebrations
 TV and media
 Communicating
Personal information questions
 What’s your surname? How do you spell it?

 Where do you live? What are the advantages and disadvantages of living there?

 Do you enjoy studying English? Why?

 Do you think English will be useful to you in the future?

 What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

 Do you have any hobbies?

 What do you hope to do in the next few years?

 Tell me about your family.

 Tell me what you did last summer.

 Tell me about a place you’d like to visit in the future

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 Unit 1: Holidays and travel
 Which is most similar to the holidays you usually go on? How?
 Which looks like most enjoyable? Why?

https://en.islcollective.com/video-
lessons/mr-bean-on-holiday

VOCABULARY:
 Look at the words in the box. Put them
into groups A and B. Add two more ideas
to each group.

A) Things to do on a holiday. B) Places to stay in a holiday.

 Read the description and complete 1-7 with A, AN, THE OR - .  When did you go?
 How did you travel?
It looks like………………. in ............................. hot country.
It has ………………………… fantastic beach with
………………………. trees ................................. sea is clear
and deep blue. I think…………………….. is in
………………………….. Greece

 Match these words to photos A-E. Describe three of the

photos as in the previous exercise.

 Tell your partner about a place in your country

that is popular with tourists.
 Tell your partner about your last holiday. Use
these ideas:
 Where did you go?

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 Where did you stay?
 What did you do?
 What did you enjoy most?

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 Unit 2: Learning
 Look at the photos A-E and discuss these questions.
 What is the name of each activity or
interest? Choose from:

 What is the best way to learn from each of

the activities above? Choose from:

 Tell your partner about the activities you do.

Say where you do them and why you enjoy them.

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 VOCABULARY

Find words below with similar meaningsand put them into five groups.

https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/mr-bean-exams

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 In pairs, each choose one of the
photos. Make notes about A-D.
 WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE.

 WHO THEY ARE.

 WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

 WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SEE.

 Take turns to describe your photo

to your partner. Give as much
detail as you can.

 Discuss these questions.

 The photographs show people

learning in different situations.
Which of the situation do you
prefer learning in?
 What are the advantages and
disadvantages of learning in
different ways?

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 USEFUL PHRASES
 PHRASES TO DESCRIBE A PHOTOGRAPH
 IN THIS PHOTO WE CAN SEE…
 IT LOOKS LIKE (+ NOUN)
 IT COULD / MIGHT BE…
 PERHAPS/MAYBE, THE PEOPLE ARE….
 THERE SEEMS/APPEARS TO BE…
 AT THE TOP/THE BOTTOM/ IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE PICTURE…
 PHRASES TO EXPRESS PREFERENCES
 I PREFER …(-ING VERB) RATHER THAN…
 IF I HAD TO CHOOSE…
 I THINK I’D PREFER…
 TO BE HONEST, I HAVEN’T THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT.
PHRASES TO TALK ABOUT ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
 ONE OF THE (MAIN) ADVANTAGE/DISADVANTGES OF ….. IS…….. ON THE OTHER HAND…
 HOWEVER, …

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 UNIT 3: Buying and Selling
https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/mr-bean-goes-sales

VOCABULARY:
 Read the sentences a-e and explain the meaning of the underlined words.
a) When do your local shops have sales? What sort of bargains do you look for?
b) What was the last thing you bought at a discount?
c) How often do you pay by credit card? What kind of things do you buy?
d) Do you keep receipts for everything you buy? How long do you usually keep
them?
e) Does it cost less to shop at your local market? What sort of things can you buy
there?

 Say whether you agree or disagree with the advantages and disadvantages in
the chart, and why. Add more advantages and disadvantages for each place.

 You and your friend want to buy some new clothes. Talk in pairs about the places shown and
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decide which the best place to shop is.

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 UNIT 4: Animals and humans

 Look at the pictures A-G. Which animals are shown?

 Which of the animals do you think

is…
.

 The most intelligent?

 The most useful to humans?

 The most like humans?

 Give examples of other animals

that…

 Help humans.

 Are similar to humans.

VOCABULARY

 Match the words below to animals

a-g



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 Work in pairs. Say what you can see in the photos,. Use the words to help you.

 Describe the film posters A-F

with these types of film:

 ANIMATION
 COMEDY
 SCIENCE FICTION
 FANTASY
 WESTERN
 ROMANCE
 HORROR
 THRILLER
 HISTORICAL DRAMA
 ADVENTURE
  Who was in it?
 Tell your partner about a film you’ve recently seen.  What was it about?
 What was it called?
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 Who were the main characters?
 What did you like/dislike about it?

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 UNIT 5: Health and sport
VOCABULARY
 SPORTS
 Do you enjoy doing sport?
Why/ why not?
Look at the photos. What sports are they? What do you think the sport in the photos involve?
 Would you like to try any of these sports? Why/why not?

 You and your friend want to improve your health and fitness. Look at the photos 1-5 and
describe them using the notes below.
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a) Do sport d) Get sleep
b) Take walks e) Eat healthy food.
c) Go on holiday

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 USEFUL PHRASES
 AGREEING
 I AGREE WITH YOU, BECAUSE…
 YES, YOU’RE RIGHT, BECAUSE…
 THAT’S TRUE, BECAUSE…
 DISAGREEING
 IM AFRAID I DON’T AGREE, BECAUSE…
 I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN, BUT…
 THAT’S A GOOD POINT, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND…
 REACHING AN AGREEMENT
 OK. LET’S MAKE A DECISION.
 SHALL WE COME TO AN AGREEMENT?

 In pairs, talk about the photos. Decide which the best way to improve your health and
fitness is. Use your ideas from the previous exercise and the phrases below.

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VOCABULARY: SPORTS

 Name the sports shown in the pictures.

 Which sports do you play on a..
 PITCH?
 A TRACK?
 COURT?
 Which sports go with these
verbs…?
 GO?
 DO?
 PLAY?
 Which sport do you need these things
for?
 Racket
 Bat
 Stick

 Does a player or a referee score goals?

 Does a goalkeeper or a manager save goals?
 In basketball do you throw the ball into a basket or kick the ball into a goal?
 Would a scuba-diver wear a mask or a helmet?

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 Unit 5: Art and entertainment
 In pairs, each choose one of the photos. Think of at least three adjectives to
describe them.

Unit 6: Science and technology

 Name these inventions and match each one with

these categories

a) Travel and transport

b) Daily life
c) Leisure
d) Science

 Explain why each invention is important. Give as

many reasons as possible.

 Think of one more invention for each category

a-d. Tell your partner why it is important and
see if they can name it.

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 These photos show students studying in different ways. In pairs, each choose a photo and
describe it to your partner.

 Two students are talking about which method of studying they prefer. Read statements a-f
and match them with the correct photo.

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 Unit 7: Food and celebrations
Answer the questions a-d about the food pyramid above.

a) Name the foods shown. Add at least three more to each section.
b) Which groups of food do you like best/least on the food pyramid?
c) Which groups of food do you need to eat most/least according to the food pyramid?

Ask and answer these questions

a) Do you prefer sweet things like chocolate and biscuits, or salty food like crisps?
b) Do you like hot and spicy food like curry?
c) Do you prefer milk chocolate or dark, bitter chocolate?
d) Do you like the taste of lemons or are they too sour for you?
e) Do you enjoy things with a fishy taste like seafood or do you prefer meat?

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Name the celebrations shown in photos 1-4. Choose from:

Match the celebrations with these descriptions.

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 Tell your partner about a popular celebration in your country. Say

 Why it is celebrated
 Where it’s celebrated
 Who takes part
 What people wear/eat/do

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 Unit 8: TV and media

In pairs, answer these questions:

Do you enjoy watching TV?

Do you ever listen to the radio?
Would you like to be famous?
Do you often buy newspapers?
Do you read the news on the internet?
Have you ever met a famous person?
Do you prefer listening to the radio or watching TV? Why?

 Match these programmes with their main features a-g

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 Unit 9: Communicating
 Look at photos 1-6 and say
what different ways of
communicating they show.
 Read the situations a-f below.
Discuss the best way to
communicate in each case and
give reasons.
Example:
 You want to break up
with your
girlfriend/boyfriend.
 “you show tell them face
to face. You certainly
shouldn’t send a text or
email because it’s not
personal enough”

 What other ways of communicating can you think of?

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 In pairs, each choose one of the photos and describe it to your partner. Say how the
people might be feeling and why.

 The photos show different people talking in public situations. Read questions 1-3 and
choose the best answer for each one

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