Speaking

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Unit 1
1. I/love/live/flat/top floor/tower block/spectacular
view/city/especially/night.
2. In/home country/I live/capital/spacious detached
house/open fields/fresh air.
3. I/not/afford/large flat/I/rent/small house.

4. Parents/live/remote two-storey/mountainside/

residential/tree-lined streets/no shops/not many

cars.

5. There/six/us/live/together/shared house/student
area/town.
6. Neighbourhood/I live/peaceful/all times/ really
tranquil.

Phrases for details

- I used to live in .. but now I .
- I moved here .
- Its a . place with .

- What I like about it is . because .

- The great thing about . is .

- I suppose more people .

Unit 2
exhilarating experience nerve-racking adventure
unforgettable moment memorable trip
formal occasion

rewarding experience

bizarre accident

Describe some important news that you have

received.
You should say
- What the news was

- How you heard about this news

- Whether it influenced you
And explain why this news was so important.

Old vocabulary
- Its still fresh in my mind.
- It comes flooding back.
- It left a lasting impression on me.
- Time does fly.
- Reminisce about sth
- Vivid memory
- I can barely remember sth

Uncommon Vocabulary
- Compulsory
- Heard the news
- State administered exam - Tried my best
- Multi-discipline
- Jumped for joy
- Conscientiously
- Not so surprised
- Find it taxing
- Pass mark
- Landmark/milestone
- Highly competitive
- Open the door to better career

Grammar Point
A variety of past tenses
- Around that time, I was studying in a local
middle school.
- I had been preparing quite conscientiously for
quite a while.
- I was not so surprised that I had passed
although I had found it quite taxing.