oral interaction test

Oral Interaction Language Test
Giving your opinion

Giving your opinion neutrally

"I think…."


"I feel that…."


"In my opinion…."


"As far as I'm concerned…."


"As I see it…."


"In my view…"

Giving a strong opinion


"I'm absolutely convinced that…."


"I'm sure that….."


"I strongly believe that…."


"I have no doubt that…"


ASKING SOMEONE'S OPINION

"What do you think?"


"What's your view?"


"How do you see the situation?"

Agreeing and disagreeing
Agreeing

"I think you're right."
"I agree with you."


Strong agreement

"I couldn't agree with you more."
"You're absolutely right."
"I agree entirely."
"I totally agree."


Agreeing in part

"I agree with you up to a point, but..."
"That's quite true, but..."
"I agree with you in principle, but..."


Disagreeing

"I'm not sure I agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't agree."
"(I'm afraid) I disagree."
"(I'm afraid) I can't agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't share your opinion."

Note that when you disagree with someone, you can often sound
more polite by using a phrase such as "I'm afraid..."

Disagreeing strongly

"I don't agree at all."
"I totally disagree."
"I couldn't agree with you less."

Keeping a conversation going
Making comments

"No!" - to show surprise
"I don't believe it!" - to show surprise
"Wow!" - to show admiration or surprise
"That's incredible / amazing / unbelievable" - to show great
interest in the subject of conversation
"How awful / terrible" - to show sympathy with someone else's bad
news

Asking questions

"Really?" - to show surprise
"And you?" - when someone asks you how you are
"Did you?" - can be used to encourage someone to tell their story.

For example, "I saw her last night" "Did you?" "Yes, she was with one of her friends, and she...."

Blogging in English

Write about your blogging experience.

- Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not?

- Did it help you improve your English?

- Give your opinion of the advantages and disadvantages of blogging in the English class.

Minimum 280 words

Write 3 comments to any member of the class you wish.

Encuesta docente

Dear all:
Very important to do before July 9th. Visit

http://www.lapetus.uchile.cl/lapetus/2009/1/ingles/index.php

And do the evaluacion docente, please.

Regards,
Beatriz

Rate it!!

Today's task is to visit a classmate's blog and then write about it..


Post your review (220 words min.) on your blog with a picture that sums up how you felt when reading the blog:


Say:
Whose blog you are reviewing


What the blog is called

How many posts there are

Any particular features of the blog you like.


Which is your favourite post and why.


What aspect of English they should focus on more.


suggest one thing your classmate could do to improve their blog.

Today's post

Two choices
Choice I:
Write a report on the Chilean game against Honduras.
What were the strengths shown by Chileans?
What were the weaknesses?
Which players make it happen?
A comment on Honduras’s game.
220 words, 3 comments.
Choice II:
What makes Chileans Chileans?
What are our main characteristics? Good and bad.
are we nationalistic? When?
Develop any ideas on the topic.
250 words, 3 comments.

photo

Dear all.
Today, I will not write or publish my favorite picture. Haven't got it nearby, sorry.

Write about a photograph you like.

Say:

Who took it
What it shows
When it was taken
Why you like it

Include any other information you think is important.
Write at least 250 words. OBVIOUSLY YOU SHOULD WRITE 3 COMMENTS ON YOUR CLASSMATES'S BLOGS. THANKS...

Do schools kill creativity?

Talk Review


This week we are taking a look at the TED website: http://www.ted.com/.

You have to visit it, watch Sir Ken Robinson's talk "Do Schools Kill Creativity" , NOT the latest one.

and then write a 230 words review.

1 comment on teacher's blog. 3 comments on classmates ,please.