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Speaking Sets
for the revised
Cambridge ESOL FCE
examination | ASAT 1 2
Word power
|| Use the vocabulary to describe the houses in the pictures.
ten (ARE
medium-sized, spacious,
three-bedroom, huge
FEATURES
garage, garden, central
heating, thatched roof,
balcony, lft, stairs,
fireplace, nice view
stY¥le
traditional, old, modern
aYPEs
-6os © terraced, bungalow,
eoer mansion, flat, cottage,
cheap, a bargain, semi-detached,
reasonably priced, low/ detached, villa,
averageshigteprived, townhouse,
expensive
» In picture A, | can see a modern semi-detached home. It looks quite spacious
two or three bedrooms. It has a small front garden
d probably has
a garage. | think it's reasonably priced.
49 50
Developing your speaking skills
© Preferences/Comparisons
2. Use the ideas from the table and the useful language below to talk about the pros and cons of
houses and flats.
1 lack of space, no garden, offer no
clean, comfortable, cosy, low security privacy, thin walls, noisy, no.
risk, conveniently located for public individuality
transport, easy to maintain
lots of storage space, pleasant expensive to maintain, less secure,
surroundings, aood investment, roomy _igolated, costly to heat, difficult to
clean
‘O Useful language
a good thing about, one advantage is, one important thing is, the
listing advantages Besciting abot
adding advantages/disadvantages moreover, in addition, furthermore, also, as well, too
ai - a Fi
sing easaeveniones' é Be 3 ie about, one disadvantage is, the worst thing about, it's
contrasting advantages/disadvantages | but, however, on the other hand
> The best thing about flats is that they are economical. They are cheap to heat and quite easy to maintain.
Often, flats are conveniently located for public transport such as buses and trains. On the other hand, they
‘can be small and have a lack of space. Also, they have no garden so they are not really suitable for families
with children.
3 In pairs, discuss which type of dwelling you would and wouldn't ike to live in and why. Use the
ideas from Ex. 2 and the useful language below.
‘OUseful language
Expressing Preferences ‘Making Comparisons
'd profer, I'd rather, I'd like, I'd fancy, 'm keen on, || more (expensive) than, as (expensive) as, less
(don't) think I'd, | wouldn't like, | wouldn't fancy, If || (expensive) than, twicelthree times as (expensive) as
had a choice I'd
» A: I'd like to live in a flat, as they are economical. They are cheap to heat and easy to maintain.
B: Really? I'd prefer to live in a house because they're usually in pleasant surroundings.
