Speaking Part 3: discussion
Abstract questions linked to your Part 2 topic. Give an opinion, explain it, compare and speculate.
বাংলায় সারাংশ (Bangla summary)
Part 2-এর বিষয়ের সাথে যুক্ত বিমূর্ত প্রশ্ন। মতামত দিন, ব্যাখ্যা করুন, তুলনা করুন এবং ভবিষ্যৎ নিয়ে অনুমান করুন।
By the end of this lesson you can
- Move from personal answers to general ones
- Use language for opinions, comparison and speculation
- Develop answers of four to six sentences
From me to society
Part 3 lasts four to five minutes. If Part 2 was about a book you enjoyed, Part 3 may ask "Do people read less than in the past?" or "Should schools choose what children read?".
Talk about people in general, not just yourself. Use "many people", "in my country", "younger generations", "it depends on…".
Useful moves
Opinion: "I'd say…", "I'm fairly sure that…". Comparison: "compared with twenty years ago…", "whereas older people…". Speculation: "I expect that…", "it's likely that…", "there might be…". Balance: "On the one hand… but on the other…".
A strong answer gives a view, explains why, and adds an example or a contrast.
Developing a Part 3 answer
Q: Do people read less than in the past?
"I'd say people read just as much, but differently. Compared with my parents' generation, fewer people buy printed books, whereas almost everyone reads articles and messages on their phone all day. The real change, I think, is that reading has become shorter and more broken up, which might make it harder to concentrate on long texts."
Guided practice
Choose the better Part 3 answer.
Practise on your own
Answer on your own.
Mini test
Check what you learned. Wrong answers go to your mistake notebook for revision.