Pre-intermediate A2+ Get Ready for ielts

Get Ready for IELTS: Speaking

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Unit 6
Part 1: 
Language development
Vocabulary: 
The weather
Exercise 1
A rainy, wet
B cold, snowy
C stormy, windy
D hot, sunny
Exercise 2 
A rainy, wet
B cold, snowy
C stormy, windy
D hot, sunny
Vocabulary: Talking a bou t the w eather
Exercise 4
1 favourite
2 it’s
3 There’s
4 lasts
5 makes
6 really like
Pronunciation: Vowel sou n d s
Exercise 7 
u: humid, June 
au: drought, outside 
a
: month, sunny 
ei: April, rainy 
o: autumn, stormy 
au: November, snowy
G ram m ar: 
Can and can’t
Exercise 9
1 can
2 can’t
3 can’t
4 can
Unit 6 
W eather
5 can’t
6 can
Exercise 11
1 season, it’s, can, makes 
weather = extra
2 monsoon, for, can’t, dry 
drought = extra
3 There’s, can, from, thunderstorms 
stormy = extra
Part 2: 
Skills development
Part 1
Exercise 1
1 a My country has four seasons. Answer b does 
not say 
how many
seasons.
2 b Summer. This is my favourite season. Answer 
a is not relevant. The question is about the 
season
not the type of 
weather.
3 a I feel very sad on rainy days. In Answer b, the 
speaker doesn’t say 
how
he/she feels.
4 b I like going to the beach. In Answer a, the 
speaker doesn’t understand the question and 
the use of 
like.
He/She thinks the question is 
Do 
you like it when it's hot?
Exercise 3
1 answer 2b
2 answer la
3 answer 4b
4 answer 3a
Exercise 
5
b It doesn’t include extra information.
Exercise 6
1 d
2 c
3 b
4 a
Answer key
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Exercise 7 
Possible answers:
I’d like to describe my favourite type of weather. 
My country has three seasons and there are lots 
of types of weather. It is a difficult choice for me, 
but I think my favourite is wet weather. I prefer 
this to the dry weather.
Yes, wet weather is my favourite. I like going 
shopping when the weather is wet because 
the shops are all indoors. I also like cooking 
delicious meals for my family when there’s lots of 
rain. My favourite dish is a traditional meal with 
chicken and rice.
I often experience this weather in other 
countries. I like travelling in Europe and I always 
take my umbrella with me. The wet weather 
lasts for a long time there. It is different from my 
country because the rainy season only lasts for 
two months. It lasts from May to June.
This weather is good for relaxing. For example, 
you can stay at home and just watch television. 
You can chat to your friends online too. I speak 
to my friends for two or three hours.