Fluency at your fingertips by Seb Answers

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How do some artists today succeed in attracting widespread attention?

Do you agree with the view that works by a country's most famous artists should not be sold to private buyers? Why / why not?

Why do the works of some famous artist sell for ever-increasing prices?

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What are some advantages and/or disadvantages of taking photos with mobile phones?

Do you think working as a photographer would be a satisfying job? Why / why not?

Do you agree with the view that photography is not really art? Why / why not?

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--Part 3 questions--

Should all children have art lessons in primary and secondary school? Why / why not?

What are the benefits of having art lessons as an adult?

Can everyone learn to paint or draw? Why / why not?

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Describe a picture or photograph you have in your home that you like very much.

You should say:

• What the picture shows

• Where the picture is in your home

• How you got this picture

• And explain why you like this picture so much

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Text of the Part 2 Topic card and Part 3 questions

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Describe a time when you remember looking at the sky, either by day or by night.

You should say:

• Where you were and who you were with

• What you were doing

• What you saw in the sky

• And explain how you felt when you were looking at this beautiful sky

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Learning about the stars and planets

• Do you think all children should learn about stars and planets at school? Why / why not?
• Why do some people spend a lot of time studying the stars?
• How does technology help ordinary people learn about the stars?

Stars and planets in culture

• Does reading about the stars and the planets help to develop children's imagination?
• Why do you think films about stars, planets and space are so popular?
• How has the importance of stars and planets to people's lives changed from the past to today?

Exploring the universe

• Do you think space exploration is a waste of money? Why / why not?
• How might humans might exploit other planets in the future?
• Would discovering life on other planets benefit humanity? Why / why not?

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Podcast recommendations mentioned in this video:

David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles

Race and Class (episode title) (Apple Podcasts link)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-harveys-anti-capitalist-chronicles/id1442025854?i=1000479525700

This Is Hell!

1187: Capitalism and collapse / Richard Hunsinger + Nathan Eisenberg (episode title)

(Apple Podcasts link)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-hell/id73329951?i=1000478366680

Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill

The Rebellion Against Racial Capitalism (episode title)

(Apple Podcasts link) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intercepted-with-jeremy-scahill/id1195206601?i=1000479399220

Book mentioned:

Harvey, David. The Limits to Capital. Verso Books, 2018.

https://www.versobooks.com/books/2814-the-limits-to-capital

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Notes: 

• This episode introduces the series available on Youtube, Spotify, Facebook and Apple Podcasts.
• First, we’ll start by reviewing what we know about the speaking exam.
• Part 2 is timed and the candidate is asked to stop by the examiner.
• Part 3 has a time limit of 5 minutes, but the examiner will ask questions until the time limit has been reached. Therefore, if candidate responses are 1-2 minutes long 4 questions may be asked. However, if candidate responses are 2-3 minutes long only 2 questions would fit in the allowed time.
• With that in mind, coherence is a result of well-organized, structured arguments. But, formulaic answers can detract from fluency. Therefore, a response that has a clear beginning, middle and end without some of the typical, memorized phrases is best. A clear end is also nice because it alerts the listener that you have finished your response, and it is a sign that you have thought about the question well-enough to have made a point.
• How do we achieve this? We must be aware of current events and trends in lifestyle that will provide us with information to give in our response. This must come from knowledge of topics that don’t deal with us personally, but rather with the society as a whole.
• We can do this by broadening our vocabulary and doing extensive reading and listening in English. After all, spoken and written fluency are the product of our practice and exposure.
• I always say that I became a good writer when I began reading a lot. This happened when I was in college and I had to do a lot of reading for every class I took.
• And, now that we are preparing for the IELTS, we can practice writing fluency, which we can do by doing the timed writing. And, we can practice speaking fluency by doing the type of practice I am giving my examples of in the Podcast: Seb’s IELTS Answers.
• The process of recording and re-recording is very important because when we speak without reading from a script we are practicing in test conditions.
• When we listen to ourselves, we analyze what we have said that was good and how we can improve.
• When we re-record we can make those improvements. And then, we must listen again to see how successful we have been.
• My aim is to provide you with as good an example answer as I can without overthinking. I do hesitate and make slips in grammar. These are natural even among native speakers. If you don’t know me personally or haven’t lived in a native-English speaking country—trust me—native speakers stutter and make slips all the time.
• Most important I have tried to use relevant high-level, low-frequency, academic vocabulary and linking phrases in natural ways. This I hope will be your greatest benefit to practicing with this podcast. You can try yourself to incorporate these phrases and collocations.
• If you don’t understand something I have said in a recording because it’s unclear, please comment on Facebook.
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