Make Your Way 8, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD

Tips for the Oral exam: Paired activity • Try to recall everything you know about the topic. • Structure your contribution by using connectives and emphasising words . Speak in a way that is clear, precise and easy to follow . • Think of pertinent examples to illustrate your point of view. • Be polite while making arguments. Instead of adding emotions to your arguments, add logic . • Give your partner the chance to join in the dialogue . Useful language: Useful language: When looking at the first picture, one immediately recognises (that) … The first picture shows/illustrates (that) … In contrast to the first picture, the second one … While the first picture …, This probably stands for/represents … This can be interpreted as … / serves to illustrate … As far as … is concerned, … What’s your opinion on the matter? Why do you think so? What about going/doing …? Why don’t we …? I was just wondering if … I propose that … If you ask me, … The question is whether … I think we should … because … What do you mean by …? So you’re saying that …? So it’s either … or …? In other words, … I don’t quite get what you mean. Could you say that again, please? Can I say something here? Could I interrupt for a moment? Do you mean …? This doesn’t have anything to do with … I think we’re drifting off the point a bit. Another thing worth mentioning is … What seems (very) interesting/strikes me as odd is … in the foreground/in the background/in the centre What’s it called again …? What I mean is … I think the word I’m looking for is … I’d prefer … to … because … I like … better than … I’d rather have/go than … I take your point, but … I know what you mean, but … I may be wrong, but … I agree to some extent, but … But isn’t it more important to … than …? Ok, but you’re forgetting … The more I think about it, the more … Ok, you’ve convinced me. Let’s … I guess I can live with this solution. I believe this would be a good compromise. I suppose that would work. I agree with you up to a point. I’m not sure this would work. I don’t think so. I’m afraid I don’t agree (at all). I completely/totally disagree. 181 Make Your Way to the Oral Matura: Speaking M Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv