F2F Class Notes 2nd February (Cricket)

Original

I am the first step of the animated movie. My family is from (  ) Henan province which lies in the middle of china I’m the only child so my family have three members. They are retired and just stay at home they live a very happy time. They both used to work at a cigarette factory. They met each other while they were working there.

I love animation since I was a child and I love painting. So, I studied fine art in university and when I graduated I find a job in the animation industry. And now my goal is to continue studying animated character animation. I have worked in the industry for six years.

Edited

My family is from Zhengzhou, Henan Province which lies in the middle of China. I’m an only child so my family has only three members. They are retired and just stay at home these days/nowadays and live a very happy life. They both used to work at a cigarette factory. They met each other while they were working there.

I’ve loved animation and painting since I was a child. I studied fine art in university and when I graduated I found a job in the animation industry. I have worked in the industry for six years but feel like my expertise/training/knowledge/education is limited. Now, my goal is to continue studying character animation and earn a masters in the field.

Tips

Keep in mind to not use the words: but or and to start a sentence when prompted on your IELTS

Spoken word is more forgiving if you want to use “but” or “and”. However, to seem more fluent, try using other words like: however, also, in addition to, ect.

Introductory Prompt Phrases

Below are a selection of phrases that you can use to start your talk.  Use these phrases to lead into your introduction:

• Today, I ‘d like to talk to you about….  my career as a 3D animated modeler.
• In this talk, I’m going to describe to you how….I take a simple 2D simple image and create a complex 3D animated image.
• I want to tell you about….the most amazing trip of my life.
• Today, I would like to discuss…the most ridiculous rule at my school.
• Good morning/Good afternoon.  Today, I want to give you a short talk on…a movie I just saw.

Phrases to Begin the Main Body of Your Speech

Once you’ve introduced your topic you will want to move on to the main body of your speech.  Here are some prompt phrases to transition you from your introduction to your main idea:

• First of all….I’d like to tell you about the reasons behind the/this phenomon
• And why do I like it so much?  Well, it….well there are many reasons
• To begin with….”Why are women being paid less for doing the same work as men?”
• One of the most interesting things about….
• This is the most important day/thing in my life because…

Phrases to Help Develop Your Idea

Now that you are into discussing your idea your will want to give some background detail and give some reasons and examples to develop your theme.  There are lots of useful phrases you can use here to link your ideas.  Here are just a few:

• Another reason why I like …..
• Moreover it….
• One of the main advantages…
• For instance…..
• One of the consequences….
• This appeals to me, because…
• I get a a lot of pleasure out of….
• I am very fond of….
• Another unusual fact about….
• I like ……more than anything else because….

Conclusion Phrases

After discussing your topic, you will want to conclude your speech and give the examiner a quick one line summary of what you just told him/her.  To start this part of the speech, you will want to begin with something like:

• In conclusion,…
• To wrap up,….
• To conclude,….
• To sum up,….

Now that you have some great prompt phrases to get you started on each element of your talk (i.e. The Introduction, Main Body, and Conclusion), why not check out this blog on how to structure the rest of your IELTS speaking responses.

Pronunciation

sculpt-skull-pt

expertise- ex-per-tease

phenomenom- fe-nom-ah-nam