PART 2 Fluency for Part 2 Questions

Question 1

Tip for Getting 2 Minute Answer

Answer 1

• 10 seconds getting your idea (The first one that is good enough)
• 50 seconds thinking about the structure of your answer

Question 2

UNIT 9
Simple Past

Answer 2

We use the simple past tense to describe completed actions at a point in time in the past

REGULAR VERBS
Subj + verb+ED
* Yesterday, I finished work at 10pm.

NEGATIVE / Subj + DID NOT /DIDN’T + verb
* Last Friday, I didn’t finish work until 8pm

IRREGULAR VERBS
Subj + verb in past
* I went home after work.
NEGATIVE / Subj + DID NOT /DIDN’T + verb
* I didn’t go home until much later

Question 3

Part 2 Questions

Answer 3

We can use this tense to give a list of actions.
We sometimes use a pattern of 3, if it is the same person doing the actions, as it has a nice rhythm.

I did A, did B and then did C

Question 4

Q: Describe a great meal you once had

Answer 4

A:
We went to the restaurant,
ordered the house specials,
and then asked for some drinks.

House Special: special meal that chef prepares for that restaurant

Question 5

Q: Describe a time you got lost

Answer 5

A:
I walked down the street,
turned left
and then realised I was lost.

Question 6

Q: Describe an interesting person you have met

Answer 6

We often use the simple past together with the past continuous
I did A when/whilst I was doing B

A:
I once met an Australian guy
whilst I was travelling on a train through Europe
he had blonde hair
and looked a bit strange…