Part 2 Useful Phrases

Question 1

The person I’m going to describe is none other than my father.

Answer 1

Be direct

Question 2

I’m going to describe my favourite place.

Answer 2

Be direct

Question 3

To be as old as the hills

Answer 3

Very old

Question 4

It happened about 2 months ago.
I was waiting for a friend inside a coffee bar.
Then this woman comes in and starts talking really loudly on her phone.
Then she sits next to me.
It was so noisy, so I asked her to be quiet.

Answer 4

Use different tenses

Question 5

I’d like to kick off by telling you…
This took place… quite a while back/ 2 months ago/ last year actually.
It’s one of… places I’ve visited
Most amazing/most beautiful/cheapest

Answer 5

Templates

Question 6

Cohesive devices

Answer 6

First of all
To kick off

After that
Next

Anyway

Finally
In the end

Anyway, what happened next was…

When it comes to my feeling, I’d say I was over the moon.
As far as my feelings are concerned, I’d say I felt really happy about it.