Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

Reading–speaking: Foreigners at British public schools (B1+) Prepare a presentation about the situation at British public schools. Include the following aspects: describe the changes in the last few years explain what the difficulties are head teachers and staff have to deal with suggest measures which could help schools to cope with the problem In your talk, include some of the phrases from the box below. Useful phrases Summarising To sum up … . • In short … . • In brief … . • In other words … . • I think that just about sums it up. • What I’m saying is, we should have … . • Let me put it this way … . Explaining Because of … . • As a result of … . • If … . • For fear of/that … . • That is why … . • The trouble is … . • The reason for … . Suggesting It might not be a bad idea to … . • It might be better if … . • Perhaps schools ought to … . • One solution would be to … . • They only need to … . • They have no choice but to … . P Self-assessment Tick the appropriate boxes. Listening Can follow in outline straightforward short talks on familiar topics provided these are delivered in clearly articulated standard speech. I could understand everything. Sometimes I had to guess the meaning. I could only understand parts. I could hardly understand anything. Writing Can write personal letters describing experiences, feelings and events in some detail. I could write the text without help. I reused phrases from the text. I had to look up words/phrases. I could not express my ideas as wanted. Reading Can recognise significant points in straightforward newspaper articles on familiar subjects. I understood the text without help. I had to guess the meaning. I had to use a dictionary. I did not understand the text. Speaking Can give straightforward descriptions on a variety of familiar subjects within his/her field of interest. I could express my opinion without help. I was sometimes lost for words. I had to make notes before I started. I could not express my ideas clearly. Find suggestions to help you on the CD-ROM in this book. 3 145 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv ö