This single-lesson unit prepares students for the IGCSE ESL Speaking Test Part 1 — the interview. The topic is shopping. Students begin with a warm-up survey, then listen to a… Read more ↓This single-lesson unit prepares students for the IGCSE ESL Speaking Test Part 1 — the interview. The topic is shopping. Students begin with a warm-up survey, then listen to a model interview with a student called Lila who answers the three questions at the B2 level. Eight comprehension questions test both factual understanding and the ability to identify opinion and reasoning. Students then practise answering the same three questions themselves using the speaking card, before consolidating 12 key vocabulary items from the model interview. Read less ↑
Warm-up
Answer a few quick questions before today's lesson about shopping and the IGCSE Speaking interview.
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Listen to Lila answering three questions in her IGCSE ESL Speaking interview about shopping. For each question, choose the correct answer — A, B, or C.
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Shopping — Listening: Model Interview
Read each question and all three options carefully before listening. You will hear the full interview twice.
Shopping — Listening: Model Interview
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Vocabulary Practice
Two exercises using 12 key words and phrases from Lila's model interview.
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Shopping — Vocabulary Practice
Work through all two parts. All 12 words and phrases come from Lila's model interview answers.
Shopping — Vocabulary Practice
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authenticadjective
Genuine and true to who you really are; essential for building trust with an online audience.
bustlingadjective
full of noise, energy, and activity
cater toverb
to provide what is needed or wanted by a particular group of people
cherishverb
to feel great affection for something and keep it carefully; to treasure
coexistverb
to exist or function together at the same time in the same space or situation
embeddedadjective
Built firmly into something and difficult to remove or change.
irreplaceableadjective
so important or valuable that nothing else can replace it
pressed for time
in a hurry; not having enough time to do something without rushing
texturenoun
the way a surface feels or looks, created by its structure or material
vendornoun
the person who is selling something
vibrantadjective
full of energy, colour, and strong activity; lively and striking
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