Speaking Task
Describe persons, pictures, places, etc.
-My husband Khaled
is 36 years old. He is an architect. He is short. He has beautiful big brown
eyes. He has short straight, black hair. He has a charming smile. His favourite
colours are black and white.
-My favourite
little sister is Belen. She is sixteen years old. She is short, 1 meter and 51
centimetres tall. She has long wavy, shiny, brown hair. Her skin is so
beautiful. It reminds me of the colour of coffee with milk. Her face is a heart
form. You can see her anger or happiness in her big expressive brown eyes.
-My cousin, Vera,
is 20 years old. She is single. She has smiling brown eyes. She has long,
curly, black hair. She is quite short and a little fat. She doesn’t like to
wear any kind of lipstick. She doesn’t like to wear dresses. Her favourite colour
is black
Useful Expressions
1.
Admiration
I am very glad to finally work with you
It gives me much pleasure to finally work with
you
You are very precious to us
2.
Appreciation
I really appreciate your cooperation
I can hardly express my gratitude for your
cooperation
3.
Happiness
I am very much delighted to tell you the news.
It is my pleasure to tell you the news.
Nice to meet you
4.
Expressing Regret
I am very sorry I won’t be able be there.
It is regrettable that you should go
I wish I could be able to accept your
invitation, but ….
Unfortunately,
I can’t make it tomorrow.
5.
Condolences
I am sorry for you loss!
I am so sorry to hear that!
Please accept my sincere condolences!
You and your family will be in my thoughts and
prayers!
May he/she rest in peace!
May God rest his/her soul!
We belong to God and to him We shall return!
Useful Vocabulary
condolences (noun): expressions of sympathy
with another's sadness
- We're sorry to hear about your brother.
Please give our condolences to his wife and children.
pass away (verb): die
- My father passed away suddenly three months
ago.
hard (adjective): difficult
- Greg went through some very hard times after
his wife died in a car accident.
get over (verb): recover from
- It took Sarah over a year to get over the
loss of her baby.
down (adjective): low in spirits
- I'm feeling so down now that I can hardly
concentrate on my work.
funeral (noun): a ceremony where a person is
buried or cremated
- My boss took the day off to attend the
funeral of a close friend.
Mourning (noun) sadness that you show and feel because sb has died
The government announced a day of national
mourning for the victims.
She was
still in mourning for her husband.
