Page 183 - Close-Up B1 Students Book Form 3

Speaking References

Describing photos Adjectives for restaurants Talking about a topic
... lying on the floor. scruffy My favourite room is ... because
I can see a ... in the foreground / dirty ... and / but...
background. trendy
There's a white ... bright If I could change something about my
There are four... old-fashioned house / flat, it would be / I'd ...
She's got long ... expensive because ...
He's behind / in front of / next to / on slow Do you like the ... in your house / flat?
the right unfriendly How much time do you spend in ... ?
He's wearing ... rude Would you change the same things as
She's ... tall, slim good-looking me in ... ?
He / She's got... long, dark hair Opening discussions What about your... ?
They look ... relaxed / happy / easy­ Shall we start with this ...?
going Let's begin / start by looking at ... Making suggestions
First of all, ... If I were you, I'd / I wouldn't ...
Inviting To begin with, ... Why don't you ...?
You're invited to ... Let's move on to ... How / What about ...?
Can you come? Shall we talk about... now?
I want to invite you to ... Accepting / Rejecting invitations
Asking for a reply Friendly openings I'd love to come ...
Let me know if you can come. Hi! I'll definitely be there.
Tell me if you can come or not. Hello I'm sorry, I can't make it.
How are you? Unfortunately, I won't be able to come.
Writing about special events How are things?
celebration How is it going? Responding to news
guests It's good to hear from you! What exciting / sad / great... news!
invitation I'm really pleased for / proud of you.
special occasion Useful phrases It'll be fun / great ... !
surprise party I really miss you!
celebrate I love reading your emails. Giving your opinion
invite Good luck! I think ... is a good idea because ...
organise Sorry for not answering your last email. Well, I don't think he / she should ...
plan But if he / she ... , he / she'll ... !
have a party Friendly endings
Write back soon and tell me all about it. Asking if someone agrees
Using adjectives Bye! Do you agree (with me)?
It looks / seems to be + adjective Bye for now. Would you agree that ...?
I think they / he / she are + adjective See you soon. Do you think so, too?
That is / isn't good for you because it's + Speak to you later.
adjective That's all for now. Agreeing
I often eat / don't usually eat Write soon! I agree.
that because it's + adjective Yes, I totally / quite agree
I like / don't like that because it's Giving advice with you.
+ adjective If I were him, I'd ... I think you're (quite / absolutely) right.
I think it would be better to ... because
Recommending Disagreeing
I highly recommend ... Perhaps he should ... then he ... Actually, I don't really agree.
I wouldn't / don't recommend ... He should also ... I'm afraid I don't agree.
It's the perfect place / cafe / restaurant I really think it's best to ... because I don't think that's a very good idea
for ... To be honest, I'd ... because ...
It's the worst...
Describing people Paraphrasing
Adjectives for food tall /short It's a sort of ...
bitter slim / overweight It's a kind of ...
undercooked kind / unkind It's a an activity that ... / a place where
overcooked friendly / unfriendly ... / a person who ...
colourful clever / stupid I think it's a ...
delicious young / old It could be / might be a ....
healthy easy-going / nervous It's similar to ...
unhealthy scared / happy It's dangerous because ...
bland You need ... to do it.
processed Describing place/time You shouldn't do it on your own because
tasty morning / lunchtime / afternoon / evening
tasteless dark / bright You have to be careful of ...
clean / dirty Some equipment, such as ... is necessary
cold / hot to ...
early / late