Describing taste and texture
Describe a memorable meal. Use: rich, bland, tender, crisp, zesty, hearty, overcooked, moreish, an acquired taste.
Level B2
You can speak fairly fluently, argue a point of view and handle unexpected turns in a conversation.
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Describe a memorable meal. Use: rich, bland, tender, crisp, zesty, hearty, overcooked, moreish, an acquired taste.
Talk about your health habits. Use: cut down on, work out, burnt out, get into a routine, sleep deprived, in moderation, a lifestyle change.
Give your opinion on working from home. Connect your points with: however, on the other hand, as a result, in addition, that said.
Discuss how you follow the news. Use: a headline, coverage, biased, a source, breaking, misleading, in-depth, clickbait, fact-check.
Negotiate a deadline or a price. Use: would you be able to, I was hoping for, could we meet in the middle, that works for me, on one condition.
Tell an anecdote using narrative connectors: it all started when, anyway, all of a sudden, the thing is, long story short, to cut a long story short.
Talk about something you achieved despite difficulty. Use: pull off, against the odds, pay off, a milestone, persevere, bounce back, hard-won.
Describe how a busy week went. Use: back-to-back, at short notice, put off, a tight schedule, running late, ahead of schedule, in the nick of time.
Tell a travel disaster story. Use: get stranded, a mix-up, overbooked, a connecting flight, lost luggage, a language barrier, sort it out.
Talk about a project you worked on. Use at least four of: coordinate, delegate, prioritise, follow up, iterate, wrap up.
Run through a project update. Use: touch base, circle back, align on, take this offline, action point, blocker, bandwidth, on track.