SPEAKING DISCUSSING COMPUTERS 3 PET PAIR WORK. In turn, play the role of the examiner and the candidates. The examiner s questions are provided below. STUDENT A STUDENT B Good morning/afternoon/evening. Can I have your mark sheets, please? I m and this is . He/she is just going to listen to us. Now, what s your name? What s your surname? How do you spell it? Where do you live/come from? Are you a student in?/What do you study ? Have you got a PC? What do you use it for? How many hours a day do you spend in front of a computer? PET Have you got a PC? Can you describe it? Is it a desktop or a laptop? What types of peripherals have you got? Discuss in pairs the following situation. A friend of yours has just bought a new computer. Decide on one peripheral device that you would give him/her as a birthday present. Here are some ideas to help you. ACTIVITIES 4 And what s your name? And what s your surname? How do you write your family/second name? Do you live in ? What subjects do you study at school? Useful phrases: GIVING OPINIONS I think/believe that In my opinion/view X is a good solution because I would suggest Y is a good idea because AGREEING/DISAGREEING INVOLVING THE PARTNER I absolutely/completely agree with you. That s a good idea/It sounds great. You re right/That s true. I see your point, but I think that X is better. I don t agree. I don t think Y is the right choice. I m not sure about that. Where shall we start first? What do you think? What s your opinion? Why don t ? Perhaps we should Let s decide on THE BODY OF COMPUTERS Module 2 95