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Experiences 7

Speaking

A. Discuss with a partner.
1. How do you feel before you have an exam?
2. Do you like comparing your experience with friends after an exam? Or do you prefer not to think about it?

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B. Listen to the recording. What does the girl say about her exam experience?
a. She can’t wait to get the results.
b. She thought the last part was an absolute nightmare.
c. She finished really quickly, but the teacher wouldn’t let her leave. So she sat there, bored to tears.
d. The teacher messed up the papers, so they got the higher-level exam.
e. The essay question really wasn’t what she was expecting.
f. Another student near her was coughing non-stop all the way through.

C. Work with a partner. Write a dialogue using the words in bold from exercise B. Choose one of the
following situations, or use your own ideas.
• talking about giving a presentation at school

• telling a friend about a meal in a restaurant
• telling a friend about a bad school trip

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