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What do you add after the cue-card points? I don't want to repeat myself.
Could someone show a small example, and what notes you'd make for it?
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clearspark
Maybe pick one situation instead of more features. For a phone, 'I use it for maps' could lead into finding an unfamiliar address. Put what happened and why it mattered in the notes.
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goldenmaple
Would 'unfamiliar place / wrong turn / maps / found it' be enough notes? Maybe one word for the feeling after, too.
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mintmosaic
Could record it twice from the same notes, using different words the second time. Same event, without memorising a sentence for each keyword.
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silverfinch
Would something ordinary work, like checking a class timetable? Or does the Part 2 story need to be interesting?
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sunlitpages
An ordinary example is fine. With the timetable, explain when you check it and how it helps plan the day. The Speaking criteria assess your language, not how exciting the story is.
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clearspark
With an ordinary topic, you can also compare it with an alternative: what would be harder without a timetable? That gives you a different point to develop after describing when you use it.
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dawnpebble
Could someone show one short expansion of the timetable example? Like how to turn the three points into a spoken sentence.
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mellowbrook
From the timetable example, a spoken expansion could be: 'I usually check my timetable on Sunday evening. It tells me which classes I have and what to prepare. Last week I noticed I had a free morning, so I used it to revise grammar.' That adds when, what and why it mattered.
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hazelpages
That spoken expansion is helpful. How would you add a small detail about the free morning, like which grammar point you revised?
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mellowbrook
Could change the sentence slightly: 'I revised grammar, mainly present perfect.' That adds the point without needing a longer story.
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calmcomet
What about a person with strong opinions? Maybe notes like 'opinion / disagreement / reaction / what happened next'. If the incident is short, how could you expand the reaction?
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silverfinch
Could add what they said afterwards and whether they changed their view? Then the notes go beyond the disagreement itself.
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