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A TOEIC Speaking candidate gives model answers in two telephone surveys: one about commuting and one about learning new skills.
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The structures this recording uses most, with the exact words you will hear:
| Structure | In the recording |
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| Second conditionalAdvancedif + past, would + verb — an imagined situation now or in the future |
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| Present perfectIntermediatehave/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now |
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| Spoken sentence framesIntermediateThe thing is…, What I mean is…, It's worth -ing — set phrases that frame a sentence |
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| Comparative + much / a bit / farIntermediatemuch better, a bit cheaper, far more expensive — how big the difference is |
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| ComparativesBeginner-er than / more … than — comparing two things |
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| SuperlativesBeginnerthe -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group |
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| Requests, offers and permissionBeginnerCould you…? Would you mind…? Can I…? Would you like…? — asking politely |
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| Preposition + -ingIntermediateby / without / before / after + -ing — a verb after a preposition takes -ing |
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| Future with “will”Beginnerwill + verb — a decision, promise or prediction |
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| Verb + to-infinitiveIntermediatedecide / manage / seem / try + to-verb — verbs followed by to |
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| Present continuousBeginneram/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now |
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| Adjective + to-infinitiveIntermediateit's hard to…, I'm happy to…, nice to meet you — an adjective followed by to |
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| During vs whileIntermediateduring + noun, while + clause — at the same time as |
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| Verb + prepositionIntermediatedepend on, listen to, wait for, deal with — verbs with a fixed preposition |
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| Ability with “can / could”Beginnercan/could + verb — what someone is able to do, or could do in the past |
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| Questions with do / does / didBeginnerdo/does/did + subject + verb — asking a question in the simple tenses |
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| Imperatives: Let's / Don'tBeginnerLet's + verb, Don't + verb — suggesting or telling someone what to do |
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| Prepositions of time: at / on / inBeginnerat 7 o'clock, on Monday, in the morning / in 2020 — which word goes with which time |
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