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as education, defence or waste disposal. A morecontentious issue is whether people should be taxedheavily to pay for these.Many people feel that all these areas of public life are sovital that we must have high taxes to ensure that servicesare of the highest standard. If taxes are too low, thequality of the provision declines and eventually systemsbegin to break down and the only people able to manageare the wealthy. Proponents of high taxation also arguethat in principle it is a good thing to make the wealthiestin society bear the biggest burden of paying for servicesfor the good of everyone, including the poorest.On the other hand, if too high a percentage of salaries istaken in tax, it is argued that people lose the incentive towork hard. Another drawback of high taxation is that itbuilds resentment and people start to look for strategiesto avoid paying it.I believe that taxation, managed sensibly, is a good wayof redistributing wealth and I am in favour of the richsupporting the less well off. In the end, this equalisingbenefits everyone because if there is too great a gapbetween rich and poor, resentment develops. However,I feel hard work should be rewarded so the thresholdabove which people start to pay tax should be quite high.SPEAking PART 1TrainingReview1 Everyday topics2 Work or study (or where you live)3 Two or three different topics4 There are usually four questions for each topic. Theintroductory topics ‘work/study’ and ‘where you live’usually have three questions.5 Your passport or IDUseful language: where you live1 and 2 Student’s own answersUseful language: tenses1 Possible answers1 Where do you live?2 How long have you lived there?3 Why did you move to your house/apartment?4 Would you like to live somewhere else?5 Do you think you will move soon?2 Possible answers1 I’ve been studying English for six years, since Istarted school.2 I started learning English because I thought itwould be a useful language.3 I’d like to learn Spanish so I could talk to peoplewhen I go to Spain or South America on holiday.4 I like learning new vocabulary best, but I find thegrammar rather difficult.5 I don’t think I’ll ever live in the UK, although itwould be great to spend some time there.Useful language: the weather2 Possible answersMy favourite kind of weather is when it’s very sunnyand warm.I hate it when it rains heavily all day.Cloudy weather really makes me feel fed up.If I’m studying hard, I prefer the weather to be cooland not too sunny.When I was little I loved playing outside in the rain.I’d really like to live in a country where it gets verycold in the winter with deep snow.SPEAking PART 2TrainingReview1 The examiner will give you a booklet open at theright task, some paper and a pencil.2 You will have one minute.3 You should write your notes on the paper theexaminer gives you and not on the task.4 You should talk for two minutes.5 The examiner will ask questions after you finish yourtwo-minute talk.Ways to prepare for a talk1-4 Student’s own answersUseful strategies: problems and solutions for givinga talk1 Possible paraphrases1 part of a cooker where you bake cakes or meat2 money that is given to support a student atcollege3 a document that promises to repair a machine if itgoes wrong within a year or two4 something that the winner of a competition gets5 a sign, for example, that says it is dangerous to dosomething85
SPEAking PART 3TrainingReview1 The questions will be connected to the Part 2 topic.2 No, the questions will be about general issues.3 You will have to answer up to six questionsdepending on the length of your answers.Useful language: speaking generally1 Possible answers1 Most people believe that computers will play amuch larger role in education in future, but itseems to me that people will always prefer faceto-faceteaching for some subjects.2 It’s often said that space tourism will be a popularoption in the next few years, but in my view, it willtake a lot longer than that for it to be affordablefor ordinary people.3 Generally speaking, international sporting eventshelp to inform people about other cultures, but atthe same time sports fans are encouraged by themedia to support their own national team.4 That depends on the circumstances. Of course,one person can do very little, but the evidenceshows that lots of individuals working togethercan make a big difference and encouragegovernments to change laws and invest inenvironmentally friendly campaigns.86
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