Speaking Part 1: “WH/h questions”

Step 5 – Use comparing phrase between situations

• Whereas in contrast...
• Though, at the same time…
• Whereas on the other hand...
• While, oppositely...
• Whereas, at the same time …
• However, in a different turn of events …
• Yet, in a different scenario …

MAIN PART of THE ANSWER - COMPARISON

Step 4 – Introduce the first side of comparison

• If (situation A)... then I will most likely...
• If (situation A)... then it's quite possible that I will...
• If (situation A)... then as a consequence I will probably...
• If (situation A)... then I guess it’s quite likely that I will

Step 6 – Introduce the second side of comparison

• If (situation B)… then it’s more likely that I’ll…
• If (situation B)… then it‘s almost certain that I will...
• If (situation B)… then I will almost always...
• If (situation B)… then I will most certainly...

• Weekdays
• Summer
• Good weather
• Term time
• If I’m alone...
• If I’ve got a lot of time…

• Weekends
• Winter
• Bad weather
• School holidays
• If I’m with friends
• If I'm fairly busy…

Situation B
Situation A

Full Structure

• Well to be honest …
• ...I think I would have to say that it really depends.
• Like for instance …
• If (situation A)... then it's quite possible that I will...
• Whereas, in contrast …
• If (situation B)… then it’s more likely that ...

• Opening phrase
• Depend phrase
• Linking phrase
• 1st side of comparison
• Contrasting phrase
• 2nd side of comparison

"Well to be honest, I think I would have to say that it really depends. Like for instance, if I have the money, then it‘s quite possible that I will watch a movie in the cinema, two or three times a month. You know cinema tickets are pretty pricey in Tashkent. Whereas in contrast, if I’m broke, it‘s more likely that I watch movies at home online: you probably know that online streaming services are practically free here, especially compared to the price of a cinema ticket."