13. My brother is interested in__________the culture of ASEAN countries.

Now you try!

Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.

1. The country I’m most interested in is...

2. ...is one member of ASEAN

3. ...Is a country in/ on/ at...

4. ...is the world’s...largest country by...

5. food of...is among the world’s most delicious dishes

6. These flavours and fragrances seem...

7. It’s worth mentioning here...

8. The foods have a common characteristic of...                                      

Now you tick!

Did you ...

- answer all the questions in the task?

- give some details to each main point?

- speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?

- use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?

- use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?

- pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?

 Let’s compare!

Finally, compare with the sample answer on page 206.

1. ASEAN stands for_________of Southeast Asian Nations.