12:30 pm
Class
Speaking - fluency skills - Using fillers for giving yourself time to answer
CPE Speaking Practice - Part Two Collaborative Task
Notes
Criteria
Look at the assessment criteria for Cambridge speaking exams – What do each of these terms mean?
Grammatical Resource
Lexical Resource
Discourse Management
Pronunciation
Interactive Communication
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/cpe-examiner-comments.pdf
Functional Language
Hedging:
"I'm not entirely sure but"
"Perhaps"
"That's not my field of expertise but"
"As far as I know"
"Well, I'm not an expert but I would think that..."
Stalling/Fillers:
"I haven't really given it much thought"
"That's a very good question."
"Let me just think about that for a minute..."
"I'm glad you asked me that because that's an area I am really interested in..."
Conditionals:
2nd (present hypotheticals) If it were me, I would ...
3rd (past hypotheticals) If it had been me, I would have ....
Modals:
Assumption (will/won't, should/shouldn't)
Deduction (must, can't/couldn't)
Possibility (may/may not, might/might not, could)
Relative Clauses:
(Especially when you can't think of the right word in English)
The person who
The place where
The thing which
The time when
Interactive Communication
Expanding Your Answer:
State point - "In my view..." "The way I see it..." "As far as I'm concerned..." "From my point of view..."
Explain it - "What I mean is..."
Give an example - "Take _____ for example..."
Agreeing & Disagreeing:
I couldn't agree more
I agree with you up to a point
I see where you're coming from but
I wouldn't go as far as that
You may be right but,
I'm afraid I don't see it that way
Interrupting Politely:
If I could just add/say/jump in
Sorry to interrupt but …
Notes
Criteria
Look at the assessment criteria for Cambridge speaking exams – What do each of these terms mean?
Grammatical Resource
Lexical Resource
Discourse Management
Pronunciation
Interactive Communication
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/cpe-examiner-comments.pdf
Functional Language
Hedging:
"I'm not entirely sure but"
"Perhaps"
"That's not my field of expertise but"
"As far as I know"
"Well, I'm not an expert but I would think that..."
Stalling/Fillers:
"I haven't really given it much thought"
"That's a very good question."
"Let me just think about that for a minute..."
"I'm glad you asked me that because that's an area I am really interested in..."
Conditionals:
2nd (present hypotheticals) If it were me, I would ...
3rd (past hypotheticals) If it had been me, I would have ....
Modals:
Assumption (will/won't, should/shouldn't)
Deduction (must, can't/couldn't)
Possibility (may/may not, might/might not, could)
Relative Clauses:
(Especially when you can't think of the right word in English)
The person who
The place where
The thing which
The time when
Interactive Communication
Expanding Your Answer:
State point - "In my view..." "The way I see it..." "As far as I'm concerned..." "From my point of view..."
Explain it - "What I mean is..."
Give an example - "Take _____ for example..."
Agreeing & Disagreeing:
I couldn't agree more
I agree with you up to a point
I see where you're coming from but
I wouldn't go as far as that
You may be right but,
I'm afraid I don't see it that way
Interrupting Politely:
If I could just add/say/jump in
Sorry to interrupt but …
Corrections
Pronunciation - vowel sounds
bəʊθ
Vocabulary
Groceries
Fresh produce - fruit and vegetables
Renounce/give up
There was a time when these objects there aren't. X
There was a time when there weren't (any of) these objects.
There was a time when we didn't have these objects.
There was a time when these objects didn't exist.
Homework
(1) Reading - Steven Pinker: Many of the alleged rules of writing are actually superstitions."
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/oct/06/steven-pinker-alleged-rules-of-writing-superstitions
(2) Listening - Follow the link to find some short videos on functional language for speaking exams. The videos are prepared with IELTS in mind, but much of what they say is equally valid for CPE.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/oct/06/steven-pinker-alleged-rules-of-writing-superstitions
(2) Listening - Follow the link to find some short videos on functional language for speaking exams. The videos are prepared with IELTS in mind, but much of what they say is equally valid for CPE.
(3) Watch the video below and assess the candidates' performances in part two of the exam. When you have done that compare your ideas with the comments made by the examiners which you can find on this link: http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/cpe-examiner-comments.pdf
Group 7 C1
2:00 pm
Class
International Cooperation & Diplomacy
Abbreviations and acronyms p. 28 - 29 questions1a, 1b, 8a, 8b, 8c.
Reading & vocabulary p. 30 Ambassadors
Homework
Reading p. 28 - 29 Cern: A shining example of international cooperation
Questions 2a, 2b and 3
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