C2 Proficiency Speaking Part 2 open cloze
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Gapfill practice of useful phrases for Cambridge Proficiency Speaking Part Two, with typical words from Proficiency Use of English for practice of open cloze at the same time.
Lesson Plan Content:
C2 Proficiency Speaking Part 2 open cloze
with typical answers from C2 Proficiency Use of English Part 2
Fill each gap below with one word (preferably one typically used in Use of English Part 2).
Getting started (without any silence)
Shall we start ______________________ this one?/ Let’s start with this one, shall we?
How about ___________________________________________ about this one first?
Speculating
It’s clearly/ obviously… (or something ___________________________________ that).
It appears to be/ seems to be a rugby pitch (________________ something of that sort)
I guess it is some kind of/ some sort of model. (____________ it could also possibly be…)
(Looking ___________ this ________ of the photo,) I think we can (safely) assume that…
I get the impression ________________________________ the people are fairly happy.
It looks ____________________ a typical British High Street.
Inviting your partner to comment/ Allowing your partner to speak
What do you ___________________________________?/ What do you reckon?
It looks like a university. ___________________________________________ not?
Did you want to say _____________________________________________ (about this)?
Do you want _________________________________ talk about the next one (first)?
That’s okay, you _________________ first./ Please ________________ ahead.
Interrupting
Sorry to interrupt, _____________________________________ can I just add that…?
Sorry, before you ___________________________________ on, can I just say that…?
Making sure you are talking about the right things
Actually, I ____________________________________ we are supposed to talk about…
I don’t think we need to talk about ______________________ photo (at this stage), only…
(I could be wrong but) (________________ I understand it) we only need to think about…
__________________________ to what the examiner said, we only have to discuss…
Agreeing strongly
_______________________________________________’s (exactly/ just) what I think.
I can’t argue ________________________________________________________ that.
That’s just what I was ______________ to say./ You took the words right out of my mouth.
I couldn’t agree with you ___________________________________________________.
I’d _______________________ thought about it that way before, but that’s a good point.
No kidding!/ ___________________________________________________ a doubt!
____________________________ do I. (I also don’t think that…)
Agreeing weakly
Sure, why _____________________________________________________________?
I feel more _____________________________________________ less the same way.
Disagreeing softly/ politely
I see why you would say that, but _________________ my (personal/ humble) opinion…
That’s possible, ___________________________________ I’d be inclined to say that…
I see what you mean, __________________________ I don’t feel (quite) the same way.
I agree to some ______________, but I would be _____________ inclined to say that…
Sure, but ________ we look at it _______ another point of view, you could also say that…
We could choose that, _____________________ we could select… instead (because…)
_____________________________ I understand your point of view, it seems to me that…
I don’t really think ________________________________________________________.
Disagreeing strongly
I really don’t think ________________________________________________________.
Do you really think _______________________________________________________?
Moving through the task/ Not getting stuck on one thing
(I can’t add ___________________________________ to that,) so next we have to…
(Well, we seem to be _________________ agreement about…,) so the next thing is…
(Okay, you’ve convinced me/ changed my _________/ persuaded me,) so let’s turn to…
(We seem to agree on that.) So, the _________ thing we were supposed to talk about is…
(It looks ______________________ we can’t agree on that,) so shall we have a look at…?
(I think we’re running out of time,) ___________ shall we move onto talking about …?
___________________________________ of why they were taken, I think this one…
I wish we had _________________ to discuss this, but we also need to talk about…
(I guess we don’t have ________________________ left and) we still need to discuss…
I think we have a ____________________ time left, so maybe we should comment on…
I think time is nearly _____________________________, so let’s turn our attention to…
Getting back to the (main) topic/ Getting back on track
Anyway, getting _________________________________________ to the photos,…
Good point, __________________ to get ____________________ to what I was saying…
______________________________________________________ were we? Oh yes,…
Answering the last question (choosing, etc)
For that _________________________________, my number one choice would be….
______________________________________ of that, I’d be inclined to go with…
_________________________ all that, I guess we have no choice but to select…
So, now we need to ______________________________ up our minds about which…
Choosing just one from _________ of the photos is tricky, but my top choice would be…
_________________________________ I had to select one, it would probably be…
I think the… est (________________________________________________ far) is…
When it ______________ to choosing a photo, the best choice is (definitely)…
___________________________________ this purpose, I think we have to select…
I _______________________________________________ we can ignore/ eliminate…
(___________________ what you said earlier,) I guess you would (probably) choose…
Summarising/ Checking agreement
So, we have decided ______________________________ the best choice is probably…
Right, (I think) ____________________ means we’ve agreed on the top two, namely…
Mixed answers
Use the mixed answers below to help with the gapfill task above. Other answers not below are also possible, but make sure that you put all the words below into at least gap above.
about
according all
anything as
at back
because but
by comes
extent every
for from
given go
going guess
however if
in like
little
long
longer
make
mind
more
neither
never
nor
not
or
other
part
reason
so
something
speaking
talking
that
think
to
up
where
while
with
without
Check your answers as a class or below.
Suggested answers
Many answers not below are also possible, so please check if you wrote anything different.
Getting started (without any silence)
Shall we start _________with_________ this one?/ Let’s start with this one, shall we?
How about ______________speaking/ talking_______________ about this one first?
Speculating
It’s clearly/ obviously… (or something _____________like__________________ that).
It appears to be/ seems to be a rugby pitch (_________or_____ something of that sort)
I guess it is some kind of/ some sort of model. (However/ But_ it could also possibly be…)
(Looking _____at____ this ___part__ of the photo,) I think we can (safely) assume that…
I get the impression _______________that_____________ the people are fairly happy.
It looks ________like________ a typical British High Street.
Inviting your partner to comment/ Allowing your partner to speak
What do you ___________________think___________?/ What do you reckon?
It looks like a university. _______________Or__________________________ not?
Did you want to say ______________anything/ something____________ (about this)?
Do you want ________________to_______________ talk about the next one (first)?
That’s okay, you __________go_____ first./ Please ______go________ ahead.
Interrupting
Sorry to interrupt, ________________but__________________ can I just add that…?
Sorry, before you _________________go________________ on, can I just say that…?
Making sure you are talking about the right things
Actually, I _____________think/ guess____________ we are supposed to talk about…
I don’t think we need to talk about _________every________ photo (at this stage), only…
(I could be wrong but) (_______as_______ I understand it) we only need to think about…
_________According________ to what the examiner said, we only have to discuss…
Agreeing strongly
__________________That_________________________’s (exactly/ just) what I think.
I can’t argue ________________________with____________________________ that.
That’s just what I was __going/ about_ to say./ You took the words right out of my mouth.
I couldn’t agree with you ______________________more_________________________.
I’d ________never__________ thought about it that way before, but that’s a good point.
No kidding!/ _______Without_____________________________________ a doubt!
_________Neither/ Nor_______ do I. (I also don’t think that…)
Agreeing weakly
Sure, why ___________________________not_______________________________?
I feel more ______________________or_____________________ less the same way.
Disagreeing softly/ politely
I see why you would say that, but _________in________ my (personal/ humble) opinion…
That’s possible, _____________but___________________ I’d be inclined to say that…
I see what you mean, _________but______________ I don’t feel (quite) the same way.
I agree to some ________extent____, but I would be ____more__ inclined to say that…
Sure, but ___if__ we look at it ___from__ another point of view, you could also say that…
We could choose that, ________but/ or_______ we could select… instead (because…)
_______________If____________ I understand your point of view, it seems to me that…
I don’t really think _________________so_____________________________________.
Disagreeing strongly
I really don’t think ____________________________so__________________________.
Do you really think ___________________________so__________________________?
Moving through the task/ Not getting stuck on one thing
(I can’t add _______________anything_____________ to that,) so next we have to…
(Well, we seem to be _______in________ agreement about…,) so the next thing is…
(Okay, you’ve convinced me/ changed my ___mind__/ persuaded me,) so let’s turn to…
(We seem to agree on that.) So, the ___other__ thing we were supposed to talk about is…
(It looks ________like__________ we can’t agree on that,) so shall we have a look at…?
(I think we’re running out of time,) _____so____ shall we move onto talking about …?
___________Speaking________________ of why they were taken, I think this one…
I wish we had ______longer___ to discuss this, but we also need to talk about…
(I guess we don’t have _________long___________ left and) we still need to discuss…
I think we have a ___________little______ time left, so maybe we should comment on…
I think time is nearly __________up_________________, so let’s turn our attention to…
Getting back to the (main) topic/ Getting back on track
Anyway, getting ______________back_______________________ to the photos,…
Good point, ________but_______ to get ________back________ to what I was saying…
_____________________Where____________________________ were we? Oh yes,…
Answering the last question (choosing, etc)
For that _________reason__________________, my number one choice would be….
______________Because_________________ of that, I’d be inclined to go with…
__________Given__________ all that, I guess we have no choice but to select…
So, now we need to _____________make_____________ up our minds about which…
Choosing just one from ____all__ of the photos is tricky, but my top choice would be…
________________If_______________ I had to select one, it would probably be…
I think the… est (__________________by____________________________ far) is…
When it _____comes____ to choosing a photo, the best choice is (definitely)…
_______________For_________________ this purpose, I think we have to select…
I ________________think__________________________ we can ignore/ eliminate…
(______From_________ what you said earlier,) I guess you would (probably) choose…
Summarising/ Checking agreement
So, we have decided ____________that______________ the best choice is probably…
Right, (I think) ______that__________ means we’ve agreed on the top two, namely…
Brainstorming stage
Without looking above, fill the gaps below with suitable phrases for Speaking Part Two. Many phrases not above are also possible.
Getting started (without any silence)
Speculating
Inviting your partner to comment/ Allowing your partner to speak
Interrupting
Making sure you are talking about the right things
Agreeing
Agreeing strongly
Agreeing weakly
Disagreeing
Disagreeing softly/ politely
Disagreeing strongly
Moving through the task/ Not getting stuck on one thing
Getting back to the (main) topic/ Getting back on track
Answering the last question (choosing, etc)
Summarising/ Checking agreement
Look above for ideas, brainstorm more, then compare your extra ideas as a class.
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