C2 Proficiency Use of English Part 3 practice of Speaking Part 2 phrases

C2 Proficiency: Use of English Part 3 practice of Speaking Part 2 phrases

For the questions below, use the word given in CAPITALS at the end of the sentences to form a word which fits in the space in the sentence.

 

Getting started (without any silence)

How about ________________________________________ about this one first? SPEAK

 

Speculating

It’s _________________________ a school sports field or something like that. OBVIOUS

I guess it is a model, but it could also _____________ be made by computer. POSSIBLE

Looking at this part, I think we can _____________ assume that they are outside. SAFE

I get the ______________________________ that the people are fairly happy. IMPRESS

I’m ______________________________ confident that this is the UK because… FAIR
In all ___________________________________________, this picture shows… LIKELY

_________________, this thing at the top of the picture is a castle, and so… PRESUME

 

Inviting your partner to comment/ Allowing your partner to speak

That’s okay. Please go _______________________________________________. HEAD

 

Interrupting

Sorry for the _____________________________________________, but… INTERRUPT

 

Making sure you are talking about the right things

Actually, I think we are _______________________________ to talk about… SUPPOSE

According to what the _______________________ said, we only have to discuss… EXAM

 

Agreeing

Agreeing strongly

That’s ______________________________________________ what I think. PRECISE

You ____________________________________ the words right out of my mouth. TAKE

No _______________________________________________________________! KID

_______________________________________________________________! DOUBT

___________________________________________________________ do I. EITHER

I _________________________________________________________ agree. HEART

________________________________________________________________! DENY

Absolutely. In ______________________________________, you could say that…ADD

 

Agreeing weakly

I hadn’t ___________________ that, but if you put it that way then I guess so. CONSIDER

 

Disagreeing

Disagreeing softly/ politely

I see why you would say that, but in my ____________________ opinion… PERSON

I agree to some _________________, but I would be more inclined to say that… EXTEND

Sure, but if we look at it from __________ point of view, you could also say that… OTHER

I’m not sure that we can ___________________________ assume that… NECESSITY

 

Disagreeing strongly

My opinion is __________________________________ the opposite. I think… MOST

 

Moving through the task/ Not getting stuck on one thing

Well, we seem to be in _____________________ about…, so the next thing is… AGREE

Okay, you’ve ________________________________ me, so let’s turn to… CONVICTION

We’re running out of time, so shall we move onto __________________ about …? TALK

______________________________ of why they were taken, I think this one… SPEECH

I wish we had ________________ to discuss this, but we also need to talk about… LONG

I guess we don’t have long ___________________ and we still need to discuss… LEAVE

I think time is nearly up, so let’s turn our ____________________________ to… ATTEND

Now that we’ve discussed that, we need to reach a _________________ on… DECISIVE

 

Getting back to the (main) topic/ Getting back on track

___________________________________________, getting back to the photos,… WAY

 

Answering the last question (choosing, etc)

From what you said __________________, I guess you would probably choose… EARLY

Despite those ___________________________________, I would still go for…. COMING
For that reason, my number one ___________________________ would be…. CHOOSE

______________________________________ of that, I’d be inclined to go with… CAUSE

___________________________ all that, I guess we have no choice but to select… GIVE

Choosing just one from all of the photos is ________________________________, but my top choice would be… TRICK

If I had to select one, it would ____________________________ be… PROBABILITY

I think the most _________________________________________ one by far is… SUIT

I think we can ____________________ the picture on the right, because… IGNORANCE

I think we can eliminate the second from the left due to not being ____________________ interesting. SUFFICE

And the second most _______________________________________ picture is probably this one here. EFFECT

And the one in the middle is _____________________________ better than the other remaining ones. SIGNIFY

 

Summarising/ Checking agreement

So, we have decided that the __________________ choice is almost certainly… GOOD

Right, in that case we’ve agreed on the top two, ______________ pictures A and B. NAME

 

 

 

Suggested answers

Getting started (without any silence)

How about ______________speaking__________________ about this one first? SPEAK

Speculating

It’s __________obviously______ a school sports field or something like that. OBVIOUS

I guess it is a model, but it could also ___possibly____ be made by computer. POSSIBLE

Looking at this part, I think we can ___safely____ assume that they are outside. SAFE

I get the ______impression______ that the people are fairly happy. IMPRESS

I’m _____fairly________ confident that this is the UK because… FAIR
In all ________likelihood____________, this picture shows… LIKELY

____Presumably___, this thing at the top of the picture is a castle, and so… PRESUME

Inviting your partner to comment/ Allowing your partner to speak

That’s okay. Please go ___ahead_____. HEAD

Interrupting

Sorry for the _________interruption___________, but… INTERRUPT

Making sure you are talking about the right things

Actually, I think we are ______supposed______ to talk about… SUPPOSE

According to what the _____examiner______ said, we only have to discuss… EXAM

Agreeing

Agreeing strongly

That’s _______precisely______ what I think. PRECISE

You ______took____ the words right out of my mouth. TAKE

No ______________kidding________________! KID

________Undoubtedly_________! DOUBT

_________Neither_______ do I. EITHER

I _____________wholeheartedly___________ agree. HEART

______________Undeniably ___________! DENY

Absolutely. In _____addition________, you could say that…ADD

Agreeing weakly

I hadn’t ______considered____ that, but if you put it that way then I guess so. CONSIDER

Disagreeing

Disagreeing softly/ politely

I see why you would say that, but in my ______personal______ opinion… PERSON

I agree to some ________extent____, but I would be more inclined to say that… EXTEND

Sure, but if we look at it from ___another_ point of view, you could also say that… OTHER

I’m not sure that we can ________necessarily________ assume that… NECESSITY

Disagreeing strongly

My opinion is ____________almost____________ the opposite. I think… MOST

Moving through the task/ Not getting stuck on one thing

Well, we seem to be in _______agreement_____ about…, so the next thing is… AGREE

Okay, you’ve _____convinced______ me, so let’s turn to… CONVICTION

We’re running out of time, so shall we move onto ______talking_____ about …? TALK

______Speaking________________ of why they were taken, I think this one… SPEECH

I wish we had ______longer_____ to discuss this, but we also need to talk about… LONG

I guess we don’t have long _____left_____ and we still need to discuss… LEAVE

I think time is nearly up, so let’s turn our ______attention_______ to… ATTEND

Now that we’ve discussed that, we need to reach a ____decision_____ on… DECISIVE

Getting back to the (main) topic/ Getting back on track

__________Anyway_____, getting back to the photos,… WAY

Answering the last question (choosing, etc)

From what you said _______earlier____, I guess you would probably choose… EARLY

Despite those _____________shortcomings_________, I would still go for…. COMING
For that reason, my number one ______choice_____ would be…. CHOOSE

______________Because_________________ of that, I’d be inclined to go with… CAUSE

_________Given__________ all that, I guess we have no choice but to select… GIVE

Choosing just one from all of the photos is ______tricky_______, but my top choice would be… TRICK

If I had to select one, it would _____probably____ be… PROBABILITY

I think the most _______suitable_____ one by far is… SUIT

I think we can ______ignore______ the picture on the right, because… IGNORANCE

I think we can eliminate the second from the left due to not being _____sufficiently_____ interesting. SUFFICE

And the second most ______________effective________________ picture is probably this one here. EFFECT

And the one in the middle is ________significantly________ better than the other remaining ones. SIGNIFY

Summarising/ Checking agreement

So, we have decided that the ______best________ choice is almost certainly… GOOD

Right, in that case we’ve agreed on the top two, ____namely____ pictures A and B. NAME

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.