This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
Look carefully. What do you see?
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The picture is a ...
Slide 2 - Mind map
It's an escalator!
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The long turn
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Lesson Goals
The focus of today's lesson is to practice for your CAE speaking exam - Part 2; paying special attention to speculating about the photos.
The Speaking Exam- Part 2
Many students think part 2 of the CAE Speaking paper is one of the trickiest parts of the exam. This is because they do not think they can speak about a topic without pausing for 1 minute.
Lesson Goal 1
After taking part in this lesson, you will know how to speak confidently for a minute about a set of photos.
Lesson Goal 2
You will be able to use speculating language
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What is part 2?
Slide 6 - Mind map
What is Part 2?
What do I need to do?
You need to talk about two pictures from a choice of three. The examiner tells you to compare the pictures and answer two questions. You will be able to see the two questions above the pictures. You should then talk for 1 minute.
While your partner is describing their photos ....
you should listen to the other candidate(s) as you will be asked a question about what they say. Your answer to this question should be approximately 30 seconds
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An example of what to expect!
At this stage of the interview the examiner will say something on the lines of:
What the examiner will say!
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Slide 9 - Video
The Task
Work in pairs taking turns to describe the same set of pictures (choosing two out of three).
Each of you has a table of useful expressions you should include in your description. The objective is to use as many expressions as possible.
Every time you use one, cross it out. There are two minutes to complete the task. (one minute each!)
The partner listens for mistakes and monitors whether target structures are used correctly.
timer
1:00
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Examiner: What did you hear?
Did they use the target language correctly?
Candidate: Use as many expressions as possible!
Take time to look at the SPECULATION LANGUAGE
timer
1:00
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Evaluation
Who managed to use the most expressions from the table? Let's try to come up with a model answer with the whole class.
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Don't state the obvious
(in this picture I can see...)
Don't choose the photo that isn't clear to you
Don't spend too long talking about one photo.
Find similarities and differences
Go for contrasting pictures
Go from A to B and B to A, using linking devices (Whereas, while, in contrast, on the other hand)
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Slide 15 - Video
Use a different colour pen/pencil to mark off your partners progress using the speculative language
Who managed to use the most expressions from the table?
Change partners
Use a different colour pen/pencil to mark off your partners progress using the speculative language
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Make a note of the speculative language in your notebook. Or take a picture and save it!
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How many words/phrases could you cross out?
Slide 18 - Mind map
1. After taking part in this lesson, do you know how to speak confidently for a minute about a set of photos.
Not at all
A bit confident
Quite confident
I feel confident
Very confident
Slide 19 - Poll
2. I am able to use speculating language to describe images