Expressing Certainty and Uncertainty - Conversation Practice
Practise expressing certainty and uncertainty through two model conversations at A2–B1 level. Key phrases are highlighted in the dialogues and collected below each example. Two prompts help learners create their own conversations.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Two model conversations
- Highlighted phrases in context
- Key phrases below each dialogue
- Two prompts for pair practice
Express confidence and doubt according to the information available.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Use the two model conversations and key-phrase lists on the single learner page; the final prompts are open-ended and need no fixed answer key.
- Trace the booking discussion from remembered time to the confirming email.
- Read the cinema example and distinguish a message about the bus from guesses about a silent phone.
- Create a prompt exchange with two key phrases and show how new information changes certainty.
Support and extension
Offer sure/not sure/maybe frames. Extend by replacing definitely with probably when the evidence does not settle the question.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
