Speculating - Conversation Practice
Practise speculating through two model conversations at B2–C1 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
Explore competing explanations and identify checks that could distinguish them.
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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.
- Separate bus timing and fees as possibilities behind lower attendance.
- Read the online-orders model and explain why a desktop check does not rule out a mobile problem.
- Create a prompt dialogue with two key phrases, more than one hypothesis and a specific evidence check.
Support and extension
Use clue/possibility/check notes. Extend by revising a hypothesis after new evidence; the models do not establish a single proven cause.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
