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Collaborative Task - Common Mistakes & Prompts (Ise Ii)

The document outlines common mistakes made during ISE II collaborative tasks. It notes that exam takers should listen carefully to prompts, ask detailed questions to understand the situation fully before advising, maintain interaction with the examiner, and engage with the examiner naturally rather than quickly solving the problem. It provides 26 sample prompts for examiners to use in collaborative tasks.

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Collaborative Task - Common Mistakes & Prompts (Ise Ii)

The document outlines common mistakes made during ISE II collaborative tasks. It notes that exam takers should listen carefully to prompts, ask detailed questions to understand the situation fully before advising, maintain interaction with the examiner, and engage with the examiner naturally rather than quickly solving the problem. It provides 26 sample prompts for examiners to use in collaborative tasks.

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ISE II - COLLABORATIVE TASK - COMMON MISTAKES

• Not listening carefully to the prompt.  Remember that you don’t see the
prompt written down and they are sometimes a bit strange. Listen carefully
because interactive listening is part of your speaking mark in Trinity, so you
don’t want to lose points here.
• Not asking enough questions about details. The initial prompt will never
give you all the information you need. Start with questions about basic
details that help you form a better picture of the situation before you start
giving your opinion.
• Not maintaining the interaction.  Don’t forget that it’s the candidate’s
responsibility to keep the conversation going. If you don’t interact with the
examiner, you may find yourself experiencing multiple awkward silences.
• Solving the problem to quickly. 4 minutes is a long time and if you give
your solution to the examiner’s dilemma too quickly, you will find you have
nothing more to say. The majority of the collaborative task should be asking
questions and reacting to the answers. Start to offer advice and solve the
problem towards the end of the 4 minutes.
• Not engaging with the examiner. The examiner is playing a role. Imagine
they are your friend, family member or colleague. Act and speak like it’s a
natural conversation; agree, disagree, tell them they are wrong, be
empathetic to their problems, offer friendly advice. All of these things help
to make the conversation realistic and interesting.

PROMPTS

1. My friend is travelling around the world, but I haven’t heard from her
recently and I’m starting to get really worried.
2. There’s a chance of a promotion at work, but I’m not sure if I want to apply
for it.
3. My son is graduating from secondary school this year. He wants to take a
gap year before going to university, but I’m not sure how I feel about it.
4. I’m thinking of changing my degree at university and studying art instead.
5. My best friend is getting married next week, but I don’t get along very well
with her partner.
6. I lost my job last week and I’m having trouble paying all my bills. Now,
I’m not sure what I should do.
7. I want to start doing exercise, but a gym membership is really expensive.
8. One of my colleagues is really lazy and never does any work. I’m thinking
about telling the boss about it.
ISE II - COLLABORATIVE TASK - COMMON MISTAKES

9. I’ve been offered a job in the capital city, but I don’t know if I want to take
it because it’s so far from my family.
10. My brother wants my parents to invest in his new business, but his ideas
never work out.
11. My niece is moving abroad for work and I want to get something really nice
for her to remember me by.
12. It’s my 25th wedding anniversary this year and I want to have a big party
with all our friends and family, but my wife doesn’t agree.
13. I want to sell my flat in the city and buy a house in the countryside, but
money might be an issue.
14. I got a phone call from my boss the other day and I still can’t believe what
she told me!
15. My boyfriend wants to go to Rome on holiday this summer, but I don’t
really want to go there because I prefer relaxing holidays.
16. I watch a lot of news on the TV, but I think I might stop. It’s so depressing!
17. My daughter starts school next year and we can’t decide whether she should
go to a state school or a private school.
18. My uncle is a farmer and he loves it, but he’s been having some money
issues recently.
19. I’ve been thinking about contacting my childhood friends to have a reunion,
but I haven’t spoken to them in years.
20. One of my neighbours never recycles and I think I should say something.
21. I heard some strange noises last night outside my bedroom window and
now I’m scared to sleep alone.
22. Sometimes I wish I could be rich and famous, but I never have to
opportunity to show off my talents.
23. My nephew has made some very interesting friends at school, but I’m not
sure I like the path he’s going down.
24. I feel like I can’t afford basic things nowadays. Everything is so much more
expensive than it used to be!
25. I’m really worried about the environment, but I don’t know what I can do to
help.
26. My husband and I are retiring soon and we are considering moving to
another country for a few years, but we are a bit worried that the change
will be too much for us.

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