COLLABORATIVE TASK TRINITY ISE.ppsx

The Collaborative Task is the second part of Trinity ISE - Speaking and Listening Module.
Here there are some useful information and sentences to help students to prepare for this part. The following document contains some sample prompts for the Collaborative task in ISE II and ISE III. Please note these are example prompts and will not be used in a real examination, but it can be useful as samples for candidates that are preparing this exam.

1. TRINITY -ISE II (B2) and ISE III (C1)
MODULE: SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Mª Ascensión Villalba Varona –varonasinstitute.com [email protected]
TASK 2 : COLLABORATIVE TASK

2. ISE III
ISE II

3. ASK QUESTIONS
SHOWING UNDERSTANDING + THINKING
GIVING SUGGESTIONS
GIVING ADVICE
ABOUT ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
WHAT SHALL I DO TO KEEP
TH CONVERSATION GOING
CONTRADICTING
EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY
DEDUCING
INFERRING

4. ASKING QUESTIONS
-Whydo youthinkthat…..?
-Whydoeshe/she…..?
-Doeshe/shelike…..?
-Isshe……?
-Don’tyouthinkitmightbe a Good idea to…?
-Do you….?
-When, What, Where, howoftendoeshe ….?
-Wouldyouratherlivein a bighouseorin a smallflat?
-Do youprefer-ingor–ing?
-Wouldyoupreferto… orto…..?
Thinking–Havingtime togetideas:
Uhm, I see….
Well, letme thinkwhatthebestsolutioncouldbe.
Humm, that’sa controversial issue.

5. Showingunderstanding
1.Thankyouforexplainingthattome. I thinkI understandnow.
2.Letme seeifI'vegotthisright. You'resayingthat...
3.I'mfollowingyouso far. Pleasecontinue.
4.Thatmakessensetome. Wouldyoulikeme tosummarizewhatyousaid?
5.I seewhatyou'resaying. Can youclarifya fewpointsforme?
6.I thinkI graspthemainidea, butcouldyougiveme anexampletohelpme fullyunderstand?
7.Yes, I seeyourpoint. Itseemslikea validperspective.
8.I'mwithyou. Pleasegoahead.
9.Thanksforbreakingthatdownforme. I appreciateit.
10.I'monthesamepage as younow. Let'smoveforward.
More sophisticatedresponses:
1."I understandwhatyou'resaying, and I agreethatit'simportanttoconsiderallpossibleoptions
beforemakinga decision."
1."Yes, I getyourpoint, and I thinkthatweshoulddiscussitfurthertoseehowwecan incorporate
yourideas intoourplan."
1."I seewhereyou'recomingfrom, and I thinkthatyourperspectiveisvaluablein helpingusmake
a more informeddecision."
1."I hearyou, and I thinkthatweshouldtakesometime toreflectonwhatyou'vesaidand come up witha plan
thattakesyourfeedbackintoaccount."
1."Thankyouforsharingyourthoughtswithme. I wanttomakesurethatI understandyourposition correctly,
so couldyoupleaseclarifya fewpointsforme?"

6. SUGGESTIONS:
-Whydon’tyou….?
-Howabout–ing….?
-Haveyoutried–ing……?
-Don’tyouthinkitmightbe a Good idea to…?
More sophisticatedresponses:
1."Haveyouconsideredtryinga differentapproach? Perhapswecouldbrainstormsomealternative solutionstogether."
2."I thinkitwouldbe helpfulifwecouldgathermore informationbeforemakinga decision. Maybewecouldschedulea
meeting todiscussouroptionsin more detail."
3."Basedonmyexperience, I suggestwefocusonthisparticular aspectfirst, as itcouldhavea significantimpactonthe
overalloutcome."
4."Woulditbe possibletodelegatesomeofthetaskstootherteammembers? Thatway, wecouldensurethateverything
iscompletedontime withoutoverburdeninganyone."
5."In myopinion, itmightbe beneficial ifwecouldbringin anoutsideexperttoprovideuswithsomeadditionalinsights
and perspectives."

7. ADVICE:
-I thinkyoushould….
-IfI werein yourshoes, I would…..
-Thereisno doubtthatwhatyouneedisto……
More sophisticatedsentences:
1."In myexperience, I wouldadviseyoutotakesometime toreflectonyouroptions
and considerallpossibleoutcomesbeforemakinga decision."
2."IfI may, I wouldsuggestthatyouprioritizeyourtasksbasedontheirlevelof
urgencyand importance, toensurethatyoumeetyourdeadlines."
3."Itmightbe helpfultoseekfeedbackfromotherswhohavefaceda similar situation.
Theymighthavevaluableinsightsand advicetooffer."
4."I recommendthatyouestablishcleargoalsand a plan ofactiontoachievethem.
Thiswillhelpyoustayfocusedand motivatedin thelongrun."
5."Myadvicewouldbe tocommunicateyourconcernsopenlyand honestly, and work
togetherwithyourteamtofinda solutionthatworksforeveryone."

8. CONTRADICTING:
It'simportanttohandlecontradictionstactfullyand respectfullytoavoidcausingoffenseor
damagingrelationships. Here are somesamplesentencesthatcouldbe usedtocontradictsomeone:
-I seeyoupoint, however……
-I understandyoursituation, butthewayI seeitisdifferent.
-I seewhatyoumean, but…..
-I am notsureyouare rightin thatsense. I thinkjusttheopposite.
-I’msorrybutI stronglydisagreewith….
More sophisticatedsentences:
1."I understandyourpointofview, butI havetorespectfullydisagreewithyouonthisparticular
matter."
2."I appreciateyourinput, butI'mnotconvincedthatyoursuggestionwouldworkin thissituation."
3."I seethingsdifferentlyfromyou, and I thinkthatweneedtoexplore someotheroptionsbefore
makinga decision."
4."I understandthatyouhaveconcerns, butI don'tthinkthattheyoutweighthebenefitsofproceeding
withourcurrentplan."
5."WhileI appreciateyourperspective, I thinkthatweneedtoconsidersomeotherfactorsbeforewe
can reacha decision."

9. REMARKING ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
•Itmighthelpif…..
•Swimmingisa goodwayofreducingstress
•Oneadvantage/disadvantageof–ingcouldbe…..
•I can onlyseebenefits/drawbacksin theidea of–ing…..
Advantages:
1.Oneadvantageofusinga projectmanagementsoftware isthatitcan helptoimprovecommunication
and collaborationbetweenteammembers, leadingtoincreasedproductivityand efficiency.
2.Implementinga recyclingprogramin theworkplacecan haveseveraladvantages, includingreducing
wasteand promotingenvironmentalsustainability.
3.Onebenefitofcloudstorageisthatitallowsforeasyaccesstofiles frommultipledevices, improving
mobilityand accessibility.
Disadvantages:
1.Onedisadvantageofusingsocial media formarketing isthatitcan be difficulttomeasureROI, as itis
oftenchallengingtoaccuratelytrackconversionsand engagement.
2.Implementingnew technologiescan be costlyand time-consuming, whichcan be a disadvantagefor
businesseswithlimitedresourcesortightdeadlines.
3.Onepotentialdownsideofremote workisthatitcan lead tofeelingsofisolationand reducedsocial
interaction, whichcan impactemployeemoraleand productivity.

10. EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY
1.There'sa chance that...
2.Maybe...
3.Perhaps...
4.Itcouldbe...
5.I thinkthere'sa possibilitythat...
6.It'snotoutoftherealmofpossibilitythat...
7.It'sconceivablethat...
8.It'swithintherealmofpossibilitythat...
9.It'snotimpossiblethat...
Here are somesamplesentencesexpressingpossibility:
1.It'spossiblethatwe'llhavetoreschedulethemeeting iftheclientcan'tmakeitonthatday.
2.There'sa chance thatitmightrain thisweekend, so youmightwanttobringanumbrellajustin
case.
3.It'spossiblethatthepackagewillarriveearly, butwecan'tguaranteeit.
4.There'sa slimpossibilitythatwe'llbe abletofinishtheprojectbythedeadline, butit'sgoingto
be a tightschedule.
5.It'sconceivablethatwe'llencountersomeobstaclesalongtheway, butwehavecontingency
plansin place toaddressthem.

11. DEDUCING:
Deducingisa languagefunctionthatinvolvesdrawinglogicalconclusionsbasedon
availableevidenceorinformation. Thiscan involvemakingassumptions, analyzing
patterns, orusingdeductive reasoningtoarriveat a likelyconclusion.
Examplesofphrasesthatexpressthefunctionofdeducing:
•"Basedontheevidence, itseemslikelythat..."
•"Givenwhatweknowso far, it'sreasonabletoassumethat..."
•"FromwhatI can see, itappearsthat..."
•"Ifweconsiderallthefacts, it'sclearthat..."
•"Itfollowslogicallythat..."
•"I can deduce fromtheinformationthat..."
•"Byconnectingthedots, I can concludethat..."
•"It'ssafetosaythatbasedontheavailabledata..."
•"Byusingdeductive reasoning, wecan inferthat..."

12. INFERRING:
Whatisinferring?
Inferringistheprocessofusingcontextclues, backgroundknowledge, and logicalreasoningtodrawconclusionsormake
educatedguessesaboutinformationthatisnotexplicitlystated. Itinvolvesusingtheavailableinformationtomakean
informedassumptionaboutsomethingthatisnotexplicitlystatedorunderstood. In otherwords, whenyouinfer, youuse
evidenceand reasoningtocome up witha conclusionthatmaynotbe directlystatedorevident. Inferringisanimportant
readingand criticalthinkingskillthathelpsreaderstobetterunderstandthetextand makedeeperconnectionstothe
material. Itisusedin variouscontexts, suchas readingcomprehension, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpreting
data.
Here are somesamplesentencestopracticeinferringmeaning:
1."Theroomwasfilledwiththesweetscentofflowersand candles."
Fromthissentence, wecan inferthatthereare probablyflowersand candlesin theroom, and thattheyare emittinga
pleasantaroma.
2."Shelookeddownat herphoneand smiled."
In thissentence, wecan inferthatthepersonreceiveda positive messageornotificationontheirphone, causingthemto
smile.
3."Thestreetswereempty, and theonlysoundwasthedistantrumbleofthunder."
Fromthissentence, wecan inferthatthereislikelya stormapproaching, and thatpeoplehaveeithersoughtshelterorare
stayingindoorstoavoidtherain.
4."Theoldmanshuffledslowlyacrosstheroomand collapsedintohisarmchair."
In thissentence, wecan inferthattheoldmanislikelytiredorfatigued, and thathisarmchairisa comfortablerestingspot.
5."Thepolitician'sspeechwasmetwithcheersand applausefromthecrowd."
Fromthissentence, wecan inferthatthepoliticiandelivereda well-receivedspeech, and thattheaudiencewaslikely
supportiveofthemessagebeingconveyed.

22. TRINITY VIDEOS SAMPLES
ISE II –B2
ISE III –C1

23. INFORMATION RETRIEVED FROM:
Varona’s Institute
Trinity College London(2023))
Breakout English(2022)
MNL –Collaborative Task

24. Mª Ascensión Villalba Varona –[email protected]
AVENIDA BUENOS AIRES, 21 –28018 MADRID –TLF 91 778 85 17
March 2023
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