Tips to face the ISE Interactive phase of the oral exam.

1. María Jesús Duque Sánchez
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COLLABORATIVE PHASE
ISE II

2. The main aim of the
collaborative phase is to keep
the conversation going for 4
minutes using the prompt given
by the examiner
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3. THERE ARE 6 STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP IN ORDER TO REACH THE 4 MINUTES
1. Show interest
Really! How exciting! / You must be kidding! / What a pity! / Tell me more/ I want to
know more
2. Ask Questions
3. Show that you have understood
“So…do you mean that….?”
4. Give advice
“If I were you, I would…”
“Have you tried +v-ing…?”
5. Advantages and disadvantages:
“To my way of thinking there are both advantages and disadvantages…”
6. Tell a similar story
STRATEGIES
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Wh Question Yes/No question Subject Ques Question Tag
When did it happen? Do you think that…? What happened next? You like it, don’t you?

4. Really!?
It sounds weird…
Tell me more, I want to know more…
A friend of mine is obsessed with sports.
He doesn’t go out, he hasn’t got friends.
He takes part in competitions and trains a
lot. I am a little bit worried about it
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5. 1. What kind of sport does he do?
2. How often does he train?
3. Is he good at sport?
4. He trains several times a week, doesn’t
he?
5. What about joining him practising sports?
A friend of mine is obsessed with sports.
He doesn’t go out, he hasn’t got friends.
He takes part in competitions and trains a
lot. I am a little bit worried about it
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6. Then…
If I got it right…
You mean that your friend is obessesed with
sports and he entres all the competitions
he can. In fact, he is very good at boxing,
however, you think it is not good because
it is a dangerous sport.
A friend of mine is obsessed with sports.
He doesn’t go out, he hasn’t got friends.
He takes part in competitions and trains a
lot. I am a little bit worried about it
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7. Have you tried talking to his/her family
about it?
Ok…
You know what?
If I were you, I would try to invite him to go
to other places and take up other
activities such as going to the cinema
A friend of mine is obsessed with sports.
He doesn’t go out, he hasn’t got friends.
He takes part in competitions and trains a
lot. I am a little bit worried about it
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8. I could tell you a similar story…
I remember a friend of mine who used to
play video games a lot and I realized that
it was because he hadn’t tried other
different activities.
Therefore, one day I invited him to go to the
theatre and now he loves it
A friend of mine is obsessed with sports.
He doesn’t go out, he hasn’t got friends.
He takes part in competitions and trains a
lot. I am a little bit worried about it
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9. A friend of mine is obsessed with sports.
He doesn’t go out, he hasn’t got friends.
He takes part in competitions and trains a
lot. I am a little bit worried about it
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10. 1. How old is he or she?
2. How long does he/she spend on the
computer?
3. Did he/she use to do it before?
4. He spends more time in front of the computer
than with his/her friends, doesn’t he?
5. How about joining him practising sports?
A friend of mine has a
young child who uses the
computer a lot
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