Speaking Skills Flashcards
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A C2 speaker reformulates a technical explanation spontaneously using an analogy. What cognitive skill does this primarily demonstrate?
Answer: Real-time conceptual mapping and audience adaptation
Generating analogies on the fly shows the speaker can map abstract concepts to familiar frameworks, a key C2 cognitive-linguistic skill.
Which feature most distinguishes a C2 monologue from a B2 monologue on the same topic?
Answer: Cohesive logical development with nuanced argumentation and varied register
C2 monologues are characterized by sustained coherence, sophisticated argumentation, and the ability to shift register purposefully.
During a formal presentation, a C2 speaker says: 'Allow me to digress briefly—this tangent is, I believe, illuminating.' What skill does this demonstrate?
Answer: Explicit discourse framing that maintains listener orientation during a digression
Signaling and framing a digression explicitly shows metacommunicative competence, keeping the audience oriented despite the deviation.
A C2 speaker uses rising intonation on a declarative statement ('You've already submitted the report.'). What does this most likely convey?
Answer: Surprise, disbelief, or a request for confirmation
Rising intonation on declaratives typically signals that the speaker is checking information or expressing surprise, not making a neutral statement.
Which sentence demonstrates C2-level use of modal perfects for distancing from a past claim?
Answer: 'That could have been a misinterpretation on my part.'
Modal perfects like 'could have been' allow speakers to qualify responsibility for past statements with epistemic nuance.
At C2 level, how should a speaker handle a question they do not fully understand in an oral exam?
Answer: Request clarification precisely, explaining which part is unclear
C2 speakers can explicitly and precisely identify points of confusion and request targeted clarification, demonstrating metacommunicative skill.
A politician uses the phrase 'Let us be clear' repeatedly before key statements. At C2 level, what is the primary rhetorical effect?
Answer: It functions as a presupposition trigger, framing what follows as self-evident truth
'Let us be clear' presupposes that clarity is needed and positions the following statement as an authoritative, unambiguous fact.