Expressing Uncertainty and Hedging

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 4 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 7 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: hedge like a Band 7 speaker - turn 'I don't know' moments into thoughtful, flowing answers using four types of hedging language.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Sounding thoughtful, not lost

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: The Art of Hedging

    Read a 288-word text about The Art of Hedging

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Advanced Hedging Expressions

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Upgrading Uncertain Language

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Building Hedged Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Choosing the Right Hedge

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Hedging in Practice

    Role-play: Practice using hedging language to sound thoughtful and nuanced in Part 1 (3 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your hedging mission

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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I'd venture to sayas far as I'm awaremy sense is thatthere's something to be said fortentativelyinclined to think

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