Part 2: Open cloze

Part 2: Open cloze

Key task information

• The task is a gap fill – this time candidates have to think of the best word to fill the gap. • The answer is always one word. Note: contractions (I’ll, didn’t, etc.) count as two words. • The focus is vocabulary and grammar.

• Many of the tips, e.g., reading the text and title first, and the activity ideas for Part 1 are useful for this part too. • Is spelling a weak area for your students? If so, give them regular spelling tests for new vocabulary or commonly misspelled words and do crosswords and wordsearches. • Build a checklist of common mistakes, e.g., subject–verb agreement, plurals and common spelling errors. Students use the checklist to check their own and each other’s work.