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If you forget 'thermometer', can you just say 'the thing used to check temperature' and carry on?
How much description is enough? Thinking of practising with objects without saying their names.
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silverfinch
For a college object like a stapler, I could say 'the tool used to fasten sheets of paper together'. Would that be clear enough to carry on, or should I describe its appearance too?
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sunlitpages
I got 'stapler' from that, no shape or colour needed. Could make a game with school objects: 'the small thing you use to remove pencil marks', then the other person guesses.
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mintmosaic
Would you give feedback after they finish? If the description already makes sense, what would you correct?
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silverfinch
I'd let them finish. Then the listener can say what they understood and which phrase helped, before correcting anything unclear.
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sunlitpages
Only correct it if the description confused the listener. If it worked, the useful bit is naming the phrase that helped, not fixing grammar mid game.
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brightfern
Could have the listener wait rather than supply the word. Gives the speaker a chance to finish describing it.
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calmcomet
Would you do that for Part 2 too? In the object game the guess tells you it worked, but in the test how do you know when to move on?
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coralnotes
For Part 2 practice, maybe keep a timer running and move to another relevant detail once the object is clear. No need to keep describing the same thing.
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willowsteps
In the real Part 2 there is no guess to tell you it worked, so how do you decide the description was enough and move to the next detail?
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