Мы взяли упражнения на заполнения пробелов в Part 4 в KET for Schools и просто убрали список слов, которые нужно вставлять в пробелы. Получилось open cloze.
Многие взрослые, считающие, что они владеют английским на уровне никак не ниже B2, будут делать ошибки в этих "детских" упражнениях, требующих развитие невербального мышления и понимания смысла всего предложения целиком - как одну смысловую единицу. Кроме всего прочего, его рудиментарное состояние у большинства взрослых не позволяет им выучить язык на уровне С2 и выше.

Примечание: поскольку пропуски в исходных текстах изначально были предназначены для упражнений с выбором правильного ответа из списка (multiple-choice), а не для заданий типа open cloze (открытое заполнение пропусков), иногда гораздо сложнее определить значение и подобрать подходящее слово. Пропуски, которые специально создаются для заданий типа open cloze, обычно позволяют легче понять смысл и подобрать нужные слова (и развить невербальное мышление), что будет показано в соответствующих заданиях этого типа.

На экзамене предполагается, что кандидат в среднем должен тратить до 1 минуты на заполнение одного пропуска. Но для multiple choice потребуется меньше времени и меньше сосредоточения, чем для open cloze.

В приведённых ниже 20 текстах меньше 120 пропусков по одному слову. Это лишь небольшая часть словарного запаса уровня A2. Грамматические темы также представлены только частично. С другой стороны, в реальных экзаменационных заданиях охватываются ещё меньшие объёмы материала. Если вы хотите найти больше упражнений такого типа, вы можете либо просмотреть прошлые варианты экзамена и подготовительные тесты и найти их там (вместе с ключами ответов), либо перейти по этой ссылке, чтобы скачать упражнения.

На самом деле вам не обязательно нужны ключи ответов, потому что ChatGPT или Gemini обычно легко справляются с такими заданиями и могут предоставить ответы. Вы также можете попросить их ограничить используемую лексику и грамматику уровнем CEFR A2. Полностью ограничиться им они не смогут, но как-то скорректируют свои ответы в этом направлении. Да, для менее чем 10% пропусков существуют другие подходящие варианты заполнения, но здесь основное внимание уделяется лексике и грамматике уровня CEFR A2. Нет, мы не фетишисты и не члены церкви кембриджских уровней, но этими заданиями мы хотим лишь показать, как малейшие изменения типа заданий приведут к совершенно другой успеваемости, и как задания open cloze, умение выполнять которые необходимо в повседневном общении, отличаются от multiple choice, навык выполнения которых в живом общении никак вам не пригодится.

Примеры заданий open cloze из оригинальных заданий на заполнение пропусков (с выбором ответа)

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My friends and I ............ a rock concert last night. The concert began at seven and we didn't want to be ............ At the concert, we ............ the words to most of the songs.The music was very ............ so we couldn't chat to one another. The band ............ on stage for over two hours. We all ............ a great time at the concert.

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Most people have seen films ............ robots, but robots are also used in real life. Robots can do ............ different things. They can, for example, make things in factories ............ help astronauts in space.
One new robot from Japan can ............ walk, run and climb stairs. Engineers hope that in the future ............ robot will be able to help people in their homes. ............ new robot is special because it can have a conversation ............ you. A Canadian scientist has just ............ a robot that has hands that can move in 24 different ways. This is easy for people but ............ now it wasn't possible for a robot to do this.

3
Diana ............ a lot of time playing volleyball for her school. Diana's team ............ volleyball three times a week. At a match last week, Diana won a silver ............ for being the best player. Diana sometimes has to ............ school when her team travels to play against other teams. Diana is ............ that her team will do well this year. Diana would like to ............ a famous sportswoman one day.

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If you want to learn to snowboard, ............ first thing you need to do is book ............ lessons. It's a good idea to have lessons with a snowboard school ............ you need to learn the right way to snowboard. You will have much ............ fun learning with other people as well. Indoor snow schools usually ............ you a snowboard, boots and a helmet to wear on your head ............ lessons. The indoor centres are cold and use real snow, so warm clothes are important. It's not a good idea to wear jeans because ............ get wet easily. If you learn outside on a mountain, you ............ to take your own board and boots or rent them. You will ............ need sunglasses, gloves and a helmet.

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Thank you ............ your email. ............ you busy on Saturday? ............ you like to come shopping with me? My cousin is ............ to have a party at her place ............ week and I don't have anything nice to wear. I want to buy a new pair ............ jeans and maybe a T-shirt as well. ............ you know a good shop? It has ............ be quite a cheap place because I've only got £25.
............ you can come, I'll meet you at your house. Is the morning ............ afternoon better for you?
Text and let ............ know.
Lara

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Victor's ............ lesson at school is science. Last week, Victor's science teacher ............ to the class how cars work. Victor's class now know about different ............ of car engines. Victor has ............ posters of cars all over his bedroom walls. Victor ............ last Saturday morning cleaning his dad's new sports car. When Victor is older he ............ to be a racing driver or an engineer.

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Teenagers need ............ lot of sleep. As a teenager you should sleep one hour more each day ............ you did when you were younger. Your body grows quickly during these years and this means that you need ............ nine and eleven hours of sleep. To get ............ sleep, you should usually go to bed before 10.30 p.m. ............ night. It doesn't matter ............ it is a school night or a weekend night. Your body still needs ............ sleep. Most teenagers only get around six hours' sleep, ............ explains why they find it so difficult to get up early in the morning. When you don't get the sleep you need, you ............ feel unhappy and find it difficult to learn.

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My name ............ Teresa Lopez. I live in the centre of Buenos Aires and I'm twelve ............ a half years old. I enjoy school. I'm good ............ music and languages but I hate history. The lessons ............ so boring. When I'm older, I want to ............ a film star or a dancer but my parents ............ not think that's a good idea! I like meeting lots ............ different people, and I'd like to travel all around the world. I ............ only been to the USA, but next summer I hope ............ visit Europe. That's why I'm looking ............ a penfriend in England. Please send me an email and tell me ............ your family and your hobbies.

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Emily's parents gave her a new bicycle which she can ............ to school every day. Emily ............ three of her friends to meet her in town. Emily and her friends had a ............ in a cafe and then they went shopping. Emily and her friends then ............ the evening watching a DVD at her house. Emily said it was the most ............ birthday ever.

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Today, Americans watch more basketball ............ television than any other sport. But it is popular in ............ countries too. People often ............ it 'the international game' because it is played in almost ............ country of the world. But basketball is not an old sport like football, which people have played for centuries. People have only played basketball ............ 1891. The idea for basketball came from James Naismith, a Canadian teacher, who wanted his students to learn ............ new kind of sport. Instead ............ the players kicking the ball ............ they do in soccer, in Naismith's new game, the players threw or bounced the ball. Then, they had to get ............ into a big bag or 'basket'. The name that Naismith chose for this new sport was 'basketball'.

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At the moment I'm on holiday ............ Jamaica with my parents. We flew to this wonderful island two weeks ............. It is sunny every day. ............ week we saw most of the island because my dad rented a car. We ............ staying at a lovely hotel ............ a swimming pool, but we often swim in the sea instead. I love swimming there because ............ water is so clear. I swam quite a long way yesterday and saw a ............ of beautiful fish. ............ were some amazing red and yellow fish and I took pictures of them. Jamaica is ............ beautiful than anywhere else I've been to, and I don't want ............ come home! But school starts again at the end ............ August. So I'll see you then!
Patrick

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Philo T. Farnsworth was born in the USA in 1906. As a child, he was very interested in science and electricity and spent a lot of time ............ about it. He also won a national ............ for young engineers when he was just 13.
When he was 20, Farnsworth ............ his own business. In 1927, he showed everyone his new idea: a ............ of sending pictures using electricity. Many other people were working on ideas for a machine to do this, but Farnsworth’s was the first that had no moving parts. In fact, it was the first true electronic TV.
After many business problems, Farnsworth had success in 1938 when another company ............ him $1 million for his idea. He is not very famous these ............, but, as the father of electronic television, Farnsworth changed the world.

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We’re back ............ our family holiday in the US. It was amazing! It’s ............ biggest country I’ve ever been to. We travelled from Los Angeles to Seattle ............ car. It’s nearly 2000 km and the trip took us ............ very long time - nearly a week.
My family liked Los Angeles best, ............ I didn’t agree - Seattle was my favourite place. It’s smaller ............ Los Angeles, and the food was better. Seattle is near the sea and we ate lots of fish. The only problem was that ............ rained almost every day!
Let’s meet for a chat soon. I have a present for you!

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Sally Ride was born on 26th May, 1951, in California, USA. After high school, she went to Stanford University to study physics. While she was there, she saw an advertisement in her university newspaper ............ women to join the US space programme. Six women, including Sally, were ............ to become astronauts. On 18th June 1983, Sally became the first American woman to fly into space. Six days later, on 24th June, she ............ to Earth.
When Sally ............ working as an astronaut in 1987, she started teaching at the University of California. She wanted to find ways to get more people, ............ girls, interested in studying science and mathematics. She also found time to write science books for children about ............ space.

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My dad’s ............ three tickets for the hockey match next Wednesday. One was for my brother, but now he’s ............ free that day, so we have an extra one. Do you ............ to come? Dad would like to leave our house at 4 o’ clock. Let me know as soon ............ possible.
Wow! That’s really kind ............ you. Thanks! I asked Mum if I can come and she said yes. I finish school a bit later ............ you, so Mum will drive me to your house at 4 o’clock. Is there anything I need ............ bring with me?

16
Yujia Hu was born in China, but moved to Milan, in Italy, when he was eight. His family have a Japanese restaurant there. When Yujia left school, he ............ a course at an art school, but he didn’t complete it. ............, he went to work in the family restaurant as a sushi chef.
Sushi is a Japanese dish made of rice, with fish and vegetables. Yujia is a big ............ of basketball, and a few years ago he ............ to start using sushi to make models of the faces of famous players. His next idea was to make little shoes, usually trainers, out of sushi. It ............ him about 30 minutes to make each shoe. Yujia doesn’t serve the sushi shoes to customers at his family’s restaurant, but he ............ photographs of them online.

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We ............ all having a great time camping in the forest. My class has got ............ best place on the campsite, with a great view of the mountains.
Last night, ............ rained really hard. Lots of people got wet, ............ I was lucky my new tent stayed dry all night! I’m really glad we decided to buy it. It’s much better ............ my old one.
By the way, I forgot ............ tell the football coach that I’m away ............ the moment. Can you let him know that I can’t come to practice this week?

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Eric Koston is one of the world’s best-known skateboarders. He was born in Thailand, but his family ............ to the US when he was a baby. His love of skateboarding began at the ............ of 11, when his older brother gave him a skateboard. It was an old, broken board, but he learned how to skateboard by watching other kids and then he ............ by himself every day. Three years later, he was so good that a company that made skateboards offered him a summer ............. That’s when he ............ to make skateboarding his life. Since then, Eric has ............ many international competitions, made boarding videos and starred in a skateboarding video game. Now he owns a successful company making sports shoes and clothes.

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Hi everyone. My name is Juan and I’ve joined this website because I’m looking for a penfriend. I come ............ Mexico and I live in a town called Playa del Carmen on the Caribbean Sea, near the city of Cancun. It’s not as famous ............ Cancun but I think it is one of ............ most beautiful places in Mexico.Tourists come to Playa del Carmen from ............ over the world because the weather’s always warm and the food’s great. ............ fact, my friends and I go to the beach almost every day. It’s brilliant!Do you want ............ know more about Playa del Carmen? ............ you do, write to me soon.