Lesson Aims

• Speaking
  • Part 2
• Grammar
  • synonyms
  • prefixes
  • word formation
  • paraphrasing
• Writing
  • Part 1

Materials

• Cambridge Guide To IELTS
  • Speaking Part 2 from test 2
• IELTS Resource Pack
  • Academic Writing Task 1
    • Describing Trends
    • Charts and Tables
      IELTS_Resource_Pack pages 34, 35, 38 – 40
• Expert IELTS 7.5 pages 13-14

Homework

• Grammar For IELTS

  • units 1-4
    Grammar for IELTS

• Expert IELTS

  • Writing Part 1
    • pages 78, 84-85; 110, 116-117; 142, 148-149

• Optional Vocabulary Enrichment

  • Vocacubulary for IELTS
    Vocabulary for IELTS

Language Spotlight

• Part 2 Speaking
  • My grandparents were there for several times.
    • My grandparents were there several times.
  • Me and my family went there last year.
    • My family and I went there last year.
  • The road is well done.
    • There’s not a single pothole–it’s in perfect condition.
  • We were using some swimming pools.
    • We took some time to stop at resorts to enjoy their swimming pools.
  • My parents were in second family car.
    • My parents were in a second family car.
    • My parents were in another family car.
• Grammar
  • Word Formation
    • accessible
      • access
    • digital
      • digitize
    • easy
    • informative
      • inform
    • legal
      • lealize
    • simple
      • simplify
    • valuable
      • value
    • various
      • vary
• Vocabulary
  • graphs
    • downward
    • fluctuate
    • subsequent
    • graph
    • peak
    • throughout
    • steady
    • trend
    • hover
    • stable
    • average
    • level
    • approximate
    • meanwhile
    • upward
    • chart
    • lowpoint
    • halve
    • plummet
    • period
    • onwards
    • rocket
    • exceed
    • alter
    • decline
    • figure
  • other
    • likelihood
    • vary

Lesson Aims

• Needs assessment
• Get to know each other
• Get to know the exam
• Speaking practice
  • Mock speaking

Materials

• Cambridge Guide to IELTS
• Expert IELTS 7.5
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Homework

• Download the coursebook above.
  • Language development and vocabulary
    • pages 13 and 16
  • Writing Part 1
    • pages 14 and 20-21
      • If not for Thursday then for Tuesday: look over the pages and write one piece of writing from either page.

Language Spotlight

• Speaking Part 1
  • I created there few really strong relations.
    • I formed a few really strong relationships there.
  • I had very nice English teacher there.
    • I had a wonderful English teacher there.
  • She had a lot of energy to teach us there to school.
    • She was full of energy when teaching us at school.
  • Everyone know each other.
    • Everyone knows each other.
  • I often meet people I know. UP
    • I frequently run into familiar faces.
  • The teacher didn’t know how to do some tasks from the book. UP
    • The teacher struggled with completing some tasks from the book.
  • I got 2 percent.
    • I scored 2 percent.
  • I learnt myself.
    • I learned it myself.
  • The popular type of buildings is block of flats.
    • Blocks of flats are a popular type of building.
      • detached house
      • semi-detached house
      • terraced housing
  • Block of flats has the problem that the neighbours hear everything.
    • Block of flats has the problem that the neighbours hear everything.
  • Now I live in house.
    • Now I live in a house.
  • I have to do some things on my garden.
    • I have responsibilities around my garden.
  • On the picture it seems not as big as it really is in real life.
    • In the picture, it appears smaller than it actually is in real life.
  • They light it up in blue color.
    • They illuminate it in blue.
    • It is lit up in blue.
    • They light it up in blue.

• I read the interesting story.
  • I read an interesting story.
    • (indefinite articles)
• … about people gives opinions about connections between these two things.
• One interesting opinion about the connection between these two things is the speed of light.
  • One interesting opinion shared about the connection between these two things was that …

• The place where people get their news is often strong related to politics.
  • The place where people get their news is often strongly related to politics.
    • An adverb should be used to modify the verb instead of an adjective.
  • classified ad
• We people have to/need to have the choice.
  • We have to have the choice.
• A good newspaper contain many different sections.
  • A good newspaper contains many different sections.
  • PARAPHRASE
    • A quality newspaper includes a variety of sections.
• to throw away your newspaper
  • The newspaper flies away because of the wind.