Part 2: Describing a Place

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 7 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 4 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: describe a place for two full minutes with senses, precise location and one memory — replacing 'it's nice' with a Band 6 picture the examiner can see.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Make the examiner see it

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Describing Places in Part 2

    Read a 145-word text about Describing Places in Part 2

  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: What Band 6 sounds like: describing a place

    Read a 335-word text about What Band 6 sounds like: describing a place

  3. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Describing Places Vocabulary

    6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Describing Places

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Descriptions

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Part 2 Place Practice

    Role-play: Practice a Part 2 response about a place (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: a place they can see

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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picturesquebustlingtranquilbreathtakingrenownedatmosphere

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