Part 3: Society & Technology
Aims
Goal: answer abstract Part 3 questions about society and technology at Band 6 with AREA — society-level examples, hedged language and an 'on the other hand' in every answer.
The lesson, stage by stage
- Warm up5 min
Warm-up: From your life to the world
2 warm-up questions
- Reading10 min
Reading: Discussing Society and Technology
Read a 155-word text about Discussing Society and Technology
- Vocabulary8 min
Vocabulary: Society & Technology Vocabulary
6 items
- Framework6 min
Framework: AREA for Society/Technology Topics
AREA for Abstract Topics, 4 steps
- Reading10 min
Reading: What Band 6 sounds like in Part 3
Read a 304-word text about What Band 6 sounds like in Part 3
- Practice7 min
Practice: Improve These Answers
Error-correction exercise, 5 items
- Discussion10 min
Discussion: Your mission: the Part 3 round
3 discussion questions
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Target vocabulary
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