Part 2: Abstract Cue Cards

B2 · Upper-intermediate56 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 2 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: hold a full two-minute Part 2 talk on an abstract cue card by narrating your thought process — Enhanced PEEP with a complete model answer and timed practice.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Two minutes on thin air

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Handling Abstract Cue Cards

    Read a 168-word text about Handling Abstract Cue Cards

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Abstract Topics Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: Enhanced PEEP for Abstract Topics

    Enhanced PEEP, 4 steps

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Reflective Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Abstract Cue Card Practice

    Role-play: Practice an abstract Part 2 topic (4 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: the full two minutes

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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turning pointcome to realizein retrospectprofoundpivotalcome to terms with

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