Improving Coherence and Cohesion

B2 · Upper-intermediate57 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 6 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: an essay the examiner never has to re-read — coherent paragraphs, cohesion without linking-word soup.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Writing the examiner never re-reads

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Building Logical Flow

    Read a 213-word text about Building Logical Flow

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Cohesive Devices

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Building Coherent Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match the Cohesive Device

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Paragraph Planning Practice

    Role-play: Plan and outline coherent body paragraphs for a Task 2 essay (3 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: frame the essay

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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this/these/suchthe former/the latterconverselyin light oftherebynotwithstanding

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