Combined Practice

B1 · Intermediate57 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 4 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: a reliable first-minute routine for any unfamiliar diagram — classify it, count it, plan it, then open with introduction plus overview.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The first-minute routine

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: The first minute decides the answer

    Read a 191-word text about The first minute decides the answer

  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: The finished Band 7 description

    Read a 247-word text about The finished Band 7 description

  3. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Quick Reference

    6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Diagram Vocabulary

    Gap-fill exercise, 4 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Improve the Descriptions

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Three diagrams, three minutes

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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