Practice: Mixed Letter Types

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 13 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 8 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: walk into the exam ready — identify any letter type in seconds, then write a complete Band 7 letter in 20 timed minutes.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Exam day, full speed

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Reading the task like an examiner

    Read a 218-word text about Reading the task like an examiner

  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three finished Band 7 letters

    Read a 617-word text about Three finished Band 7 letters

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: Band 6 and Band 7 — the same task

    Read a 330-word text about Band 6 and Band 7 — the same task

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Tasks to Letter Types

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Choose the Correct Opening

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Fix the Register Mismatches

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  7. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build Closing Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The 20-minute letter

    3 discussion questions

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