Line Graphs & Bar Charts

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 3 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 2 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: describe line graphs and bar charts with OSUF — varied trend language, grouped data, and a complete Band 7 model report.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The shape of the data

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Trends, and the words that carry them

    Read a 231-word text about Trends, and the words that carry them

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Trend Language

    6 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: The OSUF Framework

    OSUF, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: The finished Band 7 report

    Read a 281-word text about The finished Band 7 report

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Trend Vocabulary Practice

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Trends to Descriptions

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your OSUF report

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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