Mixed Charts and Comparisons

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 4 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 6 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: report two-visual tasks as one connected story — signposted paragraphs, a joint overview, and the Band 7 cross-reference sentence.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Two charts, one story

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Connecting two visuals

    Read a 297-word text about Connecting two visuals

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Comparison Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: The finished Band 7 report

    Read a 303-word text about The finished Band 7 report

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Comparison Language Practice

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Fix the Comparisons

    Error-correction exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Linking Words for Comparison

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Build the bridge

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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