Writing Overviews

B1 · Intermediate56 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 4 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: write the two numberless sentences that unlock Task 1 — the overview formula, Band 7 models for three chart types, and on-demand practice.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The one sentence that gates your band

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: The overview rule

    Read a 276-word text about The overview rule

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Overview Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: Overview Formula

    Overview Formula, 3 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Model overviews for three chart types

    Read a 254-word text about Model overviews for three chart types

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Fix the Overviews

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Overviews on demand

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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