Counter-Argument Handling

B2 · Upper-intermediate47 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 2 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: take the opposition's best argument and turn it into your strongest paragraph — Acknowledge, Counter, Reaffirm.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Take the punch, then answer it

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Handling Counter-Arguments

    Read a 124-word text about Handling Counter-Arguments

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Counter-Argument Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Counter-Argument Phrases

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Counter-Argument Functions

    Matching exercise, 5 items

  5. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: live ACR

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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nonethelessnotwithstandingalbeitfallacyoverlookundermine

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