Lexical Sophistication

B2 · Upper-intermediate40 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 5 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: upgrade word choice with judgment — sophisticated where it helps, simple where it's safer.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Sophistication with judgment

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Lexical Sophistication for Band 7+

    Read a 147-word text about Lexical Sophistication for Band 7+

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Sophisticated Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Vocabulary Improvements

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: find your safe ceiling

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

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