Introductions & Conclusions

B1 · Intermediate50 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 6 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: write introductions that paraphrase and take a position in two sentences, and conclusions that restate them in fresh words — with model pairs for all three essay types.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: First and last impressions

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What the bookends must do

    Read a 276-word text about What the bookends must do

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Introduction & Conclusion Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: Model introductions and conclusions

    Read a 353-word text about Model introductions and conclusions

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Improve Introductions

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  5. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Bookends under the clock

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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