Opinion Essays

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 3 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 2 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: write an agree/disagree essay with a position the examiner can see in every paragraph — blueprint, Band 7 model, and live writing practice.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Take a position

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: How examiners judge an opinion essay

    Read a 253-word text about How examiners judge an opinion essay

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Opinion Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: The Opinion Essay Blueprint

    The Opinion Essay Blueprint, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: The finished Band 7 answer

    Read a 383-word text about The finished Band 7 answer

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Opinion Expressions

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build Opinion Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 4 items

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your opinion, in writing

    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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