Problem-Solution Essays (Advanced)

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 14 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 7 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: write advanced problem–solution essays that trace root causes through cause-effect chains and evaluate every solution — planned in dialogue, finished as a Band 7 model.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Beyond listing problems

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Root causes and evaluated solutions

    Read a 271-word text about Root causes and evaluated solutions

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Advanced Problem-Solution Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Cause-Effect and Solution Language

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Root Causes to Consequences

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Strengthen Problem-Solution Sentences

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Plan a Problem-Solution Essay

    Role-play: Plan and outline a problem-solution essay with your tutor (3 lines)

  7. Reading10 min

    Reading: The finished Band 7 answer

    Read a 397-word text about The finished Band 7 answer

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your root-cause essay

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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