Advanced Mock Test 2: Work & Ambition

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 3 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 6 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: perform a work-and-ambition mock test at the advanced bar — a Part 2 built on one filmable moment, and Part 3 positions supported by natural, unrehearsed evidence.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Advanced Mock 2: the moment that carries the talk

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Advanced Mock Test 2 Instructions

    Read a 130-word text about Advanced Mock Test 2 Instructions

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Work & Ambition Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Part 1: Work & Career

    Role-play: Part 1 questions about work, jobs, and career preferences (6 lines)

  4. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Part 2: An Influential Person

    Role-play: Part 2 long turn about someone who influenced your career (4 lines)

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Part 3: Success & Work Culture

    Role-play: Part 3 abstract discussion about work, success, and modern career culture (6 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Scoring: vivid beats abstract

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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vocationmeritocracyburnoutfulfilmententrepreneurialrat race

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