Abstract Topics in Part 1

B2 · Upper-intermediate50 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 2 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: answer abstract Part 1 questions - happiness, personality, motivation - by making them concrete in the first sentence and backing them with one quick example.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: When the easy questions turn abstract

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Handling Abstract Part 1 Questions

    Read a 203-word text about Handling Abstract Part 1 Questions

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Self-Reflection Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Improving Abstract Answers

    Error-correction exercise, 5 items

  4. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Abstract Question Practice

    Role-play: Practice answering abstract Part 1 questions with depth (3 lines)

  5. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your abstract-question mission

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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