An Important Decision

B1 · Intermediate50 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 5 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: deliver a full two-minute Part 2 answer about an important life decision — options, reasoning, verdict.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Two minutes about a decision

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: The two-minute story: a decision

    Read a 311-word text about The two-minute story: a decision

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Decision-Making Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Decision Expressions

    Error-correction exercise, 5 items

  4. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Part 2 Decision Practice

    Role-play: Practice a Part 2 response about a decision (4 lines)

  5. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your two minutes: a decision

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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weigh upmake up your mindthink it throughturning pointsecond thoughtsin hindsight

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