Evaluating Solutions to Problems

B2 · Upper-intermediate57 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 6 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: evaluate any proposed solution in Part 3 - feasibility, unintended consequences, alternatives - and land a refined judgement.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The policy analyst's eye

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Assessing Proposed Solutions

    Read a 268-word text about Assessing Proposed Solutions

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Solution Evaluation Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Solution Evaluation Expressions

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Upgrading Solution Evaluations

    Error-correction exercise, 5 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Solution Evaluation Practice

    Role-play: Practice evaluating proposed solutions to social problems in Part 3 (3 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your solution-evaluation mission

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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feasibilityinadvertentlyknock-on effectmultifacetedwell-intentionedroot cause

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