Mock Test 2: Personal Topics

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 3 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 2 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: complete a full mock test on friends and family at the Band 6 standard — details and stories instead of adjective lists, scored against explicit success criteria.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Mock Test 2: personal topics, same standards

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Mock Test 2 Instructions

    Read a 187-word text about Mock Test 2 Instructions

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Relationship Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Part 1: Friends & Socializing

    Role-play: Part 1 interview questions about friends and socializing (8 lines)

  4. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Part 2: Describing a Family Member

    Role-play: Part 2 long turn describing a family member (4 lines)

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Part 3: Family in Society

    Role-play: Part 3 discussion about family and relationships in society (6 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Scoring: Mock Test 2 against the Band 6 pattern

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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close-knitget along withlook up tohave a lot in commonkeep in touchreliable

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