Linking and Connected Speech

All levels57 minIELTS Test PreparationLesson 5 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: master the four advanced link types and deliver whole phrase chains - 'as a matter of fact' - as single smooth units.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Chains, not words

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Advanced Linking Techniques

    Read a 280-word text about Advanced Linking Techniques

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Linked Phrase Patterns

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match the Link Type

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Identify the Link

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Advanced Linking Drill

    Role-play: You are practising linked phrases in everyday conversation with your tutor. (3 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your chain mission

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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not at allas a matter of factin an instantpick it upall of a suddenone after another

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