2025-02-25

IELTS 1-1

  • Lesson Aims

    • Needs assessment
    • Get to know each other
    • Get to know the exam
    • Speaking practice
      • Mock speaking

  • Materials

    • Cambridge Guide to IELTS
    • Expert IELTS 7.5
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  • Homework

    • Download the coursebook above.
      • Language development and vocabulary
        • pages 13 and 16
      • Writing Part 1
        • pages 14 and 20-21
          • If not for Thursday then for Tuesday: look over the pages and write one piece of writing from either page.

  • Language Spotlight

    • Speaking Part 1
      • I created there few really strong relations.
        • I formed a few really strong relationships there.
      • I had very nice English teacher there.
        • I had a wonderful English teacher there.
      • She had a lot of energy to teach us there to school.
        • She was full of energy when teaching us at school.
      • Everyone know each other.
        • Everyone knows each other.
      • I often meet people I know. UP
        • I frequently run into familiar faces.
      • The teacher didn’t know how to do some tasks from the book. UP
        • The teacher struggled with completing some tasks from the book.
      • I got 2 percent.
        • I scored 2 percent.
      • I learnt myself.
        • I learned it myself.
      • The popular type of buildings is block of flats.
        • Blocks of flats are a popular type of building.
          • detached house
          • semi-detached house
          • terraced housing
      • Block of flats has the problem that the neighbours hear everything.
        • Block of flats has the problem that the neighbours hear everything.
      • Now I live in house.
        • Now I live in a house.
      • I have to do some things on my garden.
        • I have responsibilities around my garden.
      • On the picture it seems not as big as it really is in real life.
        • In the picture, it appears smaller than it actually is in real life.
      • They light it up in blue color.
        • They illuminate it in blue.
        • It is lit up in blue.
        • They light it up in blue.
  • Speaking Part 2
    • I read the interesting story.
      • I read an interesting story.
        • (indefinite articles)
    • … about people gives opinions about connections between these two things.
    • One interesting opinion about the connection between these two things is the speed of light.
      • One interesting opinion shared about the connection between these two things was that …
  • Speaking Part 3
    • The place where people get their news is often strong related to politics.
      • The place where people get their news is often strongly related to politics.
        • An adverb should be used to modify the verb instead of an adjective.
      • classified ad
    • We people have to/need to have the choice.
      • We have to have the choice.
    • A good newspaper contain many different sections.
      • A good newspaper contains many different sections.
      • PARAPHRASE
        • A quality newspaper includes a variety of sections.
    • to throw away your newspaper
      • The newspaper flies away because of the wind.