TODAYS LESSON

Centro Linguistico di Ateneo

Vocabulary : Word list Unit 7 & word families
Speaking : Part 2 making notes
IELTS Objective 5 course Part 3 opinion and reason phrases
Listening : form completion / multiple choice
Lesson 6 Reading : matching information
Writing : Writing Task 1
Listening : Practice Test Section 1 & 2

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IELTS VOCABULARY
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Page 138
Word List Unit 7

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Do you think the statements are True or False? Classify the words into nouns or verbs
(Check the underlined words in Word List U7, P.138) (Look up the words on p 178 if necessary)
1. Politecnico students dont have to attend many lectures. attend / enrolment / practise / expect / concentrate / qualify /
2. Enrolment figures at the Politecnico have decreased reduce
dramatically since 2012. VERBS
NOUNS
3. The unemployment rate for engineers is higher than the
rate for architects.
4. In order to make progress in English you have to practise
using the language.
5. You never get useful feedback after handing in an
assignment at the Politecnico.
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Try to complete the table Vocabulary Training : Word Families

NOUN VERB IMPORTANT! Learn the meaning / definition of a new
word together with its different grammatical forms / word
enrolment family.
attend Example: student (n) study (v) studious (adj)

practise Increase your vocabulary quickly by learning word families -

expect you learn one meaning and 3 different words!
(Remember spelling and pronunciation differences!)
concentrate
You get a better score for using a variety of vocabulary in the
qualify IELTS exam.
reduce
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Complete the sentences below Divide these words into the two categories below
1. I a____ about 4 to 5 lectures a day. (Look up the words on p 178 if necessary)
2. I hope to q_____ as an engineer by next summer.
assignment attend a lecture concentrate decrease
3. I dont e_______ to find a job very easily.
dramatically enrol feedback make
4. Id like to e_________ on a Masters course after
practice progress qualify reduce
graduation.
trend tutorial unemployment rate
5. In order to do well in exams you need a high level of c___.
6. I hope to get a fee r___________ because its really STUDYING
expensive to study here.
DESCRIBING
7. Its a good idea to do p______ tests before the IELTS
GRAPHS / TABLES / CHARTS
exam.
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1. Which of these activities are the most useful for
university students? Why? Re-write the sentences by changing the underlined
2. Which of these activities do you not expect to do at the words to give the opposite meaning.
Politecnico?
1. In general, there has been a downward trend in university
a) Attending lectures enrolment over the last few years.
b) Talking to tutors 2. The unemployment rate has increased dramatically since
c) Writing assignments the beginning of the economic crisis.

d) Using the library 3. There was a rise in the number of female visitors
to the museum last year.
e) Giving presentations
f) Participating in Vocabulary Training
seminars Learn pairs of words with opposite meanings together
g) Finding information Eg upward / downward
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In this section we have studied the words below.
Strategy for learning Vocabulary
Can you remember their
meaning/pronunciation/word type? The lesson slides can teach you more about the words
on the word list eg collocation (upward trend),
assignment enrolment qualify appropriate prepositions (a reduction in) and grammar
attend a lecture expectations reduce (expect to do expect + to+ inf.)
concentrate feedback trend This will make your English more natural and fluent.
decrease make progress tutorial
dramatically online unemployment rate
enrol practise

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VOCABULARY : Extra work

IELTS SPEAKING
If you want to do more vocabulary work
Complete CD-Rom Unit 7, vocabulary Ex.3

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Listen and write the missing words IELTS SPEAKING

Examiner instructions : Speaking Part 2
Now, Im going to give you a 1. and Id like you to talk
about it for one to 2. minutes. Before you 3. , Page 72
youll have one minute to 4. about what youre going Exercise 2
to say. You can make some 5. if you wish. Do you
understand?

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Speaking Task 2: Write your notes for this task (1 min.) Speaking Task 2 : Preparing / notes (1 min.)

Describe a book or article that you enjoyed reading for 1. Notice the tense/verb structures used on the topic card
you will probably use the same ones
your studies.
2. Only write useful words in your notes (e.g. NOT the words
written on the topic card / names of people/places)
You should say :
What the book or article was about 3. Topic cards often begin with the word describe so
Why you read it write some adjectives to use.
How long it took you to read 4. Order your notes (e.g. with a numbered list) so that you
can easily read them while you speak.
And explain why you enjoyed reading it.

Now improve your notes for the task p. 72 Ex 2

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Which sentences (1-6) are correct for this task 2? Speaking Task 2 : Talk (2 mins.)
(p. 72, Ex. 2) Remember to use
An opening
1. Introduce your talk with a short phrase Describe a book or article that you
phrase
enjoyed reading for your studies.
2. Stop talking after a minute 2-3 adjectives
3. Talk about different books and articles You should say : A concluding
you have read for pleasure What the book or article was about phrase
Why you read it
4. Give reasons and examples to expand How long it took you to read
your answer
5. Ignore your mistakes And explain why you enjoyed reading it.

6. Finish with a concluding sentence

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Speaking Task 2 : More help IELTS SPEAKING

If you found this exercise difficult.
Complete CD-Rom Unit 7 Speaking Ex. 2 Page 72
Exercise 4

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Speaking Part 3 p.72 Ex. 4

IELTS SPEAKING
Match Q1 and Q2 with the answers in the speech
bubbles (A-B) in your book.
1. How important is it for children
Page 72
to read books? Exercise 5
2. When do children usually read
books?

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Speaking Part 3 p.72 ,Ex. 5: Speaking Part 3

Complete the table with words and phrases from
Read and listen to Tapescript Track 09 p. 167
Ex. 4 , Speaker A and B in your book.
Underline extra words/phrases for the table.
Introducing an Giving a
opinion reason INTRODUCING GIVING A
AN OPINION REASON

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Speaking Part 3 : Speaking Part 3 :
Why do some Why do some
Answer the Correct the mistakes
adults dislike adults dislike
question reading? reading?
I think some adult is not
Introducing an opinion Giving a reason
keen on read the book
because is boring and
they find TV more
interesting.

Remember!
Correct common grammar mistakes that you
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Speaking Part 3 :
Ask and answer the
question
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What sort of problems The underlined verb What sort of problems
do adults have if they is wrong in this do adults have if they
cant read or write? context. Why? cant read or write?

Introducing an opinion Giving a reason Its hard to say. In my view it depends

on which country they live in. In my
country, for example, it should be
difficult to use a bank account or to
use the internet and so on.

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Speaking Part 3 :
Ask and answer the
question
Introducing an opinion
Speaking Part 3:
How can children be Order the sentences How can children be
encouraged to read in this answer encouraged to read
more? more?
Giving a reason 1. Also, parents could give books as presents for birthdays
and so on.
2. Firstly, teachers could do reading competitions at school.
3. But I think its hard because television is more interesting
for children.
4. Well, thats a difficult question. Im not sure.

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Speaking Part 3 Questions Speaking Part 3 : More help

Use memorised phrases to introduce opinions If you found this exercise difficult.
and reasons. In my view, as etc.
Complete CD-Rom Unit 7 Speaking Ex. 3
Avoid common grammar errors : with plural s,
gerund verbs ,the . Correct them immediately
if possible.
Use may, might, could to express uncertainty
or possibility in your answers
Join your ideas together with simple linking
words but, firstly, also, because, and so on.

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Page 68 : Form Completion

Exercise 2

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Strategy for Form completion questions Strategy for Form completion questions contd.
R.. the instructions
Think about what t of information you need to Use w. on the form to help you listen for the
hear (date, time etc.) answers
Think about what you will write (words, letters, Check capital letters, s. and number of
n..) words (stated in the instructions) at the end

Listen and complete Q 1 5 P. 68

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Strategy for multiple choice questions IELTS READING

Read i.. carefully
Read Q and u key words.
If you see numbers / dates / prices in the question say
them to yourself in your head
! The answer you hear for each question may be :
- the s. as one of the options or
- a word/phrase with a s meaning

Listen and complete Q 6 10 P. 69

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You are going to read a text about reading techniques.

Page 70 You have 2 minutes .

1. Read the title and subheading
of the passage. What do you
expect to read about?
2. Skim the passage Were your
expectations correct?

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IELTS READING

Strategy for Matching Information questions

Page 71 Read and complete the strategy
Exercise 4
U____________ the key ideas in each question
S _________ with paragraph 1
skim and scan to find s________ words/phrases to
the key words you have underlined in the questions.
If there is no m________, continue to the next
paragraph.
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P 71, Ex 5 : Question 1 IELTS WRITING
1. The types of people who need to read more quickly

Scan paragraph A is there any match? (30 secs)

Scan paragraph B is there any match? (30 secs)

Now complete Q 2 6 p. 71 - (10 minutes)

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Writing Task 1 p.73 ex 1

Page 73, Writing Task 1

Exercise 1

decrease rise fall increase peak

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Look at the phrases from ex.2 p.73 below. Which is a
Page 73 noun phrase and which is a verb phrase?
Exercise 2 Between January and March there
was a slight increase
in student numbers.

Student numbers increased slightly

between January
and March.

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Page 73 Review
Exercise 3 PREPOSITIONS TO
DESCRIBE GRAPHS
See Key Grammar p.76
and
Language Reference p.
128
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Writing an overview of a graph
Page 74,
Exercise 6
an upward trend
a downward trend

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p.74 ex 7: Complete the description and overview
of chart B
Page 74
Exercise 7

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IELTS WRITING
Writing Task 1: before you start writing, look at the
Page 74 - 75 graph and think:
Exercise 9 Some data refers to the past: Use the Past Simple

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GRAMMAR
Writing Task 1: before you start writing, look at the
graph and think:
Review
Some data shows a trend that Use the
began in the past and goes up Present Perfect the PAST SIMPLE
to the present:
Language Reference p. 121
the PRESENT PERFECT
Language Reference p. 124

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p.75 ex 10: Look a the task and answer these
questions first:
Page 75
1. What does the graph show?
Exercise 10 2. Which key trends should you describe?
3. What comparisons will you make?
4. How many paragrahs will you need?
5. What will your overview include?

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Do an IELTS Writing Task 1 IELTS PRACTICE TEST

P.75, ex.11 from the book.
Then check your answer with
the sample answer on page
188.
Listening
In the IELTS exam there are
4 Listening sections.
Now you will hear Sections 1 & 2.

COMPLETE IELTS CD ROM Listen carefully to the

Writing exercises Unit 7 Ex 1,2
instructions and complete
the Practice Test on pages
You can meet an English teacher at CLA to correct 142 & 143 of your book.
your Task 1 during Ricevimento hours (see CLA web page).
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Listening Section 1 (p142) Listening Section 2 (p143)

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Whats your total score ____ / 20?
(1 point for a correct answer. 0 points for a wrong answer)
Remember!
If you obtained 17 or above: You are ready for the
listening module
If you obtained 10 16: You need to see what happens in
next weeks lesson to decide if you are ready or not.

Listening section 1 and 2 are the easiest If you obtained less than 10: You need to do more
practice especially of Section 1 and 2 listening questions
exercises.
To obtain band 5 in the listening module you Borrow IELTS
need a minimum score of 17/40 Practice test books
You should obtain your highest scores in from the CLA for
listening sections 1 and 2. extra practice
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Do these exercises before

watching the next video lesson
Learn word list U7 (p. 138) +
all other new words from this
lesson
Study Modal Verbs U.10
p.130

CD Rom : Unit 7

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