English Lesson
IELTS/IB - Listening, Reading and Speaking
Happy New Year
2024
How do you feel about starting a new year?
Reflections
1. Share something you've learned last year.
2. Share something you've accomplished last year that you're proud of.
3. Share one of your favorite memories from last year.
R E S O L U T I O N S
Goal setting
1
2
3
What can I do to achieve this goal?
How do you celebrate New Year?
Why do people think New Year is a new beginning?
How do people in your country celebrate New Year?
Have you ever celebrated NY that you still remember?
Describe a crowded place you’ve been to. You should say:
- when you went there
- where the place is (or, was)
- who you went therewith
and explain how you felt about the place
Urban vs. Rural life
Do you think it it better to live in the countryside or in a city?
Countryside
City
| COUNTRYSIDE | CITY |
|---|---|
| A slower pace of life (life moves slowly-less stressful) | More amenities (facilities-transports, roads, sports) |
| Less pollution and noise (less industry and traffic? | Better prospects (opportunities/employment) |
| Stronger communities (people know each other-close-support network) | Better public transport (more buses, bigger means of transport) |
| Larger houses | Better education (standard) |
Taken from: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-part-3-urban-vs-rural-life/
Life in England. What about Colombia?
What do you need to answer?
Make a choice: state your opinion about it.
You will need to compare both points of view and support your choice.
Comparative sentences will improve your results! That's why we use words like less, more or better.
Fillers
Are words that we can use to fill gaps while we are answering our test questions.
It will fill gaps while you are thinking in how to answer the question the examiner is asking.
- Well, let me see...
- It isn't something I thought about before...
- I haven't actually consider
- I'm not exactly sure what I would...
- If I had to choose
If you need time to think you can ask the examiner to repeat or explain the question.
Do you think there are more advantages than disadvantages of tourism for our country?
Writing time!
Taken from: https://ieltsliz.com/tourism-and-the-local-community/
What's your opinion?
A lot of places in the world rely on tourism as a main source of income. Unfortunately, tourism can also be a source of problems if it is not well-managed.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in the modern world? Do you think that the benefits of tourism outweigh its drawbacks?
Which advantages or disadvantages rely behind these examples?
IELTS. Listening, Reading and Speaking. Lesson 20.
By Valentina Rodríguez Ramírez
