English Lesson

Speaking and Writing Task 2

What articles did you read?

Warm Up!

I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late.

I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.

You know New York, you need New York, you know you need unique New York.

Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Sequencing map

Useful to summarise, is the previous step to writing a summary.

Is about main events, not irrelevant information.

Main event

Event 1

Event 2

Event 3

Event 4

Event 5

Let's talk about ...

Friends

Travel

Future plans

Likes and dislikes

Activity

You will choose a book/serie you like. Prepare a 5 minutes presentation about it. Your presentation must include:

 

  • what is the book/serie about?
  • where you watched it?
  • who you watched it with?
  • why do you enjoyed it?

Writing Task 2

Essay style question

40 minutes - 250 words

Topics of general interest

Personal approach

Make sure you actually answer the question!

Types of Essays

Discussion Essays

Double Questions Essay

Opinion Essays

Problem Solution Essays

Advantages and Disadvantages Essay

The Prompt

Structure

Discussion Essay

Opinion Essay

Structure

Problem Solution Essay

Problem and solution

Cause and solution

Just the solution

Nowadays more and more older people who need employment have to compete with younger people for the same jobs. What problems does this cause? What are the solutions?

Write a short introduction according to each prompt.

Follow the suggested structure :)

IELTS. Speaking and Writing Task 2. Lesson 6.

By Valentina Rodríguez Ramírez

IELTS. Speaking and Writing Task 2. Lesson 6.

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