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IELTS Task 1 – Essay structure #2

In a previous post we saw a demonstration of the ideal IELTS Task 1 essay structure, and here’s another example. (more…)

IELTS Task 1 – Essay structure

A good way to structure your IELTS Task 1 essay is to divide it into three sections, as follows: (more…)

What is ‘extensive reading’

When most people prepare for IELTS reading, they think about subskills like skimming and scanning, but sometimes overlook another very important activity – extensive reading. With ‘extensive’, (more…)

Women, career, unconscious bias

These days more women are entering technical professions but they are still far outnumbered by men. Computing scientist Talia Gershon believes this is partly due to unconscious biases. Watch the video and then reconstruct what Talia says. (more…)

Jumbled work quotes

In the last post we looked at different attitudes to work. Today’s challenge is to reconstruct famous quotations that reflect different attitudes towards work.

Don’t forget to read the instructions! Answer key below.

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Reconstructing Chomsky on Language

Recently in class Chomsky’s name came up in discussion as the most widely cited author, but not many students knew his name or why he is so well-known.

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Cloze your books!

IELTS Task 1 and plastic waste

The IELTS test does actually produce quite a lot of waste, and some of it probably ends up in the ocean.

Look at the graph and then try to reconstruct the text – without looking at the text!

(Similar activities here, here and here.) (more…)

Mind the gap

Make your own gap-filled texts and then practice filling them! (more…)

Reconstructing work through automation

1. Think about – or better still, chat to a friend – about the nature of work.
2. What is work? Why do we work?
3. If humans are replaced by machines in the workplace, what are we going to do with all our free time?
4. Watch and listen to the video. Then attempt to reconstruct the text using the app below.

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