Wednesday, March 5, 2025

IELTS Writing part 2

 

Write about the following topic: 

We often hear that new technology presents a threat to our traditions. In what ways however can new technology help maintain our traditions?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. 
Write at least 250 words. 

In what ways however can new technology help maintain our traditions?

 

Some ideas

 

never    devote   Now    a lot    result   argued   From  It   Therefore

1. The Internet is _____ an established provider of education

2. _____ a good website we can learn _____ about our past 

3. As a _____ of the Internet , and mobile phones , it has _____ been easier to inform people of upcoming events 

4. ____ could be ____ that modern technology saves us time 

5. _____ we should have more time to _____ to traditional activities

 

Talk about traditional activities in your culture

Give some examples

Talk about how technology (like IT) makes these activities more alive.

For example - In NZ, we can all speak a lot more Te Reo Maori than we used to, partly because of the Internet. It just makes the language much more accessible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Which paragraph could open with these sentence openers:

Finally , it could be argued that

We often hear that

In conclusion , there would seem to be

A second way in which today's technology can

First of all , it seems that 

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Review activity (model text)


Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Net Worth


 

Discuss the word pairs - what's the difference

1. Worth  /  value

2. Debt  /  debit

3. Lend  /  borrow

4. Deposit  /  withdraw

5. Cash  /  money

6. Savings  /  earnings

7. Salary  /  wages

8. Funds  /  payments

9. Interest   /   profit

10. Price  /  cost


Pronouncing 'r' and 'l'

Dictate this text to a partner. Don't 'correct' it. Read exactly what it says.

I worked rate and I didn't alive home until 10 o'clock. I was very wet because of the lane. Then to my supplies, my key didn't fit in the rock. So I looked closely at my keys and saw that they were the long ones. I had left my house keys at work. So I got back on my motorbike and load back to the office to correct them. I got home really tired, so I went to bed, led for half an hour, switched off the right and went to sleep.




Go deeper into the world of R


Go deeper into the world of L

If I Fell (Conditionals)




Conditionals

  • Zero - For general truths
    if + present, - present
If you travel by bus after 7pm, it's free.

  • First - For real present / future conditions.
    if + present, - will / going to / imperative / modal
If you break a mirror, you'll get seven years bad luck.

  • Second - For unreal present / future conditions
    if + past, - would / could + bare infinitive
If I were you, I'd leave early. (advice)


Song dictation:

If ________________ you
________________ to be true
And _______ understand
__________ in love before
And I found ______________
Than _________________

______________ to you
I _________ sure
From the _________
That you __________ more than her 

______________ oh please
Don't ____________
____________too oh please
__________ my pride like her 
______________ stand the pain
And I __________ if our new love was in vain 

So I _____________ that I
____________________ you
And that she _________
______________ we are two
______________ with you


Listen:

 ____________________________


Check

If I fell in love with you
Would you promise to be true 

And help me understand
'Cause I've been in love before
And I found that love was more
Than just holding hands 

If I give my heart to you
I must be sure
From the very start
That you would love me more than her

If I trust in you oh please
Don't run and hide

If I love you too oh please
Don't hurt my pride like her 
'Cause I couldn't stand the pain
And I would be sad if our new love was in vain 

So I hope you see that I
Would love to love you
And that she will cry
When she learns we are two

If I fell in love with you

Which lines of this song are in the First Conditional? (Real possibility)
Which lines use the Second Conditional? (Unreal possibility)


Discuss

1. Have you ever fallen in love?
2. What things give you the feeling of pride?
3. Which emotion is most similar to pride?

satisfaction
anger
honour
courage
confidence

4. How can your pride get hurt?
5. If we do something "in vain" it means we made a lot of effort, but it was / was not successful

 

Start with Zero
Then do First
Then do Zero and First
Then do Second
Then do First and Second 


Speaking practice





Vivid Verbs


Related image

 

Emotion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movement

Behaviour

Face

Body

Animal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mechanical

Natural

Noise

Voice



Now let's have a chat

1. Do you sometimes conceal your real opinions? Why?
2. Do you have a special way of coaxing a cat to come up to you for a pat?
3. Is there anyone in your life that you might try to dodge of you saw them in the street? Why?
4. What's a kind of food or drink you despise?
5. Do you struggle to emerge from sleep in the morning or do you leap out of bed?
6. Can you successfully flip a pancake?
7. Who is a friend you love to goof around with? What sort of things do you do together?
8. Have you ever fainted? When was it? Where were you? Why did you faint?
9. When did you last have to haul furniture from one house or one room to another?
10. Do you sometimes honk the horn of your car at other drivers?
11. What time of day do you find it easier to focus on more creative things?
12. Do you enjoy hunting for bargains at secondhand shops?







In groups write a suitable noun next to any of these verbs: e.g. shatter + glass

Vivid verbs practice:





Write ten ten-word sentences using ten workhouse verbs.

 

1_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ________.

2_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ________.

3_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ________.

4_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ________.

5_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ________.

6_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ________.

7_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ________.

8_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ________.

9_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ________.

10_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ________ ________.

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

abolish

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

break

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

capture

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

deliver

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

ensure

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

foresee

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

identify

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

jump

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

master

 

 

 



Rotating stories:

I didn't foresee that the results of my actions would be so catastrophic. We had all gathered in the meeting room to discuss....








Verb of emotion + by (passive verb)




amazebewilderdisgustimpress
amuseboreecstasizeirritate
angerconfuseenrageplease
alarmeddelightexcitesadden
astonishdepressfrightenshock
awedisappointhorrifysurprise

I'm __________ed  BY ___________                           I'm __________ed  BY ___________     

I'm __________ed  BY ___________                           I'm __________ed  BY ___________  

I'm __________ed  BY ___________                           I'm __________ed  BY ___________  

I'm __________ed  BY ___________                           I'm __________ed  BY ___________  

I'm __________ed  BY ___________                           I'm __________ed  BY ___________  

I'm __________ed  BY ___________                           I'm __________ed  BY ___________  

I'm __________ed  BY ___________                           I'm __________ed  BY ___________  



Think of a synonym 

acceptdiscouragehumiliaterebel
achedisgustincensereinforce
admiredisillusioninflamereject
affectdisinterestinfuriaterelax
afflictdislikeinjurerely
agonizedismayinquireresent
alarmdissatisfyinspirereserve
alienatedistressinsultrespect
amazedistrustintendsatisfy
annoydominateinterestscare
appalldoubtintriguesecure
blessdreadirritatesnoop
boreelateliberatestupefy
braveembarrasslikesulk
calmencourageloathesurprise
challengeenergizelosesuspect
cheerengrosslovesympathize
comfortenjoymenaceterrify
concernenragemournthank
confideenthuseneedthreaten
considerexciteoffendthrill
crushfascinateoverjoytorment
darefatiguepaintorture
dejectfearpanictouch
delightforceparalyzeunderstand
deprivefreeperplexupset
desirefrightenplayvictimize
despairfrustratepleasewant
determinefumepreferwarm
detestgrievepreoccupywish
devotehateprovokework up
diminishhesitatequietworry
disappointhopereassurewrong