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IELTS урок 2 от RBSM

Grades 11A
Writing II introduction and reading practice  

1. Warming – up (15 minutes):
Speaking ability (2 minutes monologue speech for any willing student. The rest listen and note mistakes).

Choose the question to take interest in and prepare the two minute monologue answer.

• What is your goal?
• Which one seems better for you: euthanasia or keeping the artificial heart and breathing system on?
• Why people pierce themselves?
• What was your dream last night?
• How do you express your feelings?
• Why most people wait to be pushed?
• What is the best present for a friend?
• Which one would you choose and why: the big and bold or the small and fluffy?
• Why doctors learn to cure by experimenting on helpless animals?
• Are you afraid of the consequences of global warming?
• Can you change something in this life?
• What is the purpose of your life?
 

Task 2 (20 minutes)
Introduction to Writing II: The teacher orally explains the basic demands for the writing II successful pass. Interactive video support (20 minutes).
Reasoning drilling:
Topic: To teach somebody to be kind and merciful is faster by cutting legs from the homeless dog and observing its suffering.
Arguments: (students are to bring out their arguments pro and con)

 

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1)                                                                                                                    1)

2)                                                                                                                     2)

3)                                                                                                                     3)

4)                                                                                                                     4)

5)                                                                                                                     5)

Topic: There is only one truth and there is no way to suggest otherwise.
Arguments:

 

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1)                                                                                                                    1)

2)                                                                                                                     2)

3)                                                                                                                     3)

4)                                                                                                                     4)

5)                                                                                                                     5)

Task 3 (practice)
Practice your reasoning composition:

Task: It is a fact that there are illiterate (безграмотные) people. Some people think that it is not necessary to educate everybody. If the child does not want to study, it is his choice and his decision. 
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

You should spend 40 minutes and use 250 words.
Arguments:
(10 min together as a brain storm)

 

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1)                                                                                                                    1)

2)                                                                                                                     2)

3)                                                                                                                     3)

4)                                                                                                                     4)

5)                                                                                                                     5)

 

 

Task 4: Reading of the sample, minding pronunciation and intonation. (10 minutes)


 

 

 

 

 

Plan and Sample: (20 minutes)

 

1.    Introduction:

The task for reasoning is as following: there are and have always been illiterate people.

This dilemma cannot be solved throughout the whole history. Even philosophers cannot reach the common verdict on the matter. Should we educate our children compulsory (обязательно) or should children decide for themselves?

2.    Main part:

The brightest examples among philosophers were Plato and Pythagoras, who supported the idea of education for elected (избранные).

They also believed that for some people education might be destructive (разрушительным).

There is a conception that the less you know the happier you are.

 

Another point of view is to educate everyone on compulsory basis.

The example of such philosophy was Russia after the revolution. The education was obligatory (обязательным) and free (бесплатным) for everyone.

Such policy up-brought (вырастила) lots of well-known scientists.

 

Although it does not really reflect the correlation (соотношение) between education and happiness, the educated society definitely (определенно) presents the better formation (структуру) and organization;

 

3.    Conclusion:

To finalise the above stated arguments, it seems logical to support (поддержать) the idea of compulsory education. It is obvious that the educated society has more moral boundaries (барьеры), than illiterate one. People learn not only to read and write, but also to appreciate (ценить) and respect (уважать) others around.

 

 *Subjects and Predicates are underlined with one line due to the limits of the software editing abilities. (Подлежащие и сказуемые подеркнуты одной линией в связи с ограничениями в программе-редакторе.)