• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
IELTS Advantage

IELTS Advantage

IELTS Preparation Courses

  • Courses
  • Success Stories
  • Resources
    • IELTS Writing Task 1
    • IELTS Writing Task 2
    • IELTS Speaking
    • IELTS Reading
    • IELTS Listening
    • IELTS Vocabulary
  • Contact Us
  • VIP Course

Introduction to IELTS Writing Task 1 Video Lesson

Home » Introduction to IELTS Writing Task 1 Video Lesson

The British Council have some great videos about the IELTS test. I decided to use one of them to introduce task 1 (academic) to a new class.

Image: ielts-task-1-lesson-plan

The lesson aims to familiarise students with the test format and the task 1 marking scheme. The marking scheme, contained in the band descriptors, can be a bit daunting in the first lesson of a new course and this video is far more student-friendly and engaging.

I think it’s really important students are aware of how the exam is marked before they do anything else, as this focuses their mind on what is important for the rest of the course. There also seems to be lots of misconceptions about ‘how to get a good score’, so it is usually a good way to dispel these myths.

All you need for this lesson is the video below and a copy of the band descriptors for each student.

Lesson Plan

1. Introduction– Teacher asks students to tell the other people in their groups what they already know about IELTS writing task 1 and what advice would they give someone taking the test.

2. Pre-video discussion- Tell students that they are going to watch a short video about task 1. Before they watch the video they should look at the following words/numbers and predict what the video will say about them.

150/20/2-3/main/significant/copy/linking words/paraphrase/overview/tenses/paragraphs/vocabulary/grammar

Student discuss and try to guess what they will see. Board some ideas.

3. Watch Video- Watch the video to check which ideas were correct. Stop video at 3.30.

4. Discussion– Discuss which things they got correct, but more importantly was there anything they got incorrect? Did anything surprise them? Did anything in the video contradict what they thought before? Is there anything they didn’t understand?

Might be a good idea to clarify anything students are confused about at this stage.

5. Do’s and Don’ts– Teacher tells students that they are going to watch the video one more time and they should make short notes about what you should do and what you shouldn’t do. Students watch (stop again at 3.30) and then work in small groups to write 4 Do’s and 4 Don’ts. Compare their ideas with other groups when they have finished. Watch the rest of the video to compare their lists with the video’s list.

6. Band Descriptors– Hand out task 1 band descriptors and ask students to match their Do’s and Dont’s with each of the criteria.

7. Reflection– Ask students to think about the band score they need and with reference to the band descriptors, tell a partner what they need to do to get it.

I hope your students find this lesson useful. Please comment below if you have any other suggestions.

If you would like to view our other resources for teachers, please check out our teachers’ resource page.

Please also feel free to use any of our other IELTS resources in class.

Share
WhatsApp
Email

About Christopher Pell

My name is Christopher Pell and I'm the Managing Director of IELTS Advantage.

I started IELTS Advantage as a simple blog to help 16 students in my class. Several years later, I am very humbled that my VIP Course has been able to help thousands of people around the world to score a Band 7+ in their IELTS tests.

If you need my help with your IELTS preparation, you can send me an email here: [email protected]

guest
guest
3 Comments
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Primary Sidebar

Navigation

  • IELTS Preparation Guide
  • IELTS Writing Task 1
  • IELTS Writing Task 2
  • IELTS Reading
  • IELTS Speaking
  • IELTS Vocabulary
  • IELTS Listening
  • IELTS Tips
  • IELTS Practice: Ultimate Free Guide
  • IELTS For Teachers
  • IELTS Writing Correction Service

Footer

Contact us

Email: [email protected]
Over 2,000,000 collective followers!
Image: ielts-facebook
Image: ielts-instagram
Image: ielts-yt
  • Blog
  • Success Stories
  • Our Team
  • Our Principles
  • FAQ & Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms and Conditions
  • About Author
  • Subscribe
  • IELTS VIP Ambassador Program
  • Cookies Policy
© 2021 IELTS Advantage All rights reserved. Registered Company Number NI637423. Advantage Exam Preparation Limited. 4 Castleglen Park, Dundrum, County Down, BT33 0WL United Kingdom. The information on this site is for information purposes only. IELTS is a registered trademark of University of Cambridge, the British Council, and IDP Education Australia. This site and its owners are not affiliated, approved or endorsed by the University of Cambridge ESOL, the British Council, and IDP Education Australia. For full information please refer to our terms and conditions and disclaimer.
wpDiscuz