Pre-intermediate A2+ Get Ready for ielts

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Plan your answer. Write notes for each of the key words. You have one minute for this
in the exam.
3
 
Record your answer. You have one to two minutes for this in the exam.
Progress check
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Listen to your answer. Tick the boxes below to assess your answers.
Do you ...
talk about all the key words on the task card? 
use vocabulary for expressing preferences? 
use vocabulary for free time activities? 
use the present simple?
Free time 
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Special occasions
AIMS: 
Talking about special occasions • Connecting ideas • Pronunciation: Past tense endings
• Past simple • Skills development: Understanding Part 3 • Exam practice: Part 2 and Part 3
Part 1: Language development
Vocabulary: Special occasions
1
Look at the photos of special occasions. Which of the things in the box below can you see?
(
balloons 
cake 
cards 
carnival 
costume 
family
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fireworks 
friends 
parade 
presents 
traditional food
2 
Complete the descriptions of special occasions with the words below.
! 
family 
give 
make 
presents
In my country, we celebrate name days. We (1).......................... cards and (2).......................
traditional food. I enjoy visiting my (3).......................... on my name day and I love receiving
(4).......................... !
fireworks 
parade 
watch 
wear
New Year is a very special occasion. There's a (5).......................... through the streets and
people (6).......................... beautiful costumes. We (7).............................the parade and we
celebrate the start of a new year w ith (8)............................