Describing people and events

Bring people and events to life in IELTS Speaking Part 2: show personality with real evidence, set the scene, tell what happened in a clear order and finish with a short reflection.

Level B2 25 min5 exercisesLesson 5 of 12 in Speaking B2

Trains: IELTS Speaking Part 2

What you'll learn

Describe a person's character with specific evidence, not just a list of adjectives
Add detail about people and places with relative clauses (who, whose, which, where)
Tell the story of an event in a clear sequence, with a scene, a highlight and a reflection
Speak for up to two minutes on a person or event cue card

Lesson content

10 steps · 5 exercises · 25 min total

1. Warm-up2 questions
2. LearnThe skill and the strategy
3. ModelSee how it's done
4. Practice 1Complete the event description
5. Practice 2Put the story in order
6. Practice 3Say it smoothly
7. Practice 4Your turn: an event cue card
8. Exam tips3 tips
9. Key vocabulary11 words
10. SummaryReview and finish

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