Talking about trends and change

Describe how society and technology are changing with precise verbs, collocations and tenses, explain what is driving a trend, and judge whether it is positive or here to stay: core moves for IELTS Part 3 and the later TOEFL interview questions.

Level C1 25 min5 exercisesLesson 10 of 12 in Speaking C1

Trains: IELTS Speaking Part 3, TOEFL iBT Speaking – Take an Interview

What you'll learn

Describe the direction, speed and degree of a change with precise verbs, adverbs and collocations
Use the grammar of change accurately: present perfect (continuous), increasingly, no longer, used to and would, the more… the more
Structure answers about change as then → now → driver → next, and evaluate whether a trend is positive or likely to last
Stress noun–verb pairs such as INcrease / inCREASE correctly in connected speech

Lesson content

10 steps · 5 exercises · 25 min total

1. Warm-up1 question
2. LearnThe skill and the strategy
3. ModelSee how it's done
4. Practice 1The grammar of change
5. Practice 2Shadow trend language with the right stress
6. Practice 3IELTS Part 3: describe and evaluate a change
7. Practice 4TOEFL Take an Interview: explain and judge a trend
8. Exam tips3 tips
9. Key vocabulary12 words
10. SummaryReview and finish

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