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Multiple Choice

"A statue of Shakespeare, the world’s most renowned playwright, stands in Leicester Square in London’s West End. "

What is the synonym for "renowned"?

• modern

• famous

• contemporary

• historic

Multiple Choice

"These historic buildings now coexist with contemporary shops and offices."

What is the meaning of "contemporary"?

• modern

• jealous

• huilty

• empathetic

Multiple Choice

"Our recognition of emotions in other species was due to anthropomorphism, or the attribution of human traits to animals."

What is the synonym for "trait"?

• affection

• infant

• evolution

• characteristic

Multiple Choice

"Researchers found that dogs displayed jealous behaviours when their owners showed affection to other dogs."

What is the synonym for "affection"?

• jealousy

• guilt

• empathy

• love

Multiple Choice

"There is a general consensus that companies should give back to the community."

What is the synonym for "consensus"?

• foundation

• condition

• responsibility

• agreement

Multiple Choice

"Since its foundation, Toms has given one pair of shoes to a person in need for every pair sold."

What is the synonym for "foundation"?

• initiative

• bottom line

• establishment

• impact

Multiple Choice

"It allows customers to donate healthy meals to impoverished children when making a purchase."

What is the synonym for "impoverished"?

• mature

• poor

• praiseworthy

• ultimate

Multiple Choice

"These types of programmes are praiseworthy for their impact on poverty."

What is the synonym for "impact"?

• consensus

• influence

• initiative

• profit

Multiple Choice

"By advertising these types of socially responsible programmes, companies boost profits."

What is the synonym for "boost"?

• construct

• revolve

• grasp

• increase

Multiple Choice

"Weaver ants are most notable for their ability to construct nests from living leaves located high in the treetops."

What is the meaning of "notable"?

• in the first place

• important and deserving attention

• mature

• ultimate

Multiple Choice

What is this?

• a salivary gland

• a nest

• cosmetics

• a chain

Multiple Choice

What are they?

• nests

• cosmetics

• infants

• salivary glands

IELTS Writing Task 1

Introduction

In the IELTS exam, you will get a chart or graph and you will have to write 150 words about it

150 words = 3-4 short paragraphs

First, we will learn some new words to describe changes (= trends)

You will need these words to write about the chart or graph you will see in the test

We use words such as 'increase (go up) / descrease (go down)' and their synonyms to write about the changes we can see in the graph

Synonym = different word with the same meaning

Spend a few minutes looking at these examples. This will be followed by 8 short questions on Quizziz.

Multiple Choice

decline

Multiple Choice

rise

Multiple Choice

drop

Multiple Choice

stay constant

Multiple Choice

increase

Multiple Choice

decrease

Multiple Choice

remain steady

Multiple Choice

jump

Spend a few minutes studying this new vocabulary

You will get 3 questions on Quizziz to see how much you remember

Multiple Choice

• The number of people using Netflix has remained constant for the last ten years.

• The number of people using Netflix has dropped over the years.

• The number of people using Netflix has steadily increased over a decade.

Multiple Choice

• The number of cars sold in China has dramatically decreased towards the end of 2019.

• A larger number of cars was sold in China in 2019 than in 2020.

• The number of cars sold in China did not change much in the last couple of years.

Multiple Choice

• The number of young people watching Cartoon Network has jumped over the years.

• The number of young people watching Cartoon Network has slowly declined over the years.

• The number of young people watching Cartoon Network has dropped dramatically over the years.

Open Ended

Write a sentence about the change you can see here!

Open Ended

Write a sentence about the change you can see here!

Open Ended

Write a sentence about the change you can see here!

Do you think that graphs always tell the truth?

We will watch a video to find out more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E91bGT9BjYk&ab_channel=TED-Ed

Open Ended

Do you always believe what you see in the news, especially if they show a graph or chart with information?