IELTS Writing- Prepositions
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Prepositions in typical IELTS Academic Writing phrases pairwork
Lesson Plan Content:
IELTS Writing phrases prepositions pairwork
Student A
Choose one of the sections below and read out phrases with that word missing until your partner guesses what needs to go in the gaps. They can only guess once per example.
Above
For the reasons given ________, I believe that…
Having taken all the factors _______ into account, it can be concluded that…
As
not as important ______....
______ a consequence,…
As well _____....
Taking Japan ______ an example,…
At
______ the same time
Below
I will deal with each of these points ______.
Between
The biggest similarity ________ the lines is…
For
______ instance,…
____ the most part
______ this reason,…
That is true for many, but _______ others...
From
Far ______ the town centre
,…including examples _______ my own experience
will start to suffer _______…
In
_______ contrast,…
_______ many cases
To put it ______ other words,…
_____ this essay, I will…
They have several things _____ common
All _______ all
_____ addition
___ conclusion,…
…but ______ fact,…
The main argument ______ favour of this is…
______ order to achieve…
_______ the vicinity of…
Than
A few percent less _______...
rather ________There are more drawbacks _______ benefits
Find or think of phrases that mean the same as the phrases above.
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Student B
Choose one of the sections below and read out phrases with that word missing until your partner guesses what needs to go in the gaps. They can only guess once per example.
Of
Another root cause _____ this is…
First _____ all,…
In spite ______ these differences,…
The benefits _______ using....
Another point _____ view is that…
The negative side ______ this course of action is…
I will examine the pros and cons _______…
Hundreds ______ millions of people all over the world
to the northwest ________ London
The best illustration ______ this is…
A growing number _______ people…
A significant amount ______ money…in a suburb _____ that town
To
Similar ______...
Turning _____ the things that could be said against this,…
This usually leads _____…
_______ some extent/
due _____ the fact that...
______ summarize,…
It is easy ______ understand why…
_____ give another example…
come _____ a conclusion
close ______ the river
There are positives and negatives ______ both
preferable ______ the other options
citizens should be allowed _______…
______ tackle this problem, parents should…
that is ______ say,…
this tends ______ cause…
take steps ______ resolve…
_______ be specific,…
According ______ the map,…
Up
weigh _____ both sides of the issue
With
This contrasts ______ the aforementioned country, where…
I will support my opinion _______ examples.
have problems _______…
Find or think of phrases that mean the same as the phrases above.
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Suggested alternative phrases
Many other phrases are possible, so please ask if you wrote something different.
Above
For the reasons given ________, I believe that…/ Due to the reasons given above, I think…
Having taken all the factors _______ into account, it can be concluded that…/ Having considered all of those points, one could come to the conclusion that…
As
Not as important ______..../ Less important than
______ a consequence/ Because of this
As well ______,…/ In addition to…
Taking Japan ______ an example,…/ I can illustrate my point by looking at Japan, which…
______ mentioned above,…/ As I wrote above,…/ As noted above,…
At
______ the same time/ Concurrently/ Simultaneously
Below
I will deal with each of these points ______./ Each of these issues is addressed in the following paragraph(s).
Between
The biggest similarity ________ the lines is…/ The way in which the two lines are most similar is…
For
______ instance,…/ For example/ e.g./ One example of this is…
____ the most part/ Mainly
______ this reason,…/ Because of this
That is true for many, but _______ others...
From
,…including examples _______ my own experience/ illustrated with my own personal experience
will start to suffer _______…/ will start to have problems with…
In
_______ contrast,…/ This contrasts with…
_______ many cases/ Often
To put it ______ other words,…/ To explain that another way,…
_____ this essay, I will…/ I will… below.
They have several things _____ common/ There are several similarities/ They are similar in several ways
All _______ all/ Taking everything into consideration
_____ addition/ Furthermore/ Moreover
___ conclusion,…/ To conclude,…/ To bring this essay to a conclusion,…
But ______ fact,…/ Actually
The main argument ______ favour of this is…/ The main reason why I support this is…
______ order to achieve…/ To achieve…
_______ the vicinity of…/ near…
Of
Another root cause _____ this is…/ An additional fundamental reason for this is…
First _____ all,…/ Firstly,…/ First,…
In spite ______ these differences,… - Despite these areas of difference,…
The benefits _______ using.... – The positive consequences of using…
Another point _____ view is that… - Other people see it another way, being…
Than
A few percent less _______.../ Two or three percent under…
rather ________/ instead ofThere are more drawbacks _______ benefits/ The disadvantages outweigh the advantages
To
Similar ______.../ The same in many ways as…
Turning _____ the things that could be said against this,…/ Moving onto the opposite point of view,…
This usually leads _____…/ This generally causes…
_______ some extent/ Somewhat…
Due _____ the fact that.../ Owing to…
______ summarize,…/ To sum up,…
It is easy ______ understand why… - We can easily comprehend the reason for…
_____ give another example… - An additional example of this is…
Come _____ a conclusion – Reach a conclusion
near ______ the river/ close to the river
There are positives and negatives ______ both/ Both have pros and conspreferable ______ the other options/ better than the alternatives
citizens should be allowed _______…/ … should be permitted to citizens
______ tackle this problem, parents should…/ in order to solve this problem, parents ought to…
that is ______ say,…/ in other words
this tends ______ cause…/ this often leads to…
take steps ______ resolve…/ do something in order to tackle…
_______ be specific,…/ specifically…
According ______ the map,…/ From the information on the map we can say that…
Up
Weigh _____ both sides of the issue – Look at both points of view
With
This contrasts ______ the aforementioned country, where…/ This is different to the country mentioned above, where…
I will support my opinion _______ examples./ using examples to back up my views
have problems _______…/ suffer from
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