GT Letter & Speaking About Where You Live
Lesson 7.5 closes Unit 7 with the pathway split: GT housing/community letter and Speaking Part 2 about where you live.
- Write a GT letter on a housing matter
- Plan a Part 2 long turn about your neighbourhood
- Review Unit 7 grammar and vocabulary
Listening Skills — A Discussion on Housing Policy Research
You will hear a supervisor discussing a student's research proposal on urban housing policy. Read the questions before listening and think about what kind of short answer each one needs.
- Each answer should be short — no more than three words.
- Listen for the supervisor's suggestions — these often become the key facts.
- Note any research method mentioned.
- Watch for the speaker rephrasing a figure, as the final version is correct.
Listen first — the transcript stays hidden so this works like the real exam.
Listening audio
Tap play to generate and listen.
Answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
- How many years does Kate's research cover?
- How many towns did Kate originally plan to include in her sample?
- What method will Kate use to select interview participants?
- What does Kate believe is the primary driver of rising rents?
- What is the exact date of the submission deadline?
- What does the supervisor suggest Kate start next month?
Answer key
Speaking · Part 2 — A place you live
- near the river
- south of the centre
- residential and quiet
- lively, full of small shops
- meet friends
- go running
- sense of community
- good mix of green space and cafes
Pathway focus · Academic — extend Task 1 process
Academic candidates: revisit Lesson 7.3 and write a full 150-word Task 1 response describing the bus-priority process.
Unit 7 review
- List 5 urban collocations from 7.1.
- Write one second and one third conditional.
- Recall the TFNG distinction.
- Name 4 sequencing words from 7.3.
Exam Strategy
- Exam Tip
Cover all three bullet points — one paragraph each is the safe model.
Independent Practice
Write the full 150-word letter in 20 minutes.
Record the Part 2 cue twice; aim for 1:45.
Key Takeaways
- Pathway split = Writing Task 1 only. Listening and Speaking remain shared.
- Unit 7 = conditionals + city/housing language across all four skills.
- Tense choice under pressure20 fast decisions between present simple, present perfect and past simple.
- Sentence & summary completionWord-limit discipline: NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
- Trend language workoutDescribe movement precisely — verbs, adverbs and noun phrases.
Optional — this doesn't affect your lesson or course progress.