IELTS Expert User b1 Term 11 subject 1 lesson 5

TIME TO SPEAK   Changing tastes 

DISCUSS With a partner, talk about some music, movies, and TV shows you used to like five years ago. Then talk about what you like today. You can go online to find out more details about  entertainment five years ago. 

DECIDE Which profile below describes you, and which one do you think describes your partner?  Compare your ideas. 

Rock: Your tastes never change. 

Onion: You keep all of your old tastes and also get some new ones. 

Tree: You keep some of your old tastes but lose others. You also get new tastes. 

Chameleon: Your tastes keep changing completely. 

PREPARE In your opinion, how common is each profile in your class? With your partner, make  a prediction. Rank the profiles from the most common to the least common. 

PRESENT Tell the class about your ranking. Then everyone in the class reveals their profile.  What is the most common profile in the class? The least common? Was your prediction correct? 

AGREE As a class, compare the opinions below with what you learned in part D. How much do you agree or disagree with them? 

We all get bored with things eventually. 

Our tastes change because trends change. 

Everyone loves to discover new things. 

Our tastes don’t change much. 

Our tastes depend on our age.