Can-Do Task: An Idiomatic Discussion

Task: discuss a change or trend using academic collocations, idioms, and fixed expressions naturally.

Notice

  • Example: The rise of remote work has been a sea change for many industries. By and large, employees have welcomed the shift, though it has been an uphill battle for some managers. All things considered, the benefits seem to outweigh the drawbacks.

Rule

Your task: Write 5–7 sentences discussing a change or trend you find interesting. Use at least four expressions from this module: an academic collocation, an idiom for change, and two fixed argument-structuring expressions.

Practice

  1. Planning line: what change or trend will you discuss?
    Answer: Personal answer.
  2. Draft one sentence using “by and large” or “all things considered”.
    Answer: Personal answer, e.g. ‘By and large, the change has been positive.’

Connect

Test your idiomatic vocabulary before writing your discussion.

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CEFR: Spoken Production — present clear, detailed, idiomatically natural discussion of complex subjects.

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