Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training Academic Task 1 asks you to describe changes and processes. Task 2 often asks what authorities, communities or individuals should do. Many learners repeat "increase" and "the government should" ten times, or they use opinions that sound one-sided. In this episode: • Trends: describing change • Processes: describing stages • Public decisions: neutral language • Society: people and communities • Model • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • choose the verb, add speed or size, and get the preposition right: by, to, from, of, in. • processes use stages, sequencers and the present passive. • talk about public decisions as measures, services and options, in calm and neutral words. • use exact group words such as residents and households instead of repeating "people". IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.