IELTS

IELTS Preparation Course (20 Hours )

Course Overview
IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. It measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking – for people who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication. This course prepares candidates for the IELTS exam.

Prerequisites
Business English Pre Intermediate
With Business English Pre-Intermediate language skills and the IELTS course, candidates can aim to achieve an estimated IELTS score of at least 5.5

Course SYLLABUS
INTRODUCTION
QUESTION AND ANSWER ABOUT IELTS
PREPARING FOR IELTS
LISTENING MODULE

QUICK STUDY
Overview
Question Types
Listening Tips
Completing the Blanks

Module 1 – LISTENING SKILLS
Target 1 – Making Assumptions
Target 2 – Understanding Numbers
Target 3 – Understanding the Alphabet
Target 4 – Listening for Descriptions
Target 5 – Listening for Time
Target 6 – Listening for Frequency
Target 7 – Listening for Similar Meanings
Target 8 – Listening for Emotions
Target 9 – Listening for an Explanation
Target 10 – Listening for Classifications
Target 11 – Listening for Comparisons and Contrasts
Target 12 – Listening for Negative Meaning
Target 13 – Listening for Chronology

Module 2 – READING MODULE
QUICK STUDY
Overview
Question Types
Reading Tips
READING SKILLS
Target 1 – Using the First Paragraph to Make Predictions
Target 2 – Using the Topic Sentence to Make Predictions
Target 3 – Looking for Specific Details
Target 4 – Analyzing the Questions and Answers
Target 5 – Identifying the Tasks

Module 3 – WRITING MODULE
QUICK STUDY
Overview
Question Types
Writing Tips
WRITING SKILLS
Target 1 – Writing for a Specific Audience
Target 2 – Completing the Task
Target 3 – Determining the Task
Target 4 – Developing a Thesis Statement
Target 5 – Organizing Your Writing
Target 6 – Writing a Paragraph
Target 7 – Writing the Introduction
Target 8 – Writing with Variety

Module 4 – SPEAKING MODULE
QUICK STUDY
Overview
Question Types
Speaking Tips
SPEAKING SKILLS
Target 1 – Describing Yourself
Target 2 – Describing Your Family
Target 3 – Describing Your Home or Hometown
Target 4 – Describing Your Occupation or School
Target 5 – Describing Your Hobbies or General Interests
Target 6 – Discussing a Topic
Target 7 – Responding to Follow-up Questions
Target 8 – Discussing an Issue in Depth

Module 5 – IELTS MODEL TESTS
ACADEMIC
Model Test 1
Model Test 2
Model Test 3
Model Test 4
GENERAL TRAINING: Reading and Writing
Mode! Test 1
Mode! Test 2

Module 6 – ASWER KEYS FOR THE MODULE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING MODULE
READING MODULE
WRITING MODULE
SPEAKING MODULE

Module 7 – EXPLANATORY ANSWERS FOR THE MODEL TESTS
ACADEMIC
Model Test 1
Model Test 2
Model Test 3
Model Test 4
GENERAL TRAINING
Model Test 1
Model Test 2

Module 8  – APPENDIX
AUDIOSCRIPT FOR THE LISTENING SECTIONS
IELTS Listening Module
Model Test 1
Model Test 2
Model Test 3
Model Test 4
ANSWER SHEETS
Listening Module
Reading Module
Writing Module

On the day of the test, the four subsections will be taken in the following order:

Total Test Time > 2 hours 45 minutes

The Speaking test may even take place a day or two later at some centres.

IELTS listening test lasts for about 30 minutes. It consists of four sections, played on cassette tape, in order of increasing difficulty. Each section might be a dialogue or a monologue. The test is played once only, and the questions for each section must be answered while listening, although time is given for students to check their answers.

IELTS Reading test lasts for 60 minutes. Students are given an Academic Reading test, or a General Training Reading test. Both tests consist of three sections, and in both tests the sections are in order of increasing difficulty.

IELTS Writing test also lasts for 60 minutes. Again, students take either an Academic test, or a General Training test. Students must perform two writing tasks, which require different styles of writing. There is no choice of question topics.

IELTS Speaking test consists of a one-to-one interview with a specially trained examiner. The examiner will lead the candidate through the three parts of the test:

An introduction and interview, an individual long turn where the candidate speaks for one or two minutes on a particular topic, and a two-way discussion thematically linked to the individual long turn. This interview will last for approximately 11 14 minutes.

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