Course Brief

The course focuses on the skills needed for students to reach their IELTS grade requirements and succeed in an academic environment.

Learning Objectives:

• Introduce students to and familiarise them with the format and content of IELTS.
• Equip students with effective skills and strategies needed to undertake the IELTS test with confidence.
• Provide material for practice in all areas of the test.
• Administer regular mock tests with individual feedback and advice from certified examiners.

Course Outline

Reading:

Skimming and scanning for general or specific information (e.g. data/statistics, facts); processing information from academic and authentic sources (magazines, journals and the internet), logical organisation of information.

Writing:

(task one) interpreting and comparing data; describing tables, objects, graphs and processes; (task two) stating and developing arguments/opinions; problem-solving; presenting information logically, coherently and cohesively; paragraph mapping—introduction, body of ideas and conclusion; sequencers and signaling devices; proof–reading/editing work as part of drafts.

Listening:

Extracting information from texts of varying lengths e.g. university lectures, radio interviews, radio documentaries, conversations; learning what information to look for and what to exclude.

Speaking:

Providing information in a formal interview context; giving an extended talk on a given topic; taking part in a formal discussion; giving a formal presentation/report.

Grammer:

Language required for describing graphs and diagrams including comparatives and superlatives, the passive voice.

Vocabulary Topics:

Develop vocabulary connected with the most common IELTS topics, such as the Environment, Science and Technology, Health, Energy, Education, Transport, The Arts, Media, and Urbanisation.