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Course outline / description
Brief Course Description IELTS Preparation
Course Prerequisites All prospective students must take the Tamwood placement test,
either onsite, via the agent or online. If the student places at Level
4 they are eligible for IELTS. Existing students can transfer from
Level 4 or the end of Level 3.
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Course outline / description
Student Progress/Assessment The course will include a
Methods
practice exam every Friday so
students and instructors are
able to monitor student
progress. Students are able to
receive instant feedback and it
allows them to make decisions
on which areas to improve.
Learning Objectives/Outcomes By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Week Topic
1 Reading: The Walking School bus
Writing: Interpreting Data
Speaking: Speaking about interests
Listening: Question Types
Subskills: comparing and contrasting; academic style; academic vocabulary,
Friday test IELTS 7 Test 1
2 Reading: Location is Everything
Writing: Paraphrasing
Speaking: Speaking about problems; describing places
Listening: p. 22-23
Subskills: Reflective learning
Friday test IELTS 7 Test 2
3 Reading: Review
Writing: Charts and graphs
Speaking: Giving opinions; stereotypes
Listening: p. 45
Sub skills: Academic style, critical thinking
Friday test IELTS 7 Test 3
4 Reading: Hurry sickness; opinion vs. fact
Writing: Structuring an argument
Speaking: Describing people; leisurely activities
Listening: p. 60-62
Sub skills: Academic style; academic vocabulary; self-evaluation
Friday test IELTS 7 Test 4
5 Reading: Retail Therapies
Writing:
Speaking: Likes, dislikes, consumerism; describing objects; cultural attractions
Listening: p. 79-60
Subskills: Academic Style; academic Vocabulary; business and economics
vocabulary
Friday test IELTS 8 Test 1
6 Reading: Earth’s Resources
Writing: Tables and graphs; justifying an opinion
Speaking: Describing an event
Listening: Review of question types
Sub skills: Academic vocabulary; academic style, critical thinking
Friday test IELTS 8 Test 2
7 Reading: Sleep p, 109-113
Writing: Describing a process
Course outline / description
Listening: p. 100-101
Speaking: Describing stages; natural events
Subskills: Reflective learning; word families; brain power
Friday test IELTS 8 Test 3
8 Reading: Communication devices p. 129-133
Writing: Presenting an opinion; interpreting data
Listening: p. 120-121
Speaking: Speaking about the past: school days, teachers and students
Subskills: Academic style; academic vocabulary; critical thinking
Friday test IELTS 8 Test 4
9 Reading: Supplementary article
Writing: Beginning and end; interpreting data
Listening: p. 140-142
Speaking: Communication problems; describing in detail
Subskills: Academic style, academic vocabulary, dealing with errors
Friday test IELTS 9 TEST 1
10 Reading: Out of this world; Space p. 150-155
Writing: Explaining ‘how’
Listening: p, 160-162
Speaking: Speaking about the future: predictions, the Final Frontier
Subskills:Academic style; academic vocabulary
Friday test IELTS 9 TEST 2
11 Reading: Gridlock p. 169-72; Stereotypes p. 165
Writing: Summarizing
Listening: Authentic listening
Speaking: Speaking about goals; 4 wheels
Subskills:Academic style; academic vocabulary; critical Thinking
Friday test IELTS 9 TEST 3
12 Reading: Face the Facts p. 189-92
Writing: Presenting Solutions; data; describing
Listening: Students projects; end of oil; photography and cinema
Speaking: Clothing; tourism; time off; facial expressions
Subskills: Time management; academic vocabulary; vocabulary Builder
Friday test IELTS 9 TEST 4