Bands 6.5–7.

Contents

Navigation 3
Toolbar 3
Toolbar: Home 3
Toolbar: Using the Phonemic Chart 4
Toolbar: Using Progress 5
Toolbar: Using the e-Portfolio 6
My Work 7
Toolbar: Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 8
Toolbar: Printing 8
Exercises 9
Exercise: Drag and Drop 10
Exercise: Reorder Sentence 11
Exercise: Text Entry 11
Exercise: Strike Out 12
Exercise: Strike Out 12
Exercise: Correct Text 12
Exercise: Conversation 13

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Navigation

You can navigate the exercises within Complete IELTS Bands 6.5-7.5 through a number of ways. The side
menu gives you access to all units, word lists and grammar reference.

You are also able to use the navigation trail underneath the banner to access the content.

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Toolbar

Navigation controls are globally positioned in the top-right of the application and include the following:

• Home
• Phonemic Chart
• Progress
• Portfolio
• Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
• Print
• Help

Toolbar: Home

Click to go back to the main screen.

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Toolbar: Using the Phonemic Chart

Click to open the interactive phonemic chart. Click on a phoneme to hear audio for that phoneme.
Related phonemes are highlighted in the chart. Click the ‘X’ button to close the chart.

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Toolbar: Using Progress

Click to open the Progress area. You will see a percentage breakdown of what you have achieved in
all units.

Click on a unit to see your score as a percentage for each exercise.

You will receive an average score for the unit and a score for each exercise. Clicking one of the exercises
will take you to that exercise.

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Toolbar: Using the e-Portfolio

Click to open the e-Portfolio. This is where you can store your own work.

The Portfolio opens as a pop-up where you can use the additional features of My Work and the Language
Reference.

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My Work

The My Work area allows you to make notes and save your work against the pre-defined areas of:

• Grammar
• Listening
• Reading
• Speaking
• Vocabulary
• Writing.

Click to enter notes. You are also able to save related documents for reference.

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Toolbar: Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

Click to access the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. You will require access to the internet as
this is an internet based resource.

Toolbar: Printing

Click to print both exercises and Progress.

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Exercises

The exercise screen is made up of a number of questions followed by the option to check your scores.
At the bottom of an exercise you are given a number of options: check, submit, show answers and start
the exercise again.

Clicking in an exercise marks the individual questions as either correct or incorrect.

Clicking produces a feedback pop-up and writes your percentage score to the Progress area.

You are only able to click once you have submitted your answers.

Clicking refreshes the screen and allows you to retake the exercise

Some exercises include audio, either at exercise or question level. If audio is present at exercise level
you will be able to use an audio player that includes the options to stop, pause, play, mute and increase
volume and where applicable click for a script.

Many of the exercises include articles and graphs. These are indicated by a clickable button next to the
rubric.

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Exercise: Drag and Drop

To drag and drop, simply drag the dark grey tokens to the gaps.

Some drag and drop exercises ask you to drop the tokens to specific areas such as columns.

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Exercise: Reorder Sentence

Click and drag the sentences to make a coherent and correct paragraph. Often the first and final
sentences are fixed to give you an indication of the beginnings and end of the text.

Exercise: Text Entry

Click in the gaps to enter text.

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Exercise: Strike Out

The Strike Out exercise is accompanied by audio for each question. You will be required to listen to the
audio first and then choose the correct word. Clicking a word changes it to italics to indicate your chosen
answer for the question.

Exercise: Correct text

The Correct text exercise presents a number of sentences, asking you to correct or rewrite parts of the
sentence.

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Exercise: Conversation

The Conversation exercise requires you to listen to each question. You will then be asked to record your
own answers. Once recorded you can play the audio back to yourself. You have the option to send your
recordings to your My Work area in your Portfolio.

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