T.I.E. (TOEFL IELTS Exams)
IELTS Course Outline
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
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To prepare you to take the IELTS by discussing, practicing, and analyzing each section of
the test;
To improve your IELTS test-taking skills and strategies in each section of the test;
To review particular grammatical patterns that occur regularly on the IELTS;
To simulate actual test-taking conditions so that you become familiar with and more
comfortable with test situations;
To learn the scoring procedures for the exam so that you can interpret your own test
scores;
To improve the quality and quantity of writing you produce under time pressure
Requirements:
• Notebook
• USB Flash Drive
• Winning Attitude
Course Highlights:
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Exceptional instruction–our tutors are truly the best-of-the-best in terms of training,
expertise and dedication.
Completely custom–your instructor will design plan targeted to your specific needs.
Stellar Results–our tutors are goal oriented and results driven. Guaranteed.*
Flexibility and convenience–a schedule built around your hectic lifestyle and the freedom
to choose in–person or web-based sessions.
No distractions–your tutor will keep you motivated and help you to focus on achieving
your best score.
Our Unique ”Keino” IELTS Teaching Method
Ideal for business professionals and students
Learn unique templates for every section of IELTS Exam.
Psychological strategies provided for test day success.
Specific question strategies for every single question on the exam.
IELTS Schedule: (Schedule below based on two 2.5-hour classes per
week. Course can also be broken into 3 classes per week)
Week
1/ class Introduction
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Reading strategies/Test taking skills
Reading Comprehension practice.
Class 2 Extract information from and understand a variety of academic&3
style texts including magazine, newspaper and journal-type
articles. Focus on speed reading, skimming and scanning,
sentence completion, yes/no/not given-type comprehension
questions.
Listening strategies
Listening Comprehension
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Class 3
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Understand a variety of general and academic-type listening with
native British, Australian, Canadian and non-native accents.
Anticipating the text, using picture/graphic clues, predicting from
questions, predicting language according to relationships/topics
listening for specific information, predicting the required words
identifying key words, Identifying word classification, form filling
identifying when there is a need to listen, predicting possible
context of the language, multiple choice and pictures, separating
main ideas from supporting detail, recognizing introductory
phrases, interpreting meaning, understanding the speaker's
attitudes, stress, interpreting intonation, prosodic features of
speech including hesitations, repetitions, avoidance, tone.
Class 4 Review basic rules for Listening and Reading
Speaking strategies/Test taking skills
Speaking practice
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Make contributions to discussions on a variety of concrete and
Class 5 more abstract topics. Fluency, accuracy, range and relevance are
practiced. Introducing oneself, focus on fluency, linking ideas,
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predicting topics/familiar situations, providing personal information.
Cue Card analysis and 2 minute presentation practice
Class 6 Reading, Listening, Speaking Practice
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Class 7
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Graph and Independent Essay Writing strategies/Test taking
skills.
Write short academic-style essays, including describing data or
processes and presenting arguments coherently and cohesively.
Describing facts and figures, bar and pie charts, tables, describing
trends, line graphs Summarizing data In a table, selecting
important information, grouping information, describing a process
Cohesion, outlining presenting an argument, the introduction
expressing views, making concessions.
Class 8 Reading, Listening, Writing practice
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Practice Exam
Class 9
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Class
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Review practice exam… analyze skills
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Follow-up Practice Exam (All Classes)