IELTS Intensive Preparation Course
Academic Module
Length: 24 academic hours
Course Details:
 Students will be given 2 writing tasks (one task 1 and one task 2) related to
the skills covered in class each day and will receive written feedback with
corrections.
 All course materials given in printed or electronic form
Lesson
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3
Speaking: Introduction to the speaking test. Basic skills.
How to speak “IELTSish” Key areas
of assessment. Key strategies for part 1 and 3
Writing: Introduction to essays. What is an essay?
Essay structure. Different types of essays.
Introduction to task 1: Report structure.
Flowcharts and Cycles
Key areas of assessment
Reading: Introduction to reading strategies.
Previewing, Skimming and Scanning.
Matching headings to paragraphs
Listening: Introduction to the listening test
Speaking: Key strategies for part 2: giving a
monologue. Planning. Generating ideas.
Lexical and grammatical ingredients.
Part 3: Giving your opinion
Writing: Task 1: Describing statistics: Line graphs and
pie charts
Task 2: Essay. Argument and discussion
essays.
Writing a clear introduction and conclusion
Reading: Reading Strategies: T/F/NG & Y/N/NG
Listening: Section 1: Listening for specific
information. Spelling and numbers
Speaking: Part 1: Key topics. Talking about yourself
Part 2: Describing an event or an activity
Part 3: Explaining and comparing
Secrets of good pronunciation
Writing: Task 1: Bar charts and Tables
Task 2: Reason/Solution & Problem/
Solution essays
Using complex sentences
Writing topic sentences and linking phrases
Reading: Reading Strategies: Completing a summary/
Matching information
Listening: Section 2 & 4 strategies
Completing a table / flowchart
Speaking: Part 1: Key topics: Improving fluency
(Discourse markers)
Part 2: describing a place
Part 3: Predicting and suggesting
Paraphrasing and chunking
Writing: Task 1: Maps and Diagrams
Task 2: Two-essay questions
Reading: Reading Strategies: Multiple choice
questions / classification
Listening: Section 3 strategies: Listening to multiple
speakers
Labelling a map/ diagram
Speaking: Individual speaking tests & feedback
Writing: Full writing test
Reading: Reading emergency workshop
Listening: Full listening test
Speaking: Individual speaking tests & feedback
Writing: Writing emergency workshop
Reading: Full reading test
Listening: Full listening test
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Selected Bibliography
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Objective IELTS advanced
(Cambridge)
Objective IELTS intermediate (Cambridge)
Focus on IELTS
(Pearson)
Focus on Academic Skills for IELTS
(Pearson)
Ready for IELTS
(Macmillan)
Instant IELTS
( Cambridge)
Action plan for IELTS
(Cambridge)
IELTS Masterclass
(Oxford)
Step Up to IELTS
(Cambridge)
Cambridge IELTS examination papers 5-9 (Cambridge)
New Insight into IELTS
(Cambridge)
New Planet IELTS materials