T.I.E. (TOEFL IELTS Exams) IELTS Course Outline COURSE OBJECTIVES: • • • • • • 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: • • • • • • • • • • 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 1 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 Week 2/ Class 3 &4 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 Week 3/ 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, &6 predicting topics/familiar situations, providing personal information. Cue Card analysis and 2 minute presentation practice Class 6 Reading, Listening, Speaking Practice Week 4/ Class 7 &8 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 Week 5/ Practice Exam Class 9 &10 Class 10 Review practice exam… analyze skills Week 6/ Class Follow-up Practice Exam (All Classes)