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Academic Module
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Why IELTS?
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Globally accessible and recognized
Maps to the Common European
Framework of Reference (CEFR)
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Test format
Listening
30 min, 4 sections, 40 questions
Academic Reading
General Training Reading
60 min, 3 sections, 40 questions
60 min, 3 sections, 40 questions
Academic Writing
General Training Writing
60 min, 2 parts
60 min, 2 parts
Speaking
11-14 min, 3 parts
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Academic Reading
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Texts from magazines, journals,
newspapers, online sources written for
non-specialist audience
Skimming
Scanning
Reading for detail
!The texts used and skills tested are
intended to reflect the language needs of
undergraduate and postgraduate
students, without bias for or against of
any particular discipline!
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Exam skills
• practical skills
• mechanics of the exam
• timing
Exposure
Practice
Analysis
• language-oriented skills
• knowing what’s expected
• approach to tasks
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Questions types:
Matching
Yes/False/Not Given
Short answer
Sentence completion
Notes/summary/flow-chart/Table
completion
Labeling a diagram
Classification
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Стимулировать
В восторге
Культурного
Поликультурной
Квалификационных
будущее
Scanning
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Academic Writing – Task 1
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Describe, summarize or explain
information displayed in a chart,
table, graph or diagram – 150
words
Marked on 4 criteria:
Task Achievement
Coherence and Cohesion
Lexical Resource
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
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Academic Writing – Task 2
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Write an essay in response to a point of
view, argument or problem (to present
and justify an opinion, evaluate and
challenge ideas or an argument, present a
solution to a problem – 250 words
Marked on 4 criteria:
Task Response4
Coherence and Cohesion
Lexical Resource
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
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Language skills:
 Practice in 4 skills
 Language focus section
 Vocabulary slots
 Word building sections
 Review
 Grammar reference
 Wordlists
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Exam boxes:
 What to expect in the exam
 How to go about it
 Don’t forget!
Exam practice and exam skills:
 4 exam sections in each unit
 Ready for… sections
 Checklists for the writing and speaking
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