IELTS Plus - a guide for students
Monday
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Week 1
Self-study
Tuesday
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Sample Full IELTS Exam – To get an
idea of your current level
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Week 2
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IELTS Reading 1
Skimming and speed reading
Reading for global understanding
Identifying Information
Identifying Writers views and
claims
Matching Information
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Introductory Session
Introduction to IELTS and the four
week course
General guidelines on how to
improve and practice speaking
Self-study
Diachronic Graphs and Charts
The language of trends
Paraphrasing the Question
Sample answer analysis
How to structure your answer
Question analysis and practice
writing
Wednesday
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Pie Charts
The language of proportions and
percentages
Sample answer analysis
Practice changing fractions to
proportions
Practice identifying
mistakes in and improving a
sample answer.
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IELTS Speaking Exam Part 2
how to organise a 2 minute long
turn
How to improve fluency and
coherence
Hypothetical questions versus
past experience questions and
practice answering both types.
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IELTS Listening Skills and Practice 1
Prediction
Spelling
Identifying Language Functions
Identifying Distractors
Recognising Paraphrase
Thursday
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IELTS Speaking Part 1
- Analysis of sample part 1 answers for
improvement
- Using correct verb tenses in your
answers
- Practice speaking for part 1 with a
large range of sample topics
IELTS Speaking Introduction
The marking criteria for the
speaking exam
Different purposes and question
types used in different sections of
the speaking test
Planning a long turn
Cohesive devices
IELTS Writing Task 2 Essays
How to analyse IELTS essay
questions
How to organise an essay and plan
your answer
How to write introductions, body
paragraphs, topic sentences and
conclusions
Detailed analysis of the
advantages and disadvantages
essay type + practice writing
IELTS Listening 2
To practice listening to describe a
place, follow directions and label a
map
To understand and practice
listening to actions and processes
To practice listening for attitude
and opinion
Synchronic Graph Descriptions
The language of comparison and
approximations
Sample answer analysis
How to structure your answer and
write overviews
Question analysis and practice
writing
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IELTS Writing Task 2 – Discuss both
sides and give your own opinion
Essays
Analysis of a sample essay
Useful language structures for this
essay type.
Question analysis and practice
writing for this essay type
Grammar focus on the use of
articles in your writing
IELTS Speaking – Main Focus Part 3
- Practice talking about abstract
- topics
- Language for giving your personal
opinion
- The language of Agreeing and
- Disagreeing
- Improving your lexical Resource
- Practice speaking for part 3 on a
large range of sample topics
Friday
Small Group Tutorials and Supervised
self-study
Analysis of your own work or the
work of other students in your
group.
Self-study tasks assigned by your
tutor
Self-study
Small Group Tutorials and Supervised
Self-study
- Analysis of your own work or the
work of other students in your
group.
- Self-study tasks assigned by your
tutor
Self-study
Monday
Tuesday
Self-study
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Week 3
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IELTS Reading 2
Scanning for detail
Understanding the main points in a
passage
Distinguishing between main and supporting ideas
Practice answering the notes/flow- chart/diagram completion/
matching headings, multiple
choice and T/F/NG questions
Self-study
Week 4
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IELTS Writing Task 2 – Agree or
disagree Essays
Writing introductions for this
type of essay
useful language structures for
expressing opinion
how to express balanced opinions
and practice doing this
how to express opinions in
relation to future trends and
practice doing this
Wednesday
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IELTS Speaking Practice 1
Learn and practice using discourse
markers for IELTS Speaking
Full practice IELTS Speaking Exams
with Tutor and Peer Feedback
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IELTS Writing Task 2 – Problem
Solution Essays
Analysis of sample problem
solution question and answer
Learning and Using language
structures to introduce problems
and reasons
Learning and using language
structures to talk about solutions
How to write introductions and
conclusions for this essay type
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IELTS Writing Task 1 – Describing a
Process
Identify the different steps in
describing a process
Learn and practice using Time
Connectors
Review the Use of Passive Voice
and practice using it
Practice Describing a Process
IELTS Listening 3
Understanding the main ideas in a
talk
Understanding an explanation
Completing a summary and short
answer questions
Signposting words in a
lecture/talk
Comparing and contrasting ideas
Table and notes completion
IELTS Reading and Listening 4
Reading and Listening practice
exams and questions
Thursday
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IELTS Writing Task 1 - Maps
Analysis of a sample answer for a
map task 1 question for structure
and grammar
Verb tenses for different types of
maps
Converting verb phrases to noun
phrases
Practice describing a map
IELTS Reading 3
Dealing with discursive texts
Identifying theories and opinions
How to answer matching features
type questions
Different types of multiple choice
questions and practice answering
them
Developing skills to deal with
argumentative texts
Practicing YES/NO/NG questions
and summary completion type
questions with/without a box
IELTS Writing – Question Analysis and
Final Tips
Analysis of a range of sample
questions for both task 1 and task
2
Analysis of a range sample answers
for task 1 and task 2
How to improve answers
Final Tips for the IELTS Writing
Exam
Friday
Small Group Tutorials and Supervised
Self-study
Analysis of your own work or the
work of other students in your
group.
Self-study tasks assigned by your
tutor
Self-study
Small Group Tutorials and Supervised
Self-study
Analysis of your own work or the
work of other students in your
group.
Self-study tasks assigned by your
tutor
Final feedback/analysis and
results of Wednesday’s full
practice test and suggestions for
areas of improvement going
forward
IELTS Speaking Practice 2
IELTS Speaking Practice 3
Dealing with problems during the
IELTS Speaking Practice 3
Full practice IELTS Speaking Exams
test
Analysis for a full official IELTS
with Tutor and Peer
Pronunciation, intonation and
Final Full IELTS Practice Exam –
Speaking exam for positive features
Feedback
chunking
Feedback to be provided in tutorials on
Self-study
and areas for improvement
Feedback focusing on fluency,
Assessing your own level and
Friday
Full practice IELTS Speaking Exams
hesitations, use of linking words
improving your score
with tutor and peer Feedback
and phrases, vocabulary range and
Full practice IELTS Speaking Exams
accuracy, and grammar
with tutor and peer Feedback
The course will run from July 6th 2015 until July 31st. Total teaching will be 100hours with additional self-study and online materials. Each session is three hours. Tutors will also assign a range of additional selfstudy tasks to be completed during the course. Some minor changes may be made to the schedule before the course start date.
Red is writing, green is speaking, blue is listening, light blue is tutorials, white is a mixture, and purple is reading.
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