The rising popularity of the IELTS exam
Over 3.5 million students took the IELTS test last year alone. IELTS results, reported on a 9-band scale, have gained value around the world over the past three decades.
The IELTS exam is an accepted exam as part of the process for applying for visas for countries and giving people eligibility to work in professional areas in English speaking countries.
Open up job opportunities: over 1,600 test locations worldwide offer the IELTS exam with countless schools preparing students. Or, if you prefer, why not teach people online?
The IELTS exam is the doorway for millions of people worldwide to take a step forward in their education, career, or life plans. In this introductory course, we'll look at the exam itself, how to prepare and assess students as well as ways to teach and coach people to successfully gain the score they need in IELTS.
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Here's what we'll be looking at
FREE PREVIEWWhat is a good test?
FREE PREVIEWOur Role as Teachers, Trainers, Coaches or Guide: Learner-Centred Instruction
Let's check a key point for preparing our students for the IELTS exams
FREE PREVIEWThe IELTS Band Scores
FREE PREVIEWActivating Knowledge: How much do you know about the IELTS Listening exam?
FREE PREVIEWListening Exam Overview: Parts of the Exam
FREE PREVIEWPrediction: What Difficulties do Students Encounter with the Listening Exam?
Difficulties Students Encounter with Listening: Part I
Difficulties Students Encounter with Listening: Part II
Listening Exam Break Down: IELTS Listening Section 1
Essential IELTS Skills: Identifying Distractors Activity I
Listening Exam Breakdown: IELTS Listening Section 2
Essential IELTS Skills: Paraphrasing Activity I
Listening Exam Breakdown: IELTS Listening Section 3
Essential IELTS Skills: Paraphrasing Activities II
Listening Exam Breakdown: IELTS Listening Section 4
Quick Check
Recap and Reflect
Activating Knowledge: Categorise these phrases.
Speaking Exam Overview: How Candidates are Assessed
Recycling Input to Make Learning Stick: What do We Now Know about Speaking Assessment?
IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors
Analysing Part I
Analysing Part 2
Analysing Part 3
Coming up...
How much do you know about the IELTS reading exam?
Reading Exam: Key Reading Skills
IELTS Academic and General Reading Test Question Types Overview
Reading Task Example: Completing a Diagram or Flow Chart or Sentence
Reading Task Example: True False Questions
Reading Task Example: Matching Tasks
Flow Chart Completion
Matching Features
Matching Information
Let's Recap Our Reading Strategies
Understanding the Format of the IELTS Writing Exam
Mining Writing: Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses and Criteria for Success
Recognising and Applying IELTS Writing Criteria
Mining All Writing Opportunities
Tips for Preparing for Writing Tasks
Assessing Writing 1: James gives us his feedback on a writing task
Assessing Writing 1: Example Task 1.1
Assessing Writing 1: Example Task 1
IELTS Writing Band Descriptors
Assessing Writing 2: Academic Writing Task 1
Assessing Writing 2: Example Task 1.2
Assessing Writing 2: Example Task 1.3
Assessing Writing 3: Academic and General Writing Task 2
Assessing Writing Example 3: Task 2.1
Assessing Writing Example 3: Task 2.2
Reading Lesson Materials Analysis I
Let's Remind Ourselves of the Stages of a Receptive Skills Lesson and Key Tips
Materials Analysis_ Reading Lesson 1.1
Materials Analysis_ Reading Lesson 1.2
Materials analysis Reading II
Materials Analysis_ Reading Lesson 2.1
Writing Task 1 Practice Assessment 1
Writing Task 1 Practice Assessment 2
IELTS Writing Task 1 Examples 1-2: Compare your assessment with James' feedback.
Writing Task 1 Practice Assessment 3
Writing Task 1 Practice Assessment 4
IELTS Writing Task 1 Examples 3-4 Compare your assessment with James' feedback.
Writing Task 1 Practice Assessment 5
Writing Task 1 Practice Assessment 6
IELTS Writing Task 1 Examples 5-6 Compare your assessment with James' feedback.
IELTS Writing Task 1 Example 7 with James' feedback.
IELTS Writing Task 2 Practice Assessment 1
IELTS Writing Task 2 Practice Assessment 2
IELTS Writing Task 2 Practice Assessment 3
IELTS Writing Task 2 Practice Assessment 4
IELTS Writing Task 2 All 4 Examples: Compare your assessment with James' feedback.
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