IELTS Academic B2 – C1

Course design: This course includes 5 modules, within all modules Cambridge IELTS materials will be used.

Aim: The aim of the course is to provide solid preparation in order to take and successfully pass the two hour and forty-five-minute exam

Objectives:

1. Vocabulary Module:  provides the foundation to tackle most of the sections of IELTS with the right mind and right vocabulary. Academic Word List (AWL) is used to help individuals develop the required skills.

2. Academic Writing Module: provides the skills so as to tackle the writing exercises in the Test First Task: a written presentation describing a process or information contained in a graph, diagram, or table Second Take : developing a short essay concerning current topics or issues in which the candidate presents and argues their viewpoint

3. Speaking Module: aims at developing the skills and strategies in order to confront with easy the speaking part of the IELTS

4. Academic Reading Module: presents a range of reading material, gathered from magazines, online sources, journal and the such like. These materials are used with the objective of developing the skills to successfully complete the reading tasks presented in IELTS

5. Listening Module: provides recorded materials, to confront the four listening exercises that are set in Academic IELTS including monologues, dialogues, presentations and lectures

Module Explanations

1) Vocabulary Memorization Techniques

-       Creating a personal vocabulary file

-       Academic Word List

-       Sentencedict.com

2) Writing Task 2

-       How to write an essay appropriately

   Drafting / topic sentences

   Giving specific examples

   Paying attention to punctuation

-       Integrating personal vocabulary to writing / Using academic terms and expressions

-       How to use content related words to increase your score

-       Analyzing sample essays

-       Comparing and contrasting

-       Agreeing and disagreeing in writing

-       Presenting and justifying an option

    Writing Task 1

-       Integrating data interpretation language to answers

(How to interpret data file)

-       Describing functions and diagrams

-       Describing stages using a diagram

3) Speaking

-       Using your vocabulary list to adapt your answers according to your background

-       Analyzing sample answers

-       Expressing options and presenting your viewpoint

-       Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of jobs, sports, and general activities

-       The language for describing people and places

-       Having a two-way discussion about abstract issues and topics

-       Linkers

-       Giving Specific Examples

-       Intonation

4) Reading

-       Selecting keywords

-       Dealing and understanding unknown vocabulary

-       Distinguishing facts and options

-       Skimming and scanning techniques (Key sentences and supporting sentences)

-       Effective reading strategies based on questions

-       Analysing a reading comprehension Locating the main/topic statements and supporting ideas

-       True/False / Not Given statements for the Reading comprehension

-       Predicting the contains of an article from the title and after reading the first key paragraph

-       Summarising a reading comprehension

5) Listening

-       Note-taking

-       Sentence completion strategies

-       Eliminating options

-       Understanding the main ideas and gist of the listening by paying attention to linkers and intonation / Listening for Markers and indicators

-       Numbers and figures in listening

Course Materials

TAYG Explanatory Videos

TAYG Exams

Cambridge IELTS Academic 14

Cambridge IELTS Academic 15