Intro to IELTS

Introduction to IELTS : Introduction to IELTS

Slide 2 : The International English Language Testing System Academic Module – General Training Module Listening (40 min) Reading (60 min) Academic General Training Writing (60 min) Speaking (11-14 min)

Slide 3 : Can you pass the Dummy test?

LISTENING : LISTENING Dos & Don’ts Free practice: http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_listening.htm - Listening answer sheet

READING : READING Can you follow instructions? Do this short reading test to find out! Reading answer sheet

READING : READING An overview Advice for practice or in the exam? The IELTS reading test is hard. It is very difficult to read everything and answer everything, and many people don’t finish. Use your time well, don’t rush, and make sure you write your answers on the answer sheet as you find them.

READING : READING If the question tells you to use three words in the answer, USE THREE WORDS. No more. Read as much you can and as many different kinds of things as you can. Take care of spelling – your answers need to be spelt correctly or they will be marked wrong.

READING : READING Try reading things that are quite difficult. Get used to not understanding everything you read. You don’t need to understand everything in the test. If you have problems with a question, leave it and move on. You don’t want to fall behind. Concentrate on what you are doing and the next question.

READING : READING For the Academic test, read professional and academic magazines, journals, books, websites and newspapers. You can write on a question sheet if you want. This can be useful if you are, for example, completing a summary or a sentence, as it will help you see if the answer is right and the spelling and grammar are OK. But don’t forget to transfer your answers to the answer sheet immediately.

READING : READING The key to success in reading tests is different kids of reading. Practice reading quickly to find information (scanning), reading quickly for a general idea (skimming), and reading carefully to understand everything. For the General Training test, read these things but also read advertisements, timetables, leaflets and brochures, college prospectuses and guides, and rules and regulations for things like libraries and universities.

READING : READING This is a great link for to help you with timed reading: http://www.ielts.studyau.com/

WRITING : WRITING Writing Criteria Task Achievement/Response (TA/TR) Coherence and Cohesion (CC) Lexical Resource (LR) Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA)

WRITING : WRITING Task 1 You have only 20 minutes for this task. You should spend 5 minutes planning what you are going to write. You should identify TRENDS. You are not expected to relate every single piece of data in words. You MUST describe the information correctly. If you are unable to do this, you will lose marks for inaccuracy.

WRITING : WRITING You MUST NOT include details, opinions, references or quotations which are not directly related to the task or else you will lose marks for irrelevance. You should try, wherever possible, to link your sentences using a variety of linking devices.

WRITING : WRITING What type of data is given? Does the data show changes, compare figures, or both? Do the statistics relate to the past, present, future or a mixture? In general, do the figures go up, down or stay the same? How large are the changes?

WRITING : WRITING At what point do the main changes take place? Can you compare the figures using fractions? Can you make groups of changes or figures that are similar?

WRITING : WRITING Task 2 Read the instructions carefully Include all the information you are required to Write less than the required number of words (250 words) Write your answer on the answer sheet Keep to the timing – 40 minutes

WRITING : WRITING Order information in the sequence that is common in discursive writing in English, including an introduction, a development and a conclusion Support arguments with examples or other evidence Copy from other people’s work Check the composition after writing – for style, completeness, linking, logical structuring of arguments and accuracy of language

WRITING : WRITING Link the ideas and paragraphs Include information not asked for Write illegibly Leave out any required information Plan your writing before you start doing it

WRITING : WRITING Writing Public Band Descriptors

SPEAKING : SPEAKING Speaking Criteria Fluency and Coherence (FC) Lexical Resource (LR) Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA) Pronunciation (Pron)

SPEAKING : SPEAKING Part 1 (3-4 min) General introductions Part 2 (2-3 min) Individual long turn Part 3 (3-4 min) General two-way discussion

Slide 23 : Questions?