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This page outlines the material covered during the IELTS preparation course. If you miss a lesson make sure you check here to catch up. If you have any questions please contact me.
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The course text book is IELTS Foundation Student's Book by Rachael Roberts, Joanne Gakonga, Andrew Preshous ISBN 9781405013925 which you can read more about here. Each student needs a textbook.
Since many students have had difficulties getting a textbook here is UNIT ONE in pdf format (2.14MB). I cannot scan any more than this so you will need to get the textbook as soon as possible.
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Questo corso è suddiviso in 15 lezioni di due ore ciascuna per un totale di 30 ore (10 lezioni di tre ore ciascuna a Domodossola). Il numero di ore è molto limitato, quindi, per ottenere dei risultati tangibili, occorre dedicare molte ore di studio a casa; per questa ragione il corso prevede che i compiti per casa indicati sul programma qui sotto, dovranno essere corretti autonomamente (scaricare la ANSWER KEY con le soluzioni agli esercizi), e l’insegnante, durante la lezione, provvederà a chiarire eventuali dubbi.
Lessons
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Verbania - both groups |
Homework |
Domodossola |
Handouts |
| 1 |
Overview of IELTS & Sample Tasks - Interview with Tutor |
Complete and hand in 2 writing tasks. - Check website for additional practice material |
Overview of IELTS & Sample Tasks - Interview with Tutor |
Lesson 1 is an introduction lesson to the IELTS exam. Here are the handouts given in the lesson:
PowerPointShow IELTS
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3
4 Sub Tests Information
Sample Reading & Writing
Answers for Reading (Wind-Power) |
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UNIT 1 LISTENING AND SPEAKING p 6-7 all (forming questions and expanding answers and speaking part 1 exam information)
WRITING part 1 p 12-15 all including p 14 Language Focus
EXTRA Listening 3 Note Completion p 11 |
Reading Ex 1-6 p9,10. Writing 2 Ex1 p15 Vocabulary p155 U1 Noun Phrases - Subject-verb agreement p 21 |
UNIT 1
In the 3-hour lessons at Domodossola we will complete a Unit per lesson. All the SPEAKING & LISTENING will be done in class and some of the READING & WRITING. |
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WRITING: Ex 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 p 25,26 Use Model answer on p160 –161 (plus comments) for sts to compare work
SPEAKING: part 2 page 11 – 12 (useful strategy and exam information followed by pairwork) |
Grammar p.150 U.1 Forming Questions, - Quantifiers p 16,- Dependent Prepositions p 8 |
UNIT 2 |
This PowerPoint slideshow highlights the key points to remember when you do the 2 writing tasks. |
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UNIT 2 PRONUNCIATION 1 – Numbers and Figures Ex 1,2 p 21
LISTENING - short answers Ex 1,2 p 22 SPEAKING Skills – Giving and justifying opinions Ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 24-25
WRITING –Ex 10 p 26 (see task Ex 2 p25). Ex. 11 p 27 to hand in to teacher for correction.
EXTRA Pronunciation 2 – Sentence Stress Ex 1,2,3 p24. |
Reading Ex 1-8 p18-20. -Vocabulary p155 U2 Collocation - Grammar p150 U2 subject-verb agreement - Quantifiers p 28 |
UNIT3 |
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UNIT 3 LISTENING 1 (part 2) Ex 1,2,3 p 33
READING 2 Ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 34-35
SPEAKING Ex 1,2, p35-36
WRITING Ex 2,3,4,5,6, 7,8 p 38-39-40
EXTRA Listening 2 Ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 36-37 (table completion/labelling a diagram) |
Reading skimming and scanning ex 1,2 p 30, - Reading True, False or Not Given Ex 1,2, 3 p 30-31 . Articles p 32 - Grammar p 150-151 U. 3 Articles - Vocabulary Ex 1,2 p 156 U3 Synonyms |
UNITS 4 & 5 |
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UNIT 4 Hand back written ex. from lesson 3 class work (Writing Ex. 11 p 27)
LISTENING summary completion Ex 1,2,3 p 42-43
WRITING Ex 1,2,3,4, 5,6,7,8 p 48-51 (Organization and coherence: paragraphing)
EXTRA Listening skills p51 (Listening and writing simultaneously) |
Gerunds and infinitives p 44 - Lexical Links p 52 - Reading 1 Ex 1,2,3 p 46-48 - Grammar p 151 U4 ing form and infinitives - Vocabulary p 156 U4 Dependent prepositions |
UNITS 6 & 7 |
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UNIT 5 SPEAKING Ex 1 p 54
LISTENING Multiple Choice Ex 1,2,3 p54-56
READING skills Ex1,2,3 p57-58
WRITING 1 Comparing and contrasting data Ex 1,2,3 p62
EXTRA Start Reading Ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 58-61 – finish for homework |
Contrast linkers/markers Ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 63-64 - Vocabulary p156 U5 Suffixes-ful and –less - Future plans and arrangements Ex 1,2 p56 - Grammar U5 p 151 Future plans and arrangements - Reading Ex 1,2,3,4,5 p58-61 |
UNITS 8 & 9 |
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UNIT 6 READING Ex 1,2,3,4,5,6 p67-69
WRITING (part 2) Ex 1,2,34,5 p71-72 Study Skills p 77 (not dictionary work)
SPEAKING AND LISTENING all exercises p76
EXTRA Listening: predicting, note completing, matching p73 Pronunciation Word Stress p75 |
Defining relative clauses p 69-70 - Reason and result clauses Ex 1,2,3,4,5 p74 - Writing Ex 6,7,8 p74-75 (not for teacher to correct ) - Grammar p151 U6 Defining relative clauses - Vocabulary p157 U6 collocations |
UNIT 10 |
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UNIT 7 Peer correction
WRITING p 74-75 (from last lesson’s homework)
LISTENING (lecture) Ex 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 p 80-81
READING (exercise types: skimming, true/false/not given, sentence completion, identifying the writer’s purpose, guessing meaning from context) Ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 82-84 VOCABULARY Ex 1,2 p 84
EXTRA – The passive p 85-86 |
Non-defining relative clauses p 79 - Grammar p 152 U7 The passive - Vocabulary p157 U7 verb + noun collocations |
UNIT 11 |
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UNIT 7 SPEAKING (part 2 & 3) all exercises p88
WRITING (Describing a process) Ex1,2,3,4 p86-87
READING skills (matching headings and note taking) Ex 1,2,3 p 97-98
LISTENING (seminar followed by multiple choice question) Ex 1 p 98
EXTRA – Grammar 1 & 2 conditionals p 93, 100 |
Writing Ex 5 p 87 send to web tutor for correction. - Grammar p152-153 U8 Conditionals |
UNIT 12 |
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UNIT 8 PRONUNCIATION (intonation) p 94 Ex 1,2,3,4,5,6.
SPEAKING p 94 Part 2, Part 3
WRITING (part 2) p 95-96 Ex 1,2,3,4,5 Language Focus 2 (avoiding repetition) p99 Ex 1,2,3
EXTRA – Grammar – Present perfect vs. past simple p 103 |
Reading p 90-92 Ex 4,5. - Study Skills (editing your writing) p 101 Ex 1,2,3,4 |
NO LESSON |
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UNIT 9 LISTENING 2 (monologue + chart/table completion) p 106 Ex 1,2,3,4
WRITING 1 (exemplification + drawing conclusions) p 107- 108 Ex 1,2,3
SPEAKING p 108 Part 2, Part 3
EXTRA Listening 1 (lecture) p102-103 Ex 1,2,3,4 |
Study Skills p 113 Ex 1,2,3 - Vocabulary prefixes, p 118 Ex 1,2,3,4 - Grammar p 153-154 U9 countable and uncountable nouns - Vocabulary p 158 U10 Homonyms Ex 1,2 |
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UNIT 9 /10 WRITING 2 p 110-112 Ex 1,2,3,4,5,6
LISTENING skills p 112 Ex 1,2 PRONUNCIATION p121 Ex 1,2
SPEAKING p 122 part 2 & 3
EXTRA - Grammar – Countable and uncountable nouns p 109 Ex 1,2,3 |
Study Skills p 113 Ex 1,2,3 - Vocabulary prefixes, p 118 Ex 1,2,3,4 - Grammar p 153-154 U9 countable and uncountable nouns - Vocabulary p 158 U10 Homonyms Ex 1,2 |
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UNIT 10/ 11 LISTENING p 119 Ex1,2,3
WRITING p 122-124 Ex 1,2,3,4,5 READING p 126-129 Ex 1,2 (+ Reading 1 Ex 1,2)
SPEAKING p 135 Ex 1,2
EXTRA - Grammar – Future p 117 Ex 1,2,3,4 |
Reading p 114-116 Ex 2,3,4,5 - Grammar p154 U10 Expressing the future - Grammar p 154 U11 Modals of obligation - Study Skills p137 Ex 1,2,3 - Vocabulary p159 U11 Suffixes |
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UNIT 11/12 LISTENING p136 Ex 1,2,3,4 IELTS
SPEAKING p 143-145 Part 1,2,3
END OF COURSE TEST |
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