Week #9- Speaking

Speaking tips to focus on 

Building Sentences

Connecting ideas and sentences

General to specific

Paraphrasing

Speaking tasks

Now Practice

source:http://www.teacherjoe.us/IELTSSpeakPractice.html

Week #9- IELTS Writing Tasks

Writing 

Task #1 and Task #2- Tips

Information

Task #1- multiple line graphs

Task #1 - bar charts 

Tasks

Task #1

Task #2

Week #9 -Reading

Reading- Question Types
http://www.ielts.org/test_takers_information/test_sample/academic_reading_sample.aspx

Downloadable Academic Reading sample tasks
Academic Reading Sample Task - Diagram label completion (PDF, 61KB)
Academic Reading Sample Task - Identifying information (PDF, 35KB)
Academic Reading Sample Task - Identifying writer's views (PDF, 56KB)
Academic Reading Sample Task - Matching features (PDF, 22KB)
Academic Reading Sample Task - Matching headings (PDF, 26KB)
Academic Reading Sample Task - Multiple choice questions (PDF, 21KB)
Academic Reading Sample Task - Table completion (PDF, 59KB)

Academic Reading answer sheet
IELTS Reading answer sheet (PDF, 130KB)

Reading Homework
Timed Reading
http://www.kwantlen.ca/aca/els/student/ol_readings.html

Palace (timed reading by Kevan Philips)

Parent Divorce (reading comprehension by Kevan Philips)

Week #9 Listening

Speaking Topics-
 Become more fluent in speaking.

Listening - Take notes then answer the questions

Homework
-Online listening Test
Practice Test #2

Click here

Week #8

Writing Practice - Task #2


Speaking Practice
Timed practiced

Speaking and writing practice

Week #8- Listening

Ielts

 listening :
Click here and use the site to practice, both academic and general.

Week#7- speaking Practice

Speaking- Practice your timing for part 2
> don't forget to make notes and follow them.
part #2
part#2
part#2

Week #7- writing

Some writing Task #1 exercises

Task #1 model answers with figures and explanation by examiners.


writing task #2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

As mass communication and transport continue to grow, societies are becoming more and more alike leading to a phenomenon known as globalization. Some people fear that globalization will inevitably lead to the total loss of cultural identity.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words.

Week #7 Reading

Practice reading tests

IELTS Practice Tests - IELTS Reading Comprehension

IELTS Practice : Reading Comprehension IELTS Practice Test 1
IELTS Practice : Reading Comprehension IELTS Practice Test 2
IELTS Practice : Reading Comprehension IELTS Practice Test 3
IELTS Practice : Reading Comprehension IELTS Practice Test 4
IELTS Practice : Reading Comprehension IELTS Practice Test 5

Practice sentence completion

IELTS Practice Tests - IELTS Sentence Completion

IELTS Practice : Sentence Completion IELTS Practice Test 1
IELTS Practice : Sentence Completion IELTS Practice Test 2
IELTS Practice : Sentence Completion IELTS Practice Test 3
IELTS Practice : Sentence Completion IELTS Practice Test 4
IELTS Practice : Sentence Completion IELTS Practice Test 5

Week #7 - Listening

This site has tips on listening  section  #1  and some practice exercises at the end.
Click here

Section  #2

Section #4


Extra speaking -Tips 
Topics- Part 1  ( try to be as fluent as possible, slow down so you can be understood.

Week #6 -speaking

Speaking - Part 1
Speaking -Part 2
Speaking -Part 2,3

Listening- Take notes and Discuss what you hear. Try the online questions.

• Listening part 1
• Listening part 2
• Listening part 3
• Listening part 4

Week #6 Writing

Topic
Write 250 words on the following topic
Drugs are becoming more and more common in many countries. What are some
of the problems associated with drug abuse, and what are some of the possible
solutions?



Writing - Review the model carefully and look at and discuss each step.

Topic
Layout
Ideas
Vocabulary
Paragraph outlines
Write the essay

Try on your own and follow the model do not skip directly to the essay.

IELTS Writing Task 2: problem and solution

Behaviour in schools is getting worse. Explain the causes and effects of this problem, and suggest some possible solutions.

Check your ideas here 

Week #6 IELTS - Reading

Read and report on one article from the following websites every Tuesday.

Oral presentation

Written summary

1. The Economist – a weekly newspaper focusing on international politics and business news and opinion.

2. The Economist Technology quarterly

3. New Scientist – a weekly science and technology news magazine, considered by some to be the world’s best, with diverse subject matter.

4. American Scientist – an illustrated bimonthly magazine of science and technology.

5. The Geographical Journal – publishers of original research and scholarship in physical and human geography.

6. Interscience – online editions of scientific, technical, medical and professional journals

7. Australian geographic – an entertaining and fact-filled reference for anyone who loves and is fascinated by Australia and things Australian.
8. The British museum – online publications
9. Illustrated London News – a pictorial example of a historic social record of British and world events up to the present day.

IELTS Week #6- Listening and Speaking

You must Practice to improve your skills

Speaking Basics and tips - Video
Speaking questions

 Speaking Practice sections 


Listening Practice-
You must Practice to improve your skills

Week #5 EXAM

Writing
Task #1- click here for the task and medel answer.
Task #2 -click here and scroll doen for the model answer.

Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in which they are sold.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking- click here for topics to work on.

Week #5 TEST WEEK

READING
3 Passages 60 minutes
#1-15 min
#2-20 min
#3-25min

Extra Reading