Week #3 Speaking / writing

Use the following task 2 writing questions as discussion question
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Writing format- Task 2- video links
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Writing - introductions 

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Hooks 

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exercise

Essay outline -basic

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Week #3 Writing Tasks

Understanding what to write and where to put the information.

Essay - Task #1 Examples and structures

Essay - task #2 Examples and structures

More examples explained - Task #1

                                          - Task #2- topics

Reading Answers- June,26 2012

14. vii
15. iii
16. ii
17. iv
18. i

19. No
20. NG
21. NO
22. YES
23. NG
24. YES


25. B
26. C
27. A

Week # 3 Reading

Read as much as you can as fast as you can.
newspaper articles

IELTS - Reading Practice
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Reading- use the following to improve your reading skills
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Reading skills

Week # 2 Listening

IELTS-
 section 3-practice 
 section 4 practice

Vocabulary
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Listening Practice
 google-  smart > youtube

Aljazeera English

BBC

Free audio books

Documentaries

Week #2- Writing

Writing Task #1
Check list 
Vocabulary
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Writing Task Practice site
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Writing Task
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week#2- Reading

Reading Paragraphs for the main ideas

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Reading Paragraph structure and details

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Reading Practice- gap fill /summary

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Week #2- Listening

Listening to conversations and lectures

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Global Warming

Vocabulary, Reading and Listening

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Practice Listening exercises

Banking

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Security Systems

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Week #1 Speaking

Tell a Story- about your life to a partner ( use linking phrases)

1. Please describe yourself.
2. Please describe your family.
3. Please describe your home.
4. Please describe some of your interests.
5. Please describe your job.
6. Please describe your studies

Speaking Practice questions
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Part 2
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Part 3
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Week #1 Writing and vocabulary

Task #1

Vocabulary development

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 Make your own graph and explain it

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Describe the following graphs

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Pie charts

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Homework

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http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/english/graphs/

Week #1- Reading Skills

Critical Reading skills
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practice- click here

Practice reading assignments- 

academic paragraphs with questions

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IELTS  Reading Test- online #1

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IELTS Reading Test- online#2

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Week #1- Listening

Academic Listening site 

Six Minute English

Practice IELTS

Week #10 - Speaking Test

Practice for the test 

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Speaking Test - Timed online 

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Week #10- IELTS Writing

IELTS writing exercise - coherence and cohesion

Improve your understanding of how writing should flow and be easy to read and follow.

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Task #1 model answer

Task #2 model answer

Week #10

Practice Reading 


Passage 1,2,3

Week #10

Listen to podcasts from the BBC website 
- improve your listening skills for the main ideas and key words

Gain knowledge about the following topics
Health

Science 


Nature

Homework: Is sugar Toxic?
Listen and take notes, then write about what you have heard.