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IELTS VOCABULARY
IELTS VOCABULARY
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Word List Unit 7
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IELTS VOCABULARY IELTS VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences below Divide these words into the two categories below
1. I a____ about 4 to 5 lectures a day. (Look up the words on p 178 if necessary)
2. I hope to q_____ as an engineer by next summer.
assignment attend a lecture concentrate decrease
3. I dont e_______ to find a job very easily.
dramatically enrol feedback make
4. Id like to e_________ on a Masters course after
practice progress qualify reduce
graduation.
trend tutorial unemployment rate
5. In order to do well in exams you need a high level of c___.
6. I hope to get a fee r___________ because its really STUDYING
expensive to study here.
DESCRIBING
7. Its a good idea to do p______ tests before the IELTS
GRAPHS / TABLES / CHARTS
exam.
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d) Using the library 3. There was a rise in the number of female visitors
to the museum last year.
e) Giving presentations
f) Participating in Vocabulary Training
seminars Learn pairs of words with opposite meanings together
g) Finding information Eg upward / downward
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IELTS VOCABULARY IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES
In this section we have studied the words below.
Strategy for learning Vocabulary
Can you remember their
meaning/pronunciation/word type? The lesson slides can teach you more about the words
on the word list eg collocation (upward trend),
assignment enrolment qualify appropriate prepositions (a reduction in) and grammar
attend a lecture expectations reduce (expect to do expect + to+ inf.)
concentrate feedback trend This will make your English more natural and fluent.
decrease make progress tutorial
dramatically online unemployment rate
enrol practise
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IELTS SPEAKING IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES
Speaking Task 2: Write your notes for this task (1 min.) Speaking Task 2 : Preparing / notes (1 min.)
Describe a book or article that you enjoyed reading for 1. Notice the tense/verb structures used on the topic card
you will probably use the same ones
your studies.
2. Only write useful words in your notes (e.g. NOT the words
written on the topic card / names of people/places)
You should say :
What the book or article was about 3. Topic cards often begin with the word describe so
Why you read it write some adjectives to use.
How long it took you to read 4. Order your notes (e.g. with a numbered list) so that you
can easily read them while you speak.
And explain why you enjoyed reading it.
Which sentences (1-6) are correct for this task 2? Speaking Task 2 : Talk (2 mins.)
(p. 72, Ex. 2) Remember to use
An opening
1. Introduce your talk with a short phrase Describe a book or article that you
phrase
enjoyed reading for your studies.
2. Stop talking after a minute 2-3 adjectives
3. Talk about different books and articles You should say : A concluding
you have read for pleasure What the book or article was about phrase
Why you read it
4. Give reasons and examples to expand How long it took you to read
your answer
5. Ignore your mistakes And explain why you enjoyed reading it.
IELTS SPEAKING
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Remember!
Correct common grammar mistakes that you
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IELTS SPEAKING Speaking Part 3: IELTS SPEAKING
Speaking Part 3 :
What sort of problems The underlined verb What sort of problems
Ask and answer the do adults have if they is wrong in this do adults have if they
question cant read or write? context. Why? cant read or write?
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IELTS LISTENING IELTS LISTENING
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Strategy for Form completion questions Strategy for Form completion questions contd.
R.. the instructions
Think about what t of information you need to Use w. on the form to help you listen for the
hear (date, time etc.) answers
Think about what you will write (words, letters, Check capital letters, s. and number of
n..) words (stated in the instructions) at the end
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IELTS READING IELTS READING
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IELTS READING
P 71, Ex 5 : Question 1 IELTS WRITING
1. The types of people who need to read more quickly
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IELTS WRITING
IELTS WRITING
Writing Task 1 p.73 ex 1
IELTS WRITING
IELTS WRITING
Look at the phrases from ex.2 p.73 below. Which is a
Page 73 noun phrase and which is a verb phrase?
Exercise 2 Between January and March there
was a slight increase
in student numbers.
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Page 73 Review
Exercise 3 PREPOSITIONS TO
DESCRIBE GRAPHS
See Key Grammar p.76
and
Language Reference p.
128
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IELTS WRITING
Writing an overview of a graph
Page 74,
Exercise 6
an upward trend
a downward trend
a stable trend 55 56
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IELTS WRITING
p.74 ex 7: Complete the description and overview
of chart B
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Exercise 7
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IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES
GRAMMAR
Writing Task 1: before you start writing, look at the
graph and think:
Review
Some data shows a trend that Use the
began in the past and goes up Present Perfect the PAST SIMPLE
to the present:
Language Reference p. 121
the PRESENT PERFECT
Language Reference p. 124
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IELTS WRITING
p.75 ex 10: Look a the task and answer these
questions first:
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1. What does the graph show?
Exercise 10 2. Which key trends should you describe?
3. What comparisons will you make?
4. How many paragrahs will you need?
5. What will your overview include?
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IELTS PRACTICE TEST IELTS PRACTICE TEST
Listening Section 1 (p142) Listening Section 2 (p143)
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Whats your total score ____ / 20? If you obtained 17 or above: You are ready for the
listening module
(1 point for a correct answer. 0 points for a wrong answer)
If you obtained 10 16: You need to see what happens in
Remember! next weeks lesson to decide if you are ready or not.
Listening section 1 and 2 are the easiest If you obtained less than 10: You need to do more
practice especially of Section 1 and 2 listening questions
exercises.
To obtain band 5 in the listening module you Borrow IELTS
need a minimum score of 17/40 Practice test books
You should obtain your highest scores in from the CLA for
listening sections 1 and 2. extra practice
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