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Skills Focus
The lists below are not definitive, but are examples you can use.
There might be other skills in your course book syllabus, the Gateway Syllabus, or the
Intermediate Writing Syllabus that are also relevant.
Writing: Listening
Organisation of Pre listening practice/Predicting
sentences/Paragraph/Ideas/Essay Gist/Detail
Essay Opinion/Advantage-disadvantage/ Inference
Problem & solution Recognising contractions/elision etc
Article/Review/Report/Proposal/Letter/Email Register
Narrative Note-taking
Formal/Informal
Summarising/Paraphrasing
Diagram/chart description Speaking (pron is a separate item)
Describing/Advising/Criticising/Explaining/Clarify Information exchange
ing/Comparing/Contrasting/Exemplifying/Arguin Short talk/Presentation
g/Generalising/Hedging etc Summarising
Discussion
If you are using the Intermediate Gateway Register
Writing Course, then please look at the syllabus Social and cultural norms
for further examples. Accuracy
Describing/Advising/Criticising/Explaining/Clarify
ing/Comparing/Contrasting/Exemplifying/Arguin
g/Generalising/Hedging etc
Study Skills
Reading Dictionary skills
Pre-reading practice/Predicting/Gist/Detail/ Learning vocabulary
Skimming/Surveying/Scanning Organising learning (time, homework, file,
Inference/Guessing meaning worksheets, recording vocabulary)
Understanding paragraph structure (Topic Brainstorming/Outlining/Planning
sentence etc) Note-taking
Reading speed Using BLE/VLE
Critical analysis/evaluation Citing/Referencing
Genre analysis Teamwork
Reading for cultural knowledge and awareness Avoiding plagiarism
Learning strategies (outside class)
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University Language Centre: Target Module Scheme of Work
Group: Level:
Week 2 Week 2
Topic: Technology – now and then Topic:
Grammar: Grammar:
Listening: Listening:
Pronunciation: Pronunciation:
Reading: Reading:
Introduction to IELTS reading – Different
reading skills required/reading effectively Speaking:
and efficiently/question types
Reading – Metallurgy in ancient China Vocabulary:
(page23/24) – True, False, Not given and
matching, multiple choice / Writing:
identification/location of information in a
text Study Skills:
Speaking: Resources:
Discussion (technology) Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Unit 1
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary specific to reading / importance
of synonyms
Writing:
What makes a good paragraph / structure
for a balanced essay
Formal academic style
Linking words (page 27)
Balanced essay – technology (page 26/27)
Study Skills:
Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Unit 2
Tutor’s own materials
Week 3 Week 3
Topic: Technology – now and then ctd/ Topic:
Global issue and opportunities
Grammar:
Grammar:
Writing about change (page 19) Listening:
Past simple/ present perfect (page 22) -
Homework Pronunciation:
Listening: Reading:
Section 2 ( page 20) – multiple choice and
matching Speaking:
Pronunciation: Vocabulary:
Reading: Writing:
Skills shortage in engineering (page 52) –
summary completion and yes, no, not Study Skills:
given/identification of writer’s views/claims
Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition
Speaking:
Discussion: technology (page 18)
Part 2: 2 minute topic (page22)
Vocabulary:
Making nouns from verbs (page 19)
Evaluating adjectives (page 21) -
Homework
Writing:
Review of balanced essay/preparation for
2nd draft
Study Skills:
Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition- Unit 2 and Unit
4
Tutor Tutor
Week 4 Week 4
Topic: Global issue and opportunities ctd Topic:
Grammar: Grammar:
Countable/uncountable nouns (page 51)
Listening:
Listening:
Section 4 (page 50-51) – Note completion Pronunciation:
and multiple choice
Reading:
Pronunciation:
Speaking:
Reading:
Vocabulary:
Speaking: Writing:
Part 1 – Food/manufactured goods (page
51) Study Skills:
Part 3 – world problems (page 55)
Opinion language/ developing and Resources:
supporting opinions Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition
Vocabulary:
Developing ideas (page 55)
Cause and effect language/ suggesting
solutions language
General nouns (page 48/49)
Writing:
Structure of problem solution essays
Problem solution essay (page 56)
Developing a topic sentence (page 57)
Linkers ctd
Study Skills:
Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Unit 4
Tutor’s own materials
Week 5 Week 5
Topic: The fruits of nature Topic:
Grammar: Grammar:
Listening: Listening:
Section 2 (page 79)- Multiple choice,
labelling a map, sentence completion Pronunciation:
Reading:
Pronunciation:
Speaking:
Reading:
The fruit of the olive tree (page 73/74) Vocabulary:
Matching information/ identification of
information in a text/True false not Writing:
given/Flow chart completion
Study Skills:
Speaking:
Part 2 – Describing a place of natural Resources:
beauty ( page 77) Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary for describing places
Conservation (page 78)
Writing:
Review of problem solution essay/
Preparation for 2nd draft
Study Skills:
Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Unit 6
Week 6 Week 6
Topic: The fruits of nature ctd /Mapping the Topic:
world
Grammar:
Grammar: Listening:
Transitive/intransitive verbs (page 77) Complete listening test
Listening: Pronunciation:
Pronunciation: Reading:
Reading: Speaking:
Timed reading Test (1 or 2 sections)
Vocabulary:
Speaking:
Writing:
Vocabulary:
Sequence markers (page 81) Study Skills:
Lifecycles and processes (page 72)
Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition
Writing:
Writing about a process (page 80)
Study Skills:
Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Unit 6 and 8
Tutor Tutor
Week 7 Week 7
Topic: Mapping the world ctd Topic:
Grammar:
Grammar:
Listening:
Listening:
Pronunciation:
Pronunciation:
Reading:
Reading:
Speaking:
Speaking:
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
Writing:
Writing:
Study Skills:
Study Skills:
Resources:
Resources: Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Unit 8
Week 8 Week 8
Topic: Topic:
Grammar: Grammar:
Listening: Listening:
Pronunciation: Pronunciation:
Reading: Reading:
Speaking: Speaking:
Vocabulary: Vocabulary:
Writing: Writing:
Resources: Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition
Week 9 Week 9
Topic: Topic:
Grammar: Grammar:
Listening: Listening:
Pronunciation: Pronunciation:
Reading: Reading:
Speaking: Speaking:
Vocabulary: Vocabulary:
Writing: Writing:
Resources: Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition
Tutor Tutor
Week 10 Week 10
Topic: Topic:
Grammar: Grammar:
Listening: Listening:
Pronunciation: Pronunciation:
Reading: Reading:
Speaking: Speaking:
Vocabulary: Vocabulary:
Writing: Writing:
Resources: Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition
Week 11 Week 11
Topic: Topic:
Grammar: Grammar:
Listening: Listening:
Pronunciation: Pronunciation:
Reading: Reading:
Speaking: Speaking:
Vocabulary: Vocabulary:
Writing: Writing:
Resources: Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition
Week 12 Week 12
Topic: Topic:
Grammar: Grammar:
Listening: Listening:
Complete listening test
Pronunciation:
Pronunciation:
Reading:
Reading: Complete reading test
Speaking: Speaking:
Vocabulary: Vocabulary:
Writing: Writing:
Resources: Resources:
Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition Ready for IELTS 2nd Edition