IELTS Preparation
IELTS Preparation Course
Our IELTS Preparation Course will enable students to further develop and enhance their academic English skills across the four key language areas – writing, reading, speaking and listening – in order to prepare for IELTS examinations and university studies. Our IELTS preparation courses are recommended for participants with a minimum of intermediate proficiency level.
30 hours
Course Fee:
1,300 AED
General Enquiries:
Call us at 037610015 or email us at ielts@edgewater.ae
Specific Objectives:
- Learn techniques to overcome the challenges found in the four test parts.
- Develop reading strategies for skimming, scanning and focusing on target material.
- Recognize and interpret statistical data using appropriate grammatical structures.
- Identify differences and similarities in statistical tasks.
- Write a range of essay types.
- Improve listening comprehension.
- Improve listening for details.
- Understand and spot parallel expressions and similar words in reading discourse.
- Enhance vocabulary through reading and speaking activities.
- Formulate and defend opinions using specific words.
- Broaden vocabulary of adjectives and other useful phrases.
Course Content – Outline
Reading
- Reading for detailed and specific information
- Deducing unknown vocabulary from context
- Justifying an answer
- Interpreting an author’s overall opinion of a given topic
Writing
- Exam task 1: Description of visual information – interpreting and comparing data in the form of graphs, bar charts, pie charts, tables, process diagrams, maps, cycles e.g. water cycle, carbon cycle etc.
- Exam task 2: Essay writing – structuring an argument while providing evidence, presenting and supporting points, comparing and contrasting, showing cause and effect, outlining advantages and disadvantages, justifying an opinion.
- General coherence – linking ideas and sentences appropriately
Listening
- Listening for gist and specific information – dates, times, prices etc.
- Repeated exposure to exam-style recordings e.g. monologues, two-way conversations, group discussions, lecture-style tutorials etc.
- Emphasis is placed on the different native English-speaking accents
- Recording scripts are subsequently analysed for vocabulary content
Speaking
- Examination of academic vocabulary and expressions for recurring discussion topics
- Particular focus is placed on language accuracy and fluency
- Regular simulations of the complete speaking exam in student pairs
All our exam programmes are structured in a way that builds students’ confidence through continual practice of exam-specific tasks, combined with regular designated exam practice days followed by detailed feedback provided to each student.
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