Pre-ILETS with Terry Williams Welcome Pre-ILETS with Terry Williams

Class aims Develop your understanding of the IELTS exam structure and its parts Develop your understanding of the IELTS grading criteria. Learn and practice strategies to achieve high scores.

Class aims 4. Practice the 4 IELTS skills: Reading Writing Listening Speaking (Focus on writing and Speaking)

Class aims 5. Develop your vocabulary and learn how to use it accurately. (Focus on meaning and appropriacy)

Appropriacy Hey man, how’s it going? My weekend was awesome. What did you get up to? Good afternoon. How are you today? I had a pleasant weekend. How about you?

My Role To facilitate a productive class environment. To provide lessons and materials that are useful and engaging. To offer feedback and advice on your spoken and written English.

Your Role You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink

With your partner, spend 2 minutes discussing your role in the class.

Your Role To come to every lesson prepared. Be responsible for your studies. To have clear goals and work towards them. To complete all of your work in and out of class.

Our main focus in class Speaking: it’s difficult to have a conversation alone (Unless you are crazy) Writing: most students need a lot of practice in this area

What about reading and listening? We will also practice these areas in class, BUT… It’s much easier to work on these skills alone, so most of your practice should be at home. We will focus on repeating a small number of the most useful techniques.

Repeat, repeat, repeat… In class, we introduce you to IELTS information and techniques. You will need to practice everything many, many times at home to really learn.

What will you learn in class?

How we teach: No lectures Lots of pair work Feedback to improve performance Plenty of repetition

If you miss a class: At the beginning of the next lesson, ask your teacher for the materials. Discuss what you missed with your partner for five minutes. If you know you will be absent in advance, tell your teacher – in person or by email.

Can I move up to the next level? Your teacher will decide based on: Your attendance and punctuality Your participation (including doing homework) and attitude Your progress over the course, including your response to feedback Your exam scores at the end of the course

End of class feedback At the end of the course, we will ask for your feedback on your experience at KTDC. This helps us to improve. BUT…

Have a problem? Not happy? If you’re having a problem, if you don’t understand something, or if you’re not happy about something: Talk to your teacher straight away!

Name cards: Why do we use name cards. Learn your names. (Your teacher has a terrible memory for names!) See who is absent. Seat you next to a random partner.

Contact information Email: terry@ktdcgroup.com Phone: 0128 891 7991 Remember to include your name, number, level and class days/time in your email.

Overview of the IELTS exam: The IELTS exam is divided into 4 sections

Overview of the IELTS exam: The speaking section is divided into 3 sections

Overview of the IELTS exam: The total length of the speaking test is 11-14 minutes

Overview of the IELTS exam: Writing test is divided into 2 tasks

Overview of the IELTS exam: Task 1 is a report

Overview of the IELTS exam: Task 2 is an essay

Overview of the IELTS exam: The listening section is divided into 4 sections

Overview of the IELTS exam: It lasts 40 minutes 30 minutes listening + 10 minutes transferring answers

Overview of the IELTS exam: There are a total of 40 questions

Overview of the IELTS exam: The IELTS reading consists of 3 passages

Overview of the IELTS exam: You will have 40 questions to answer

Overview of the IELTS exam: You will have 1 hour to complete the reading section.

Any questions?

Turn to Pg. 13 in your Fundamentals Book and answer these questions: How long is the speaking test? How many sections are there? What percent of your final grade is your exam worth? How will you be assessed? How long is part 1? How long is part 2? How long is part 3? Which section asks questions about your hobbies? Which section is similar to a discussion? Which section will you speak for 2 minutes on a topic?

Introduction to Part 1 speaking How do you spend your free time? “I really love going to art galleries. My friend and I try to go to one every weekend, they always help us relax and unwind.” Don’t answer with one word. Think about who, what, where, when and why. Practice the above question with your partner.

Introduction to Part 1 speaking Where does she live? She lives in a house which has a red door. What kind of house does she live in? She lives in an apartment, which has a red door. In which sentence is the highlighted information necessary? A non defining relative clause adds extra detail but it isn’t necessary.

Introduction to Part 1 speaking 1. Where are you from? “I’m from Ho Chi Minh, which is in the south of Vietnam.” 2. What is your favorite food? “My favorite food is pasta, which is famous in Italy.” 3. Who is your best friend? “My best friend is Sarah, who I met in high school.”

Introduction to Part 1 speaking 1. Where are you from? “I’m from Ho Chi Minh, which is in the south of Vietnam.” 2. What is your favorite food? “My favorite food is pasta, which is famous in Italy.” 3. Who is your best friend? “My best friend is Sarah, who I met in high school.”

Introduction to Part 1 speaking Use frequency adverbs and time expressions What do you do to keep fit? Well, I often go to the gym and sometimes I go swimming. Also I play tennis with my friend once a week

Introduction to Part 1 speaking Try to paraphrase the question What kind of my music do you like? “Well my favorite genre is K-pop because…” Where are you from? “My hometown is Mui ne, it’s on the beach…”

Introduction to Part 1 speaking Turn to Pg. 17. Complete the questions in the left column with the correct word.

Introduction to Part 1 speaking Turn to Pg. 17. Now look at questions A-D and discuss them with your partner.

Introduction to Part 1 speaking Turn to Pg. 17. Now look at questions A-D and discuss them with your partner.

Pronunciation Ghotio Look at these words: 1. Women 2. Vacation 3.Enough From the sounds in those words, what animal could these letters spell? Ghotio

Pronunciation Now find the owner of your card by asking these 3 questions: Where are you from? What is your favorite colour? What is your favorite animal?

Homework Complete the student questionnaire (From your pack) Study the fluency markers on Pg. 15 Complete Pg. 192-193