Set Work for IELTs course

Set Work for 18/10

Please look at the Listening Band scores so you are familiar with them.See below. Please go to the followng link and listen to the tips for the Listening exam:

https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepare-test/test-day-advice/listen...

Then try parts 1 and 2 only of the sample listening test at the link(the link is to part one but the page clearly shows the other parts to the test which you can click on):

https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepare-test/free-sample-tests/list...

Multi-level

IELTS is a multi-level exam. You get a score between 1 and 9 for each section. Half scores such as 6.5 are possible. Universities often demand an IELTS score of 6 or 7. They may also demand a minimum score in each of the 4 sections.

You can use the IELTS Band Score Calculator on this site to convert your reading and listening raw scores.

https://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_Band_Scores.html

IELTS Listening marking schemes

For the listening test, which contains 40 questions, the approximate band scores can be calculated using this table.

Set Work for 11/10

Download the IELTs band scores for Writing fom the British Counicl IELTs site. Please watch the videos and take notes from the folllowing videos - this will be useful for starting our work on Writing 1 and Writing 2

Part 1 Writing – summary skills/graphs and figures
The Business of English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Mr-O9AGmw

Part 2 Writing – essay skills
How to write a good essay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyFKUFCQno