UNDERSTANDING IELTS: READING

BRITISH COUNCIL

WEEK 1: THE SKILLS YOU NEED FOR IELTS READING

 Introducing the IELTS Reading test

Welcome to the course and an overview of the test format.

1.1 WHAT DO YOU READ? VIDEO (02:57)

1.2 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THIS FUTURELEARN

COURSE VIDEO (06:37)

1.3 FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO (42:11)

 Getting it right
What you have to do and how long you have to do it

1.4 IELTS READING - TEST FORMAT ARTICLE

1.5 WHAT MAKES THE READING TEST DIFFICULT? VIDEO

(02:10)

1.6 A STRATEGY FOR SUCCESS ARTICLE

 Skimming
How to read more effectively

1.7 SKIMMING VIDEO (02:05)

1.8 HOW TO SKIM READ ARTICLE

1.9 SKIMMING PRACTICE ARTICLE

 Scanning

Another vital reading technique

1.10 SCANNING ARTICLE

1.11 PRACTISE SCANNING ARTICLE

 IELTS task types - Part 1
Over the next few weeks we'll look at all of the different IELTS
Reading test task types. Here are the first ones.

1.12 TASK TYPES ARTICLE

1.13 MATCHING HEADINGS ARTICLE

1.14 ANSWERS AND FEEDBACK VIDEO (01:41)

1.15 MATCHING INFORMATION ARTICLE

1.16 MATCHING SENTENCE ENDINGS ARTICLE

1.17 QUIZ: MATCHING SENTENCE ENDINGS QUIZ

Review of the week

A look back

1.18 DOS AND DON'TS VIDEO (00:43)

1.19 FIND OUT MORE ARTICLE

1.20 END OF WEEK VIDEO VIDEO (07:08)