UNIVERSIDAD EAN

IDIOMA III

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NOMBRE DEL AUTOR

CÉSAR AUGUSTO JIMÉNEZ BUENAVENTURA

BOGOTÁ D.C.
2020
 Guideline 1. Reading and Listening Component.

Learning purpose.
By the end of this guideline, you will have a better understanding of the most
important strategies for reading and listening comprehension. To do this, you will
explore different strategies and do some practice exercises. In addition, you will do
self-assessment throughout the process in order to check how well you have
assimilated the strategies and the key points.

Study Materials
Essential materials
Cambridge English Practice Testbank IELTS. On Cambridge Learning
Management System. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2PeXWEK

Complementary materials
IELTS Buddy (2019). Online IELTS Preparation. Retrieved from
https://www.ieltsbuddy.com
Edx org (2019). Online IELTS Preparation. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/2KAUCAA
Jakeman, V. & Mcdowell, C. (2008). New Insight into IELTS. Cambridge University
Press.

Actividad 1. Reading.
Product

• Autonomous Activities.
• Online material.
Instructions
Cambridge Platform

1. The material you will use in this course is Cambridge English Practice Testbank
IELTS on Cambridge Learning Management System. The information related to
your user name and password will be sent via e-mail by Unidad Académica
(materialesvac). If you do not get the information you need, send an email to
materialesvac@universidadean.edu.co

2. Check you can properly access the platform.

3. During the induction session, your tutor will explain how to complete the
activities you will be assigned on this platform.

Autonomous activities
This set of assigments will give you an understanding of the most important
reading strategies required to increase your reading comprehension and reading
abilty in general. You will visit some websites to watch videos, study some
presentations, and do some exercises to guide your process. Later, you will do
some self-assessment in order to keep track of your progress and ability.

1. Warm-up
How much do you know about the reading IELTS test? Go over learning object 1
and take the quiz.

2. Platform activity
Diagnostic test: go online to the Cambridge platform and complete reading – Test
1 on test mode. Check the course calendar to complete this activity.
3. Reading strategies (part 1)
Go over learning object 2 in order to get ideas on how to approach a text. Take
notes.

4. Types of questions (part 1)

4.1 Matching headings

Open the link http://bit.ly/38POHTc do the exercise to get familiar with one of the
types of questions you may need these strategies for.

4.2 Matching sentence endings

Open the link http://bit.ly/2HLTV6M to do the exercise to get familiar with a similar
type of question

4.3 True, false, not given

4.4 Open the link http://bit.ly/2HKV2Dy to do the exercises to get familiar with
another type of question.

5. Reading Strategy (part 2)

Go over learning object 3 in order to learn about the common organizational
patterns in reading passages.

6. Types of questions (part 2)

6.1 Table completion or categorization.
Open the link http://bit.ly/39NBnyO to get familiar with one type of question related
to organization of information in a text.

6.2 Sentence completion

Open the link http://bit.ly/2SMVck7 to get familiar with another type of question
related to organization of information in a text.

6.3 Diagram completion

Open the link http://bit.ly/2Phh7ho to get familiar with another type of question
related to organization of information in a text.

7. Reading strategies (part 3)

Go over learning object 4 in order to get further practice on the different types of
organizational patterns and get a better understanding of which strategies to use
for specific purposes.

8. Types of questions (part 3)

8.1 Matching information
Open the link http://bit.ly/2HIpTR4 to get familiar with a type of question that
requires you to scan a text efficiently.

8.2 Multiple choice

Open the link http://bit.ly/3bTjErP to get familiar with another type of question
involving scanning.

8.3 Summary completion

Open the link http://bit.ly/2VaPFFG to get familiar with one more question type of
the same sort.

8.4 Platform activity –practice-

Go online to the Cambridge platform and complete reading – Test 2 on practice
mode.

8.5 Self assessment questionnaire

 - Are you able to locate information based on the organizational patterns?
- Can you recognize the various key words and expressions that show
relationships and organization?
- Are you familiar enough with the new types of questions in this section?

If you need further practice, go to http://bit.ly/2uoSl7O and do the exercises on

section 4 “IELTS Liz: Question Type Exercise.

Actividad 2. Listening.
Product

Autonomous activities
Online material (practice and test)

Instructions
1. Warm-up.
How much do you know about the IELTS listening section? Go over learning
object 5 and take the quiz.

2. Platform activity
Diagnostic test: go online to the Cambridge platform and complete listening –
Test 1 on test mode. Check the course calendar to complete this activity.

3. Listening strategy: active listening.

In this set of assigments you will have the opportunity to get familiar with some
strategies that will help you get the main point(s) and the overarching theme of a
conversation or talk. You will watch short videos, read some explanations and
examples that will lead you to subsequent exercises intended to develop your
ability to deal with certain amount of information. At the end, you will do some
exercises on the platform.

3.1 To get an idea about how to approach most listening tasks, watch these videos
about strategies used before, while and after listening about:

 Predicting. http://bit.ly/2KJsf3f
 Approaching the task. http://bit.ly/2N0x2QK
 Checking answers. http://bit.ly/2TrsALU

3.2 Go to the following links and read the explanation about general strategies
before doing the corresponding exercise:
 http://bit.ly/2YJGtLE
 http://bit.ly/31FH129

4 Types of questions:
Go to the links and get familiar with some question types:
Multiple choice http://bit.ly/2YJXh52
Form completion http://bit.ly/2MffOzA
Various types http://bit.ly/2YUX1ve

5. Listening strategy: listening with a purpose.

In this set of assigments you will have the opportunity to get familiar with some
specific tasks and the way to grasp specific information on any given topic. You will
watch short videos before reading some explanations and examples that will lead
you to subsequent exercises intended to help you develop your ability to identifying
details. You will then do some exercises on the platform.

5.1 To get an idea about how to grasp the most important parts of a conversation
or talk, watch these videos:
  Reading ahead.
http://bit.ly/31CPljc
 Taking notes.
http://bit.ly/2Z2NbaA

 Go to the following link and read about some key concepts and strategies
for understanding listening tasks http://bit.ly/2KwtN1W

5.2 Go to the following links and get acquainted with 3 more question types and the
way to approach them:
 Notes completion.
http://bit.ly/2KKqwL0
 Sentence completion.
http://bit.ly/2Tv0eR1
 Labelling a diagram.
http://bit.ly/33qs6dT

6. Identifying Sequence and Description.

In this set of assigments you will have the opportunity to learn how to avoid
distractors when listening to the recordings and to select the correct option in
various types of questions. You will watch short videos before reading some
explanations and examples that will lead you to subsequent exercises that help
you develop your ability to choose the correct answers. You will then do some
exercises online.

6.1 To get an idea about how to avoid distractors, watch these videos:
 Identifying signposts.
http://bit.ly/33yNy0n
 Keeping track.
http://bit.ly/2yV8d0m
6.2 Go over learning object 6 in order to identify the order of information in a
speech (signpost words).

6.3 Go to the following link and read about some tips to improve your performance
during the listening component of the exam: http://bit.ly/2Trevy3

6.4 Go to the following links and get to know some questions types and how to go
about them:
 Classification http://bit.ly/2OSS5qT
 Table completion http://bit.ly/2ZVfLMB
 Short answer http://bit.ly/2Kw83Ty

7. Platform activity
Go online to the Cambridge platform and complete listening – Test 2- in practice
mode.

8. Self-assessment questionnaire.
Part 1
- Are you predicting information based on the questions?
- Are you focusing on the content wrods to grasp main ideas?
- Are you aware of the various types of questions in the test?
For extra practice, go to: http://bit.ly/2MZtDBy

Part 2
- Are you using simple words and symbols to take notes?
- Are you focusing on important details and piecesof information?
- Are you reflecting on the content as you listen?
For extra practice, go to: http://bit.ly/2MgmsW4

Part 3
- Are you using key words to keep track of the information?
 - Are you paying attention to sign posts as you listen?
- Are you aware of how to go about each type of question?
- For extra practice, go to: https://bit.ly/32glBKq

9. Platform activity –Test-

9.1 Go online to the Cambridge platform and take test 2 on practice mode:
listening and reading sections:

9.2 Go online to the Cambridge platform and take test 3 on test mode: listening
and reading sections. Test 3 will be graded as follows:
Your listening and reading scores are calculated by the number of correct answers
you have out of the 40 questions in the test. The table below indicates the average
number of marks required to achieve a particular band score and the grade you will
get according to the grading system in this course.

LISTENING AND READING SECTIONS

Correct 39- 37- 35- 32- 30- 26- 23- 18- 16- 13- 10- 8 6- 4
answers 40 38 36 34 31 29 25 22 17 15 12 - 7 -
10 5
Band score 9 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5
IELTS
EAN 10 POINTS 9 8,5 8,0 7 4
COURSE 6,5 6 5 3
GRADE
CEF C2 C1 B2 B1 A2
LEVEL
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