*IELTS Foundation 31 Class notes & Hw 

Dates Class notes Self - study New words
structures

1 Course introduction: 35 lessons Speaking: ​Practise topics ​21- 30 1. Handy

Sunday Coursebook hints
Feb 24 Self-study strategies 2. A huge
- Practice makes perfect range
of
2 Y N NG Reading Y No NG - ​how to video 3. Diplom
Sunday - Scan for keywords at
Feb 24 - Analyse the two sentences (same or IE. WB - pages 6,7,10,11 4. Show
different) IE.SB - pages 21,22,23,24 your
- Infer (inference) Practise reading type: ​Y. N. NG​. Write the appreci
reading title and your answers into your ation
Speaking part 1 notebook. 5. A lack
Reading practice in the workbook of
interest
6. Showin
g
disresp
ect
7. Plateful
8. Fellow
student
9. Cosmo
politan

3 American Got Talent 2019 - Audition Reading type: ​Y. N. NG​. Write the reading 1.
Sunday Speaking pairs - present to the class title and your answers into your notebook. 2.
Mar 10. AM Y N NG (99 exercises)
Listen and write: ​Air Force One

IE.SB - pages 26 -> 33

IE.WB - pages 12→ 17

4 Writing task 1: bar chart Speaking: Video speaking part 2 and post 1. Transc
Sunday Speaking part 2: Jobs it in ​your drive end
Mar 10. PM. IE SB. p33 ->
Writing task 2: Films Writng ONE paragraph: ​some people say Transcend
the main purpose of films is to entertain, other language
think that films should always have barriers
educational value. Discuss both views and 2.
give ur own opinion
Hemisphere
Listen and write: ​Air Force One
3.
Writing task 1: ​Bar chart​ write down all the
Instantaneous
tips
=
@ Thanh: please type all the new words /
Immediately
 phrases we learn today in the column on
the right Profitable

5 Mini Test ​- Reading Y N NG Write the paragraphs in your folder 1

Sunday Cornell Note taking 1. Movies for education Correspondent
Mar 24. AM - History: Chariots 2. Advantages/ 2 Dynamic
- Economics: Manager’s authority disadvantages of online 3 Seizure
- Man’s passion for flights shopping 4 Apprivate
Tam: 10/18 3. Should people change 5 Initiative
Ly: 8 /18 jobs or follow one job all 6 Bankrupt
Thanh: 15/18 their life? Why? 7.
Huy: 14/18 4. Should there be a death Administration
Vu: 13/18 penalty?
Hung: 10/18 5. Solutions for traffic jam
6. Causes of air / water
pollution
7. Reasons why some people
avoid meat in their diets.
Vu and Hung - rewrite the Air Force ONE
transcript
Tam and Hung’s Speaking - describe a
job

6 Listening and Reading - Mini test Watch ​PEEL paragraph HUNG 140k
Sunday PEEL paragraph Use Cornell Note Taking for the listening Ca lop 20k
Mar 24. PM file: GMO (listening file in FB group chat) Huy 10k
IELTS Cam 12, Test1 Listening
IE.SB - pages 34 → 40
IE.WB - pages 18→ 27

7 Tam and Hung’s Speaking - describe a job
Sunday
April 7. AM Writing: AI
- Brainstorming
- Introduction
- Practice: ​Children: Cooperate or
Compete?​ Some people think that a
sense of competition in children
should be encouraged. Others believe
that children who are taught to
co-operate rather than compete
become more useful adults. Discuss
both these views and give your own
opinion.
Writing task 1 - Write 8 sentences for
Writing task 1 on page 21 IE. WB
Writing task 2: Write the introduction and
three main ideas for the essay question at
the end of page 41. IE . SB
What is a good ​THESIS STATEMENT​?
Writing introduction for the questions:
Should dangerous sports be banned?
Speaking: Practise these speaking
questions again (write the answers into
your notebook)
OWning things
 ● What types of things do young
people in your country most want
to own today? Why is this?
● Why do some people feel they
need to own things?
● Do you think that owning lots of
things make people happy?
Relationships between parents and
children

● How much time do children spend

with their parents in your country?
Do you think that is enough?
● How important do you think
spending time together is for the
relationships between parents and
children? Why?
● Have relationships between
parents and children changed in
recent years? Why do you think
that is?

8 4 criteria for IELTS Writing task 2 Learn by heart and make 10 sentences -
Sunday with at least 10 words related to ​Crimes
April 7. PM Types of crimes
Reading and listening (SB and WB) Use Cornell Note Taking for the video:
GMO - ​controversial area of Science

What are 4 criteria for IELTS Writing task

2? Can you use those 4 criteria to mark
this ​essay sample​?

IELTS Cam 12, Test1 Reading

IE.SB - pages 41 → 45
IE.WB - pages 28→ 37

9 Notre Dame Fire​ with the help of technology Speaking part 3 - IE.SB page 48 - Write
Sunday all the answers for 4 questions into your
April 21. AM Prisoner hat riddle notebook.

IELTS Cam 12, test 1 Lis and Read Writing task 2 - IE WB. page 37. Write full
Feedback on the writing paragraphs answers (4-5 paragraph essay)

Speaking - IE WB. page 28, 29.

10 Mini Test IELTS Cam 12, Test 7 Reading and

Sunday Curiosity - ​How Nguyen became Listening
April 21. PM Vietnamese most common surname? IE.SB - pages 46-55
IE.WB - pages 38→ 47
Read and answer the question: ​How
Nguyen became Vietnamese most
 common surname?

Write a paragraph of about 100 words

about ​the importance of Critical Thinking
skills ​in your life.

11 Speaking sample and analysis Practise 3 strategies of ​Mental gym Thanh to type
Sat → Speaking strategies the paragraph
May 11 P.M Critical thinking Paragraph IELTS Cam 12, about Critical
Mental gym ● Test 7 Reading Thinking
Can you ​think out of the box? ● Test 8 Listening
IE.SB - pages 56-61
12 Sing along songs : the​ best 15 songs to sing IE.WB - pages 48→ 50 Alternate
Sun along for piano Submerge
May 12A.M Speaking practice Write sentences using all the words we Industriousnes
Feedback on homework learned today (right column) s
Side effects
Schedule fixed on Saturday, May 25 Writing task 1: ​Pie chart Market share
- Write the tips for pie chart Database
description Cork
- How to avoid repeating? Highly skilled
- What is task 1 structure? workers
Desertification
Practise Speaking 30 mins a day (Sing, Triumph
Read the texts - sent daily on FB
group, Record, Compare) Trainspotting
Read out loud and record: Locomotive
- How to speak English naturally Porcelain
List the 3 songs/ each person to sing Detect
along Effective
1. Hey Jude prosecution
2. All Star Superiority
3. Moves Like Jagger  democratic
4. Dollhouse  Congested
5. Lemon trees roads
6. A little love
7. Hero
8. Counting Stars
9. Believer
10. One Call Away
11. Yesterday Once More
12. You're beautiful
13. Co
14. Proud of you
15. Waiting for love
16. Coming home
17. 7 rings
18. marry you
19. THIS IS Me
20.
Next lesson: ​Saturday, May 25 all day,
from 9.A.M

13 4 thinking levels Write 8 ​pie charts​ (Write the title on the Bottom-up and
Sat Pie chart top of each page) top-down
May 25 A.M - Structure IELTS Cam 12, approach
 - Tips ● Test 8 Reading (highlight all the Sector
- Practice answers in the texts) Segment
● Test 9 Listening Squander
14 Game: SLAM IE.SB - pages 62-66 MRT- Mass
Sat Match the paragraphs with headings transit railway
May 25 P.M IE.WB - pages 51→ 55
From scratch
Beam
Write 100-word paragraph/ story Ahead of
WITHOUT USING ANY LETTER ​E schedule
Elevated track
Match headings

Huy, Thanh, Hung, Tam, to complete all

the homework unfinished for today.
Next lesson: Saturday, Jun 1 all day,
from 9.A.M

15 ● Dominoes ● Speaking cue cards​ - every day a

Sat ● Short term memory part 2 of IELTS speaking cards
Jun 1 A.M ● Mental gym? - conversation without ● Watch ​5 minutes IELTS​ every day
E a different episode
● Speaking part 2 - PPF ● Listening test​ (write your answers
Something important to you into the notebook)
● Reading test
● Pie chart? @Dat to do all 16 ​pie charts

Target IELTS 5.5 for the Midterm ,and

16 Mini test - Reading IELTS 6.0 for Final.
Sat - Thanh: 6.0
Jun 1 P.M - Dat: 4.0
- Huy: 7.0
- Hung: 6.5
Reading skills
Match the headings

17 9 ​brain exercises 1. Which ​sample​ of writing do you Permeable

Tues Speaking - pairs prefer? Why? Rejuvenate
Jun 11 A.M Listening test - review 2. Choose 10 topics of IELTS
Speaking part 2 (50 topics sent via
FB messenger) - write ​the number
18 IELTS Writing Review: ​Quizziz of the topics you practise into your t
Tues IELTS task 1: Map notebook.
Jun 11 P.M
3. What are ​5 lessons​ from Hana?
Song: ​Love changes everything 4. A stranger in the village​. Retell the
story
5. IE.SB - pages 67-70

19 13 riddles to test how bright you are Prepare for the TED talks - 5 topics from Smart
Sat 14 ​amazing facts from Nat GEO IELTS 50 topics. We are presenting next Students
Jun 15 A.M Saturday. League

0.5.
IE.SB - pages 71-75 1
3Huy
Make the Orange POSTERS / 5Hung, Tam,
CHECKLIST Ly, Thanh
10+Dat
 Tips for writing task 1 - Maps
Tips for writing task 1 - Pie
chart
20 Writing task 1: ​Pie chart Read the sample of ​IELTS Map​. Which
Sat band score can you give to it? 7.0?
Jun 15 P.M
IELTS ​task 1: maps​ of changes
Listen and take note into your notebook:
How to stop translating

Writing task 1: Maps of the ​island before

and after​. (Scroll down the page and you
see the maps)

@ Dat: to review and write ​Writing

task 1: ​Pie chart

21 How to learn vocabulary? Presentation - THIS IS ME / 5 topics of

Sat How to ​memorize fast and easily IELTS (audience)
Jun 22 A.M Song: Counting stars - Length: 10 mins
- Outline submitted to teacher via
Speaking: 5 topics for TED FB mes ​before 23.59 July 7
- 1st trial - 10 July
22 Speaking: Descriptive words - 2nd trial - 14 July
Sat - 3rd trial - 16 July
Jun 22 P.M Writing: Support your opinion / argument = - 4th trial - 18 July
facts/ examples: - ON STAGE - 20 July
- Eating a balanced diet is much
better than taking medicine because IE.SB - pages 76 → 79
you are preventing illness, not simply
curing it. For example, IE.WB - pages 56→ 66
WRITING on facebook group: Hoi nhung
ng vvv vi IELTS - Challenge - ​ ​Support
your opinion / argument = facts/
examples

@Thanh to write 1000 about Myanmar

(no google)
@Vu to do 20 speaking topics

SUMMER BREAK Jun 23 - July 15

23 English and Shakespeare 1. Prepare two writing notebooks, for Four people
Wed Two truths and one lie 3 writing tasks ​here MUST write
July 17 A.M This is ME presentation 2. Prepare for THIS IS ME the letter in
presentation (marking criteria: IELTS
Fluency, Vocab, Grammar, Express page
 Pronunciation) 77 ( general
3. Redo the Midterm test training):
● HUNG
4. IE.SB - pages 94 → 108
● Tam
5. IE.WB - pages 67→ 70 ● LY
● Dat
6. Sửa những câu trên WRITING on To do 5 topics
facebook group: Hoi nhung ng vvv in front of the
vi IELTS - Challenge - ​ ​Support class: Hung
Summer challenges your opinion / argument = and Dat
IELTS Express facts/ examples
Writing notebooks
7. Describe ​maps​. Write your own
24 Midterm Reading
answer.
Wed Midterm Listening
July 17 P.M Writing task 2

25 Quote Next class is Wednesday, July 31. The We Escape 3

Wed whole class will play We Escape
July 24 A.M

1. Register for IELTS books ​here,

2. Complete exercise 2 and 7 of last
week
3. Writing tasks 1-6 ​here
4. Create your own plan for IELTS
Target band score.

Midterm test - Feedback and betting

results
- Hưng (25/10): 6.5
+: mẹ mua quà, cả lớp mời ăn, trừ
tiền nợ 520k
-: Hưng mời cả lớp giầy / dép / mũ
(accessories < 400)

- ​ Huy (12/9): 7.5

+: lớp mời Huy đi ăn Pizza Company
+ buffet, chuyển lớp, (vẫn ở lại lớp)
trừ bài tập
-: Huy mời cả lớp đi ăn buffet,
double bài tập cho đến khi được 7.0

Thành(1/11) 6.5
+ Mua Thành áo (>300), trừ bài tập
- Thành mua lớp áo (300/người),
double bài tập cho đến khi 6.5

Tâm: (28/7): 6.0

+ Mỗi người mua Tâm kem random
 - Tâm mua cho mỗi người kem
Hagen Dazs (>5.) Double bài tập
đến khi 6.0
- ​ Đạt: (1/11): 6.0 IELTS
- 7.0 GPA Semester 1
- 8. 0 of Maths, English and Lit.
+ lớp mua boardgame cho Đạt
- Đạt mua boardgame + triple bài tập
đến khi 6.0.
-​ Vũ: (Final: 5.5 and 1/11 6.0 )
+ cả lớp tặng Vũ QUẦN
- Vũ mua trà sữa, mua quần cho cả
lớp (400<600)
- ​Ly:

Châu: (12/9): 7.5

+ cả lớp mua cho Châu 2 cốc trà
sữa Alley
+ - Châu khao cả lớp trà sữa

26 Reading and Listening tips

Wed
Jul 24 P.M Writing paragraphs

27 Vocabulary quiz Timetable and Plan for the next 2

Fri Kahoot to revise IELTS Graphs months?
Aug 2 A.M Speaking Midterm - Presentation
- What are your values? (The Imitation Listening and Reading:​ The Alchemist​ the
Game - recruiting scene) whole

INTEGRATION skills:​ Watch t​ he movie

about the unsung hero of WWII, Alan
Turing and read ​the article​ then write your
own essay of 200 words about the film /
Alan Turing.

IELTS Challenges
5. Writing tasks 1-9 ​here
6. Present your own plan for IELTS
Target band score

- THIS IS ME

28 Reading: The alchemist

Fri
Aug 2 P.M IE Workbook

29 Procrastination article of Psychology Complete the​ Listening test​ (write the

Sat Talking about GOAL answers into your notebook)
Aug 17 A.M
 Listening and Reading:​ The Alchemist​ the
whole book,
- learn the ​Flashcards
- Take ​the test
- Play the ​game
- Do the​ quiz
Reading test IELTS Cam 13, test 1,
Reading
REading IELTS in IE
IE. WB - pages 79→ 82
Listening - mini test
Prepare for ​pizza - (ingredients)
Let's meet on Sunday, Sep 1st, and do
30 the test.
Sat Next lesson: ​Sunday, Sep 1st
Aug 17 P.M

31 Food: Garlic bread and pizza Writing Task 1:

Sun Essay: Introductio - the skeletal systems of two
Sep 1st AM.
ancestors​ of modern
human beings.
- Read ​Human process​ and N​ atural
Process​. What are the common
features and what are the
differences?

Speaking: Common topics for IELTS

- Part 1
- Part 2​: 4 samples
- Part 3

Writing task 2​: Write the full essay (apply

the knowledge we gain about Intro,
n and conclusion Conclusion, Example)
Ngày thi 10/8
Task 1: Process về produce olive oil ;)

Task 2: Many people believe that zoos

32 How to ​give examples are cruel, others believe that zoos are
Sun Task 2: Animal testing useful for protecting rare animals. Discuss
Sep 1st PM. In the fast-paced changing world, there both views and give your opinion
exists a wide range of ethical dilemmas / an
increasing number of controversial issues,
including animal testing. I personally believe
 that experiments on animals are a
necessary practice because of three main
reasons: human safety, environmental
factors and medical advance.

One argument in favour of in vivo testing is

for the sake of human beings. If drugs were
tested on people, we would not know for
sure whether they can survive or suffer from
the side effects. Thus, using animals such
as fish, rats, mice or amphibians is of great
significance. One example is that polio
vaccine, which reduced 350,000 disease /
infection cases in 1988 to 27 cases in 2016,
could not be invented without experiments
on lab animals.

Task 1: Bar chart - Expenditure of 2

countries
Task 1: Natural Process

33 Halloween Theme
Sun - ? List them here: ​A quiet place(
Oct 6 AM 2018), the conjuring(2013), the
cabin in the wood (2011), the
shining (1980), IT (2017), Green
romm (2015), It comes at night (
2017),The walking dead(2010),
Zombie Land 2 (2019)

- Which games are suitable for

Halloween night?
- Do you believe in ghosts?

Complete the IF32 Writing tasks 1 and 2

before ​Sunday, 20 Oct, 2019​. Send your
handwriting via FB or email. If these
writings failed the IF requirements, then,
another writing test will be conducted on
the next lesson.

Complete the KWL chart following (write

into your notebook) After IELTS
Foundation course, what do you know,
what do you still wonder and what did you
learn? Try to write as much as possible.
Be creative! (Striking progress may apply
for the good thinker and reflector)

Writing - Summarise and example (Final

test)
 Speaking - part 3
- For example, education / housing
- Divide the answers

34 Final test
Sun - Listening
Oct 6 PM - Reading

What is your​ English pathway​ in the

near future?
- GOAL: What do you want to
achieve in the next 6 months?
- WHY do you want to achieve that
goal?
- HOW can you achieve that goal?

35 Final test - Speaking Just think of your pathway forward, what

Sat PMI or KWL opportunities and challenges do you
Oct 26 PM - Vocabulary have?
- Writing task 2 How to become a global citizen?
- Think in English

36 Writing test
Sun Feedback and wrapping up the course
Oct 27 AM Circle talk

37 Writing - MEDITATION Writing tests 5,35,45,40, 39, 21, 11, 1, 6,

Sun 52, 54

NO PAIN NO GAIN

Test Tâm Ly Huy Thành Hưng Vũ Đạt

Reading 19 11 5 16 13 11 10 8
Qs

Lis Midterm 6.0 5.0 6.5 6.0 5.0 4.5 5.0

Reading 5.0 3.5 5.0 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.0
Midterm

Wr Midterm 4.0 4.5 5.5 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0

Sp Midterm 6.0 5.5 3.0 4.5 5.5

MIDTERM 5.0 4.5 6.0 5.0 4.0- 4.5 4.5+

Mini test 1 Lis 17/20 15/20 13/20 11/20 9/20 9/20

Final Reading 6.0 4.5 6.5 6.0 4.5 4.0 4.5

Final Listening 6.5 4.0 6.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 5.5

Final Writing

Final
Speaking

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS :

Critical thinking makes you analyze your thinking and make some evidence or question to criticize the idea.
This skill is so important for you and your job, especially in management,economy, researching and education.
Firstly, when you enjoy a debate, criticizing can make you expand the information about those problems that
you can solve it clearly. Secondly, these skills can improve your communication and presentation skills. The
way you think systematically can improve the way you talk and express your idea. Finally, critical thinking can
bring you creativity. Resolving the problems in a different way by putting a different eye on is so effective and
make a lot of efforts. To sump up, people should have critical thinking skills so as to improve and make your
brain more creative.

WRITING NOTEBOOKS
Write the paragraphs starting with the following topic sentences
1. Learning online offers a variety of benefits. ………………………...
2. Arranged marriage is no longer relevant in our current society because of these following
reasons. . …………………………
3. Although players can take credit for the success of their team, coaches truly deserve that;
4. Abraham Lincoln is one of the most powerful and influential politicians of all times;
5. Education plays a huge role in lowering crime rates;
6. Being an efficient CEO requires a range of important characteristics
7. It’s possible to lower teen pregnancy rates by improving education;
8. There are certain reasons why pollution in the world keeps increasing;
9. Cooking requires a set of specific skills;
10. Kitchen remodeling requires in-depth research and a good eye;
11. Global warming has a number of potential contributing factors;
12. Preparations are important before investing in any property;
13. Dogs are amazing pets because they help their owners live longer;
14. Having the first baby is a tough experience due to major life adjustments;
15. Fortune numbers face many challenges while exploring a shipwreck;
 16. Graduating from high schools is a must for a number of reasons.

WRITING TASK 1

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make 

comparisons where relevant. 

Write at least 150 words. 

 
 
Vocabulary 
 
 
WRITING TASK 2 
Thành to redo the test here.  
 
In today’s world, some people believe that more research into the family history 
should be investigated. Beside​s​, others hold the idea that our present and future life 
condition must be our priority. This essay will discuss both views in more details. 
On the one hand, researching into the history owns some benefits. Firstly, 
discovering our ancestors can effectively prevent unexpected factors, especially some 
inherited diseases such as cancer or laukemia,... Secondly, we’ll feel proud of our 
family’s background while we look back to our family culture and even widen our 
knowledge about our ancestor’s olden time. For instance, knowing your ancestor was a 
great commander in the army and discussing this topic with your friends will 
immensely be an interesting point. 
On the other hand, concentrating on the present and future condition still owns 
many advantages. First of all, the modern society will turn young generation into the 
future of their families. Living in the place where everybody is open-minded and 
children are well-educated may develop their thoughts, lifestyles and their points of 
view. For example, the children who live in the big city can make a better choice 
depending on their parents than most children living in rural areas. Second, the facts in 
the past are believed to be unchanged; therefore, the present and future should be 
prioritized. As an illustration, one of my ancestors was imprisoned by the french and I 
can’t even do any research in order to change it. 
To sump up, both ideas obtain their own benefits for the young generation. In my 
points of view, I will choose the second ideas because almost my friends and I want to 
live in a modern and integrating society so as to pursue our career favourably.  
Comment: 
- The structure is ways much better.