IELTS Level 1A

3h / lesson This pacing guide is indicative only. Teachers may alter lesson content / pacing to better fit the needs of students.
Lesson Unit Focus In-class content Online work
Get to know you Get to know your classmates, teacher & coursebook
Welcome Log on to CLMS Help students log in and activate their CLMS account
Understanding IELTS What do you know about the IELTS exam? Unit 1: Reading
1 Exam skills Short answer questions Unit 1: Grammar
Reading Learning strategies Identifying words in a question / Scanning for details & Vocab
p8-11 Uses of the Present Simple / Adverbs of frequency /
Language focus
Unit 1 Relationships

Vocabulary to describe families

Exam skills Describing a process
Understanding a diagram / Writing overviews and Unit 1: Writing
Writing Learning strategies
2 introductions including Ex 10:
p12-15
Language focus Using sequencing expressions / present simple passive Process diagram
In-class writing Process diagram (Task 1)
Exam skills Multiple choice (Listening Section 1)
Listening Learning strategies Identifying speakers / Listening for numbers
p16-18 Language focus Pronunciation of numbers Unit 1: Listening
Test practice Listening section 1
3 Unit 1: Speaking
Exam skills Speaking about your family (Speaking Part 1) including Ex 10:
Speaking Learning strategies Answering Part 1 questions / Extending Part 1 answers Part 2 recording
p19-23 Pronunciation of numbers / Adjective and noun
Language focus
collocations for family / Adverbs of frequency
Exam skills Sentence completion
Learning strategies Skimming and scanning a text / Understanding paraphrase Unit 2: Reading
Reading
4 Present simple and past simple / Vocabulary to describe Unit 2: Grammar
p8-11 Language focus
houses and buildings & Vocab
Test practice Reading passage 1
Unit 2 Places and Buildings

Exam skills Describing maps and places

Learning strategies Describing changes in a map Unit 2: Writing
Writing
5 Prepositions of place / Vocabulary for map tasks / Past including Ex 10:
p12-15 Language focus
simple regular/irregular, active/passive Maps
In-class writing Maps (Task 1)
Exam skills Short answer questions (Part 1)
Spelling names / Checking for accuracy / Understanding
Listening Learning strategies
categories Unit 2: Listening
p16-18
Language focus Vocabulary for places in a town
6 Test practice Listening section 2 Unit 2: Speaking
Exam skills Speaking about your hometown (Part 1) including Ex 10:
Speaking Part 2 recording
Learning strategies Lexical resource and accuracy
p19-23 Adjectives & prepositions to desribe a town / Present
Language focus
simple, present perfect, past simple
Exam skills Multiple choice questions
How to find the answer / Finding words with similar Unit 3: Reading
Reading Learning strategies
7 meanings / Identifying the main idea Unit 3: Grammar
Unit 3 Education and Employment

p8-11
Language focus Vocabulary for work and study / Present perfect & Vocab
Test practice Reading passage 2
Exam skills Graphs, bar charts and pie charts (Part 1)
Unit 3: Writing
Writing Learning strategies Describing changes in numbers / Studying a model answer
8 including Ex 10:
p12-15 Language focus Prepositions with numbers Bar chart
In-class writing Bar chart (Task 1)
Exam skills Sentence completion (Part 3)
Identifying key words / Following a conversation /
Listening Learning strategies
Synonyms and paraphrases Unit 3: Listening
p16-18
Language focus Describing jobs and courses
9 Test practice Listening section 3 Unit 3: Speaking
Exam skills Speaking about work and study (Parts 1 and 2) including Ex 10:
Speaking Learning strategies Organising your talks / Using the headings in questions Part 2 recording
p19-23 Adjectives to describe feelings / Adjectives to describe
Language focus
experiences
 Exam skills Matching information / Sentence completion
Learning strategies Locating information / Dealing with paraphrase Unit 4: Reading
Reading
10 Vocabulary for food and drink / Countable and Unit 4: Grammar
p8-11 Language focus
uncountable nouns & Vocab
Test practice Reading passage 3
Unit 4 Food and Drink Exam skills Two diagrams in one question (Part 1)
Introduction and overview / Describing numbers in a pie
Unit 4: Writing
Writing Learning strategies chart / Describing diagrams without exact numbers /
11 including Ex 10:
p12-15 Avoiding outside information
Line graph
Language focus Making comparisons / Countable and uncountable nouns
In-class writing Two diagrams (Task 1)
Exam skills Classification tasks (Part 1) / Matching tasks (Part 1)
Listening Learning strategies Synonym and paraphrase
p16-18 Language focus Vocabulary for cooking methods Unit 4: Listening
Test practice Listening section 4
12 Exam skills Talking about food and meals (Part 1 and 2) Unit 4: Speaking
Expressing opinions / Using the preparation time in Part 2 including Ex 10:
Speaking Learning strategies Part 3 recording
/ Organising a Part 2 talk
p19-23
Vocabulary for food and cooking / Countable and
Language focus
uncountable nouns
Review

Course review / Teacher's choice Catch up on any

13
Teacher can use this lesson to review course material and/or catch up on any material missed unfinished work

Catch up on any
14 Reading & Writing exams, under exam-like conditions
Mock exam

unfinished work

Catch up on any
15 Listening & Speaking exams, under exam-like conditions
unfinished work
Final lesson

16 Closing ceremony, including course review & consultation n/a