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Top Ten Tips For Teachers Preparing Students For The Academic Version of Ielts
Top Ten Tips For Teachers Preparing Students For The Academic Version of Ielts
Top Ten Tips For Teachers Preparing Students For The Academic Version of Ielts
for teachers
preparing students for
the academic version
of IELTS
Sam McCarter
Reading
Text navigation
Text features
• Time relationships
• Problem and solution
• Cause and effect
• Classification
• Comparison and contrast
• Argument
-(surveying)
-prediction
-skimming
-scanning
-close reading
Writing Task 1
Awareness of :
the purpose of the task
what is being assessed -
Public marking scores
the sets of data/ maps/ processes
the structure and content expected
Awareness of nominalization
• Task 1 and across IELTS
Car sales rose gradually in the UK between 2005 and
2010.
There was a gradual rise in car sales in the UK between
2005 and 2010.
• Writing Task 2:
The role of technology in the workplace ...
Some people think that the impact of modern media on
young people’s lives is greater than ...
• Speaking:
Do you think that the impact of modern media on young
people’s lives is greater than ... ?
Awareness of paragraphs
The number of paragraphs
Coherence/ cohesion
Paragraph structure
Trigger’ words to create a template rather than a
writing vacuum:
Because/ For example/ For example, if/ Like / such as
But/ However/ As a result/ however/ Moreover
And their synonyms
• Brainstorming
• Word association
• Perspectives: social, environmental, legal, financial/
economic, educational ...
• Recycling ideas/ concepts
• Question creation
• Start with a word: poverty
Speaking
Organization
Part 2: making notes
Listening
Prediction skills
Use of questions
Awareness of structure and nominalization