EFL - Cambridge IELTS 5.5 +

Course Content:
This course will help you with:
SPEAKING AND LISTENING

• Understand and enter into discussions with other people.
• Listen to others’ opinions and be able to say what you think.
• Use formal and informal English in different situations.

READING

• Read a variety of different texts such as magazines, journals, newspapers, academic papers and additional non-fictional informative texts and exercises to extend your vocabulary.
• Understand the main points of a piece of writing.
• Find information from text i.e. use of skimming/scanning skills.

WRITING

• Organise your writing and plan what you want to write according to the IELTS exam criteria; practise speed writing and timed exam practise.
• Use grammar accurately and appropriately.
• Edit your work for spelling mistakes, grammar, style and content.

You will be given the opportunity to use websites to help with your English and to use the college intranet system to access work set by your tutor.
Assessment Methods:
There will be an initial diagnostic test in all IELTS papers: reading, writing, speaking and listening in the first two weeks to assess your overall ability.

During the course, there will be in-class tests and mock exams to help you pass the exam successfully.

Your teacher will assess your individual progress in speaking and listening, reading and writing throughout the course and give you advice on how to improve and when/where to take the exam.

You are expected to attend every lesson, however if you are unable to attend you must inform your tutor as soon as possible
Bring to First Class: Pen & Paper; folder or file. You will be expected to buy a course book, which will be approximately £ 20.