The document provides an overview and summaries of four modules that cover the different components of the IELTS exam: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Each module describes the test format and tasks, topics that will be covered, skills and strategies that will be learned, and the overall achievement of fully preparing students for that section of the IELTS exam.

1. Understanding IELTS

2. In each of the four Modules you’ll find:
•a description of each part of the test and what
you have to do to achieve a good band score
•the assessment criteria that tell you what your
examiner is looking for
•exam techniques to help you tackle all types of
test questions
•tips and strategies for successful test preparation
and for improving your English ability
•practice tests to help you know what to expect on
test day

3. Speaking
•how to give full and fluent answers to the
examiner’s questions
•how to improve your confidence when speaking
English
•planning a short talk in English
•finding enough to say
•improving your pronunciation
•the grammar you need for the test

4. Listening
•listening test techniques
•widening your listening range
•staying focused when you listen
•listening to conversations in English

5. Reading
•techniques like skimming and scanning to
improve your test reading speed
•reading about unfamiliar topics in English
•improving your vocabulary and dealing with
unknown words
•coping with time pressure

6. Writing
•understanding and describing charts and data
•writing about trends
•planning an essay
•the grammar and vocabulary you need

7. Understanding IELTS: Listening

8. What topics will you cover?
•The IELTS Listening test format
•IELTS Listening task types
•Listening skills and strategies
•Texts on unfamiliar topics
•What to expect on test day

9. What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
•Explore the IELTS Listening test and learn how to improve your test
performance
•Develop learning strategies to help you tackle the different types of tasks you’ll
meet
•Apply general English listening strategies that will help you deal with the kind
of complex texts on unfamiliar topics that you’ll meet in your IELTS studies
•Develop confidence and feel fully prepared on the day of the test

10. Understanding IELTS: Speaking

11. What topics will you cover?
•The IELTS Speaking test format
•The assessment criteria
•Understanding the task
•Building confidence
•Giving a talk
•What to expect on test day

12. What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
 Explore the IELTS Speaking test and learn how to
improve your test performance
 Investigate in detail the three parts of the IELTS
Speaking test and learn about the four criteria
that will be used to assess your spoken English
 Apply techniques to improve your English
speaking and to help you succeed
 Develop confidence and feel fully prepared on
test day

13. Understanding IELTS: Reading

14. What topics will you cover?
•The format of the IELTS Reading test
•All of the task types you’ll meet in the test
•Strategies to improve your reading
comprehension
•Dealing with unfamiliar vocabulary
•Time management
•What to expect on test day

15. What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
 Explore the IELTS Reading test format and learn
about the different kinds of text you need to read
 Develop learning strategies to help you tackle the
different task types, from multiple choice to true,
false, and not given
 Apply techniques that will help you cope with the
kind of complex texts on unfamiliar topics that you’ll
meet in your IELTS studies
 Develop confidence, learn how to improve your test
performance and feel fully prepared on test day

16. Understanding IELTS: Writing

17. What topics will you cover?
•The IELTS Academic Writing test format
•The Academic Writing task types
•Graphs and charts - language for
successful answers
•Planning, writing and checking an
academic essay
•Assessment criteria
•What to expect on test day

18. What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
 Explore the IELTS Academic Writing test and
develop strategies for each type of task
 Investigate the language needed for a successful
answer in Task One
 Apply techniques to help you plan, write and
check academic essays in Task Two
 Develop confidence, learn how to improve your
test performance and feel fully prepared on the
day of the test