The aim of the course is to prepare students for taking the IELTS test by teaching strategies necessary for this exam. It also familiarises students with the structure of the test and what tasks they may be expected to complete. At the end of the study of IELTS Intensive Preparation Course students should be able to:
Listening: Extract relevant information from four audio passages and answer 40 questions in 30 minutes
Reading: Extract relevant information from three reading passages and answer 40 questions in one hour
Writing: Interpret and describe graphical information (in 20 minutes and 150 words) or Write a letter responding to a given situation (in 20 minutes and 150 words) and Write a discursive or argumentative essay (in 40 minutes and 250 words), a total of one hour
Speaking
Participate in a speaking test consisting of three parts:
1. An interview
2. A long turn/a description
3. A two way conversation (10-15 minutes)