This (IELTS) Preparation program has been specifically tailored for international students. This program aims to enhance and impart essential knowledge and skills required for competency in General / Academic Training Modules of the IELTS examination. The course focuses on assisting students to practice examination techniques, as well as to develop the necessary skills required to pass the IELTS examination. The IELTS is recognised by many universities, employers and governments around the world. This program is structured to enhance reading, writing, listening and speaking skills which are necessary for the exam. This program also guides the learners about how to approach each exam task, as well as enhance their essential grammar and vocabulary. Independent learning and research within the course and the development of an individual study plan for students, will introduce the participants to the conventions of tertiary study in Australia.
Course available for those 16 years and over.
Students entering this course will require a level of English which allows them to understand and attempt the tasks required for the IELTS test. In order to be placed in this course, students will be required to either:
While there are no specific educational pre-requisites for entry into this course, however, it is anticipated that a majority of students will have completed Year 10 or equivalent.
Weekly – Please contact us for more details.
Student will not be allowed in class if they do not attend orientation and complete placement test. If the student misses orientation, and the student does not have any compassionate or compelling reason, the student will not be allowed in the class and will need to attend orientation following week, this will have an effect on student attendance requirement.
| Weekly Theme: “Great places to be” | ||||||
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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Further skills | ||
| Morning Session | Writing focus: Understanding and analyzing pie charts and bar graphs | Reading focus: : Introduction to table completion & note completion | Reading focus: Looking for synonyms & paraphrases | Reading focus:Introduction to key ideas Writing focus: Writing simple summaries with introductions and overviews |
To practise present simple & present continuous To practise writing short summaries with introductions & overviews To practise the correct use of percent & percentage To practise giving extra details in answers |
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| Afternoon Session | Speaking: Expressing likes and dislikes | Speaking focus: Grammar – present simple & present continuous | Speaking focus: Pronunciation – Sentence stress – stressing words which answer the question or give main information | Listening focus: Identifying the type of information required Speaking focus: Giving details | ||
Assessments will be formative to assist in assessing progress and summative for a final assessment of the student’s ability. Assessment can take place through activities, formal and informal tests, interviews, pair work and group work, research assignments and web-based tasks.
Students’ enrolled for this course will have as their specific study objective the need to attain a result in an internationally recognised certificate of English language proficiency, which will either provide a pathway for migration purposes or completion of a tertiary level course in a mainstream Australian tertiary institution.