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How to improve your IELTS The use of the present tense when raising the main point of an argument. The use of the past tense for explaining events that have taken place. The use of the third person. The use of a formal writing style. The use of adjectives to express opinion. The use of adverbs of manner e.g. ‘honestly’, ‘carefully’ ‘ “thoroughly ’ The use of connectors to: (a) link arguments e.g. ‘furthermore’ ‘however’; (b) show contrast e.g. ‘on the other hand’ ‘alternatively’; ( c) signal conclusion e.g. ‘finally’ ‘lastly’ The use of abstract technical words. The optional use of quotes. The use of active voice (direct style) or passive (indirect style)
ANH THO – HAI HAU SECONDARY SCHOOL How to enhance your English competence ? IELTS: INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM IELTS TEST OVERVIEW 1. Academic listening test (4 sections, 30 minutes, 40 questions) 2. Academic reading test (3 reading passages, 60 minutes, 40 questions) 3. Academic Writing test (2 different writing tasks , 60 minutes) 4. Academic speaking test (3 separate parts – 3 different speaking tasks ,10 – 15 minutes) How to improve listening skill? "We were given two ears but only one mouth, because listening is twice as hard as talking." How to listen? IELTS listening format Section 1: A conversation between two speakers in a social or semi-official context. Section 2: A talk by a single speaker based on a non-academic situation. Section 3: A conversation with up to four speakers based on academic topics or course- related situations. Section 4: A university-style lecture or talk. Difficulties in listening Comprehension listening skills. Some students can listen clearly but can’t do the test well. Tricky (Speakers change mind) Ex: My telephone number is 5582619 Sorry ! It is 5582691 Focus on the answers. Ex: I come from a small city in Japan. (Tape) His nationality : ………(1) > Japanese. Once only. Difficulties in listening Feel hard to understand every word because of conversation speed > worry and stress. Find it hard to keep up with all of the information coming their way. Get very tired during long listening So what to do? Listen to something you enjoy and listen whenever you can. Listen for the main ideas. Listen for specific information. Identify stresses and reductions ->Guess answers. Get meaning from context. Improve your pronunciation first. Learn primarily with your ears rather than you eyes > Remember what you see is not what they say My experience in Singapore Listen to English songs, news…. you like everyday. Listen to radio, internet, movies, television If fine, listen attentively; if not, just listen relaxingly. Listen to different fields (news, arts, society, sports, ) Listen to English as much as possible. Use resources available: internet, tapes, CDs, movies,. Copy files to computers, ipods, mp3, mp4, phone to listen at home, on travel…and everywhere you can. Set a goal when listening or talking. > Remember “Failure is mother of success”. Allow yourselves to make mistakes. Don’t worry! Let’s listen. Solutions Most candidates get difficulty due to the lack of vocabularies, pronunciation and speed : 1- Select a book with CD suitable for your level. 2- Listen to CD without reading the text or watch movies without reading subtitle. 3- Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation. 4- Guess the answers. [...]... True/False/Not given Completion (of sentences, summaries or charts) IELTS reading test problems 1 2 3 Misreading instruction (Read passage C – F) Timing (The test is too long) Strange topics/ Vocabulary (Arts, science, society, Biology, Music, ….) My experience in Singapore The skills of skimming or scanning are the most important when taking the IELTS/ TOEFL reading test Pay attention to the questions first... ? 1 Language 2 Customs IELTS reading format Section 1: contains two or more texts based on social situation Section 2: contains two texts based on work or course-related situations Section 3: contains one text that tests general reading comprehension (In which : passage 1 is a more descriptive and factual and passage 2 &3 are discursive and contain some arguments.) IELTS reading question types... accuracy Content/Ideas Organization Paragraphing Supportive Topic sentence sentences IELTS writing problems Read – plan - write Under length, over length > losing marks Report (facts/ describing) – Essay (opinion) Instruction types: - Giving and justifying opinion - Argument - Discussion - Analysis - Suggesting solutions IELTS speaking format Section 1: Casual conversation Section 2: Short presentation/... answer and give any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience How you analyze this essay ? How to plan your essay ? Analyze different essay topics >have a range of ideas on IELTS type questions Introduce the topic and the points for discussion in your own words State your position (Ex: agree or disagree) Present your ideas in a logical sequence Give a clear, convincing argument... Guess meaning from the context Practice reading English as much as possible -> Note: If you meet difficulty in answering the questions, you can pass them and you may have time to do them again IELTS writing format Section 1: Report writing (about 150 words) Section 2: Essay writing (about 250 words) letters articles What to write? arguments news informal formal announcements Reports (data) . to listen? IELTS listening format Section 1: A conversation between two speakers in a social or semi-official context. Section 2: A talk by a single speaker based on a non-academic situation. Section. vocabularies, pronunciation and speed : 1- Select a book with CD suitable for your level. 2- Listen to CD without reading the text or watch movies without reading subtitle. 3- Pay attention to the pronunciation. conversation with up to four speakers based on academic topics or course- related situations. Section 4: A university-style lecture or talk. Difficulties in listening Comprehension listening