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Net Languages offers a wide range of preparation materials for students planning on taking the official IELTS Academic exam.
We offer a very complete IELTS Preparation Course which helps students to prepare for the four tests which make up the exam: reading, listening, writing and speaking. The course helps candidates to understand what is required in the different tests and helps you develop strategies to answer the questions to the best of your capabilities. The course also includes access to a complete practice test.
Our IELTS Writing Test Preparation focuses specifically on the writing test section of the exam. The first five units focus on developing techniques for tackling writing Task 1 and the second five units help you develop writing skills for Task 2.
Net Languages' IELTS Speaking Test Preparation helps candidates to prepare for the speaking test of the exam by working in depth on the three different parts of this test.
We also offer access to an additional Practice Test for students who want to experience an IELTS exam and find out how they would get on.
IELTS Preparation Course and Practice Test 1
Students are taken through and work on different tasks which help them prepare for the reading, listening, writing and speaking tests that make up the exam. Each student receives the help of their own personal tutor to work specifically on the speaking and writing tests.
Introduction
Study time: 30 minutes
- An IELTS overview
- Test module breakdown
- Task types
- Assessment criteria and the IELTS 9-band scale
Listening
4 sections
8 extended listening texts
Study time: 4-5 hours
- An overview of the listening test
- Form filling
- Multiple choice with pictures
- Note completion
- Picture identification
- Labelling a diagram
- Multiple choice
- Summary completion
- Table completion
- Classification
- Stages and signposts
- Matching statements to visuals
- Opinions and facts
Reading
3 sections
7 extended reading texts
Study time: 4-5 hours
- An overview of the reading test
- Predicting content
- Identifying text and paragraph ideas
- Sentence and paragraph completion tasks
- Opinions, ideas and facts
- Multiple choice
- Short answers
- Diagram completion tasks
- Cause and effect
- Recognising cohesive devices, linkers and reference
Writing
4 sections
Study time: 4-5 hours
- An overview of the writing test
- Spelling and punctuation
- Analysing tasks and topics
- Matching text to visuals
- Deciding on an approach
- Planning
- Paragraph structure
- Appropriacy
- Describing processes
- Comparing
- Avoiding repetition
- Cohesion
Speaking
4 sections
Study time: 4-5 hours
- An overview of the speaking test
- The first part of the speaking test
- Answering questions
- Appropriate responses
- Descriptions
- The second part of the speaking test
- Planning what you will say
- Compare and contrast
- Narratives
- The third part of the speaking test
- Language of opinions
- Describing change
- Speculating
- Discussing problems and solutions
Practice Test
Study time: 2 hours and 45 minutes
IELTS Practice Test 2
Practice Test 2 contains an additional complete IELTS practice test. The practice test is self-marking in the listening and reading sections and tutor-graded in the writing and speaking sections. In addition, in the practice test candidates receive detailed feedback on the two exam compositions, along with a live simulation of the speaking test itself and feedback on their performance. Practice Test 2 can be done independently from or before or after the Preparation Course.
Study time: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Level system
| Exam preparation | Common European Framework |
University of Cambridge ESOL exams |
IELTS | TOEFL (paper) |
TOEFL (computer) |
TOEIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Exam Preparation | C1 Proficient user | CAE (BEC 3) | 6.0 - 7.0 | 560 - 600 | 220 - 250 | 900+ |
| IELTS Exam Preparation | B2+ Independent user | 5.5 - 6.0 | 520 - 560 | 190 - 220 | 800 - 900 | |
| IELTS Exam Preparation FCE Exam Practice |
B2 Independent user | FCE (BEC 2) | 5.0 - 5.5 | 480 - 520 | 160 - 190 | 725 - 800 |
| B1+ Independent user | 440 - 480 | 130 - 160 | 605 - 725 | |||
| B1 Independent user | PET (BEC 1) | 400 - 440 | 100 - 130 | 405 - 600 | ||
| A2 Basic user | KET | 255 - 400 | ||||
| A1 Basic user |
IELTS Speaking Test Preparation
This course is designed to help candidates prepare for the speaking test of the IELTS Academic Module.
The course consists of 10 units, each of approximately 2.5 hours of study time. Units focus on the test structure and assessment criteria, with additional, specific focus on each of the three stages of the speaking test.
During the course students focus on the following areas:
- Greetings and conversation
- Communicative interaction
- Interpreting and responding to speaking test questions
- Selecting and organising information
- Structuring an answer
- Expanding on and linking ideas
- Useful expressions
- Pronunciation
- Common errors
Each unit also contains extensive video material of candidates of different nationalities participating in mock IELTS speaking tests.
The units begin with an IELTS sample question and analysis followed by language and speaking skills practice. Units end with a further IELTS speaking test practice question for students to prepare and practise with their tutor.
IELTS Writing Test Preparation
This course is designed to help candidates prepare for the writing test of the IELTS Academic Module.
The course consists of 10 units, each of approximately 2.5 hours of study time. Units 1 to 5 focus on Task 1 of the IELTS writing test, and units 6 to 10 on Task 2.
During the course students focus on the following areas:
- Useful language
- Interpreting writing test questions
- Selecting and organising information
- Analysing sample answers
- Text features
- Writing skills
- Text correction
Each unit begins with IELTS sample questions and analysis, followed by exploitation of sample answers and language practice. Units end with a further IELTS writing module practice question for students to answer and send to their tutor for their feedback.
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