IELTS Focus – Work for Week 1
This programme comprises the following weekly components:
4 (3 plus word of the day) set exercises each day (Mon to Fri) on Gapfillers (these are in the Gapfillers Daily Practice panel and dated – in the middle of the home page) This should take you around 40 minutes to 1 hour to complete, depending on the type of exercise.
2 supplementary reading and listening exercises from Gapfillers plus IELTS reading and listening exercises.
Both a task one and task two exercise. I will also give you the questions for task 1 and task 2 which you can complete and send via email.
The Gapfillers listening exercises can be quite long so break them up into sections that you find manageable. Don’t treat any of the exercises (IELTS too) like test practice, make sure you find all the answers however long it takes – these are to train your skills- getting the answers is key, speed can come later.
Finally your 2 weekly Skype lessons
Just follow the links to the exercises. It is possible to do them on the screen using the magnifier but you may want to download and print and create an IELTS folder to work from.
Prepare:
– Have a folder or notebook where you can record new vocabulary, and other language – this can be physical or on your computer
– Make a space in this to record your scores – you will be looking for patterns in your results and this will help us to set targets?
– Don’t forget to email me straight away if you are uncertain about anything, can’t follow the link or find what you need. I’ll respond as quickly as I can.
Doing the exercises
– Make sure you make a note of your scores (I will ask you for these)
– Try the exercises more than once if you need to
– Make a note of anything that you don’t understand or is confusing
Schedule – week 1
This week we will concentrate on making sure we have the correct answers in the exercises so don’t worry about timings.
Day 1
– Complete the daily exercises on Gapfillers – grammar, writing and news bulletin.
– Complete the extra reading exercise on Gapfillers
– Complete the IELTS listening exercise – just try and find the right answers (make a note of how long it takes and your score) – you can repeat it if you like (make a note of how many times you need to listen to find all the answers
– Prepare a plan for Task one
Day 2
– Complete the daily exercises on Gapfillers – grammar, reading and news bulletin.
– Complete and extra listening exercise on Gapfillers
– Complete the IELTS reading exercise (Week 1 Day 2)- DON’T TIME THIS just try and find the right answers (make a note of how long it takes and your score)
– Write Task one and send it to me (send me your plan too)
Day 3
– Complete the daily exercises on Gapfillers – grammar, listening and news bulletin.
– Complete and extra reading exercise on Gapfillers
– Complete the IELTS listening exercise – just try and find the right answers (make a note of how long it takes and your score) – you can repeat it if you like (make a note of how many times you need to listen to find all the answers
– Prepare a plan for Task two
Day 4
– Complete the daily exercises on Gapfillers – grammar, reading and news bulletin.
– Complete and extra listening exercise on Gapfillers
– Complete the IELTS reading exercise (Week 1 Day 4) – DON’T TIME THIS just try and find the right answers (make a note of how long it takes and your score)
– Write Task two and send it to me (send me your plan too)
Day 5
– Complete the daily exercises on Gapfillers – grammar, listening and news bulletin.
– Complete and extra listening exercise on Gapfillers
– Watch the videos of Speaking tests and think about how you can improve your performance. I’ll send you the link for these.
– Skype Speaking session
Check:
– Did you complete all the daily exercises (3 per day plus word of the day)
– Did you make a note of all your scores and timings?
– Did you make a note of any problems or things you didn’t understand?
– Did you send me your writing exercises via email and did you plan these first?