The focus is on developing techniques and strategies to help you achieve your required band score at the IELTS exam.

This is a course for B2+ students who want to focus solely on relevant skills to help them prepare for their IELTS examination. 

By the end of this course you will… 

• Better understand the IELTS Academic exam
• Work towards improving your IELTS score 
• Feel more confident when you take the exam
• Use strategies and techniques to help improve your IELTS score in all four skills – listening, reading, writing, speaking
• You’ll receive certificate of participation from IH London at the end of the course

What can I do next?

• Book and take your IELTS exam at IH London. We are an accredited test centre. Face-to-face and computer-based IELTS exam options.
• Use your new English skills for study, work and travel
• Apply to higher education
• Get that promotion or start a new career

Choose to combine this course with

Take the IELTS Academic Preparation before this course to increase your language level.

• 25 group lessons with your teacher and classmates
• A wide range of motivating materials, including digital resources and coursebooks
• Access to our online learning platform and a range of self-study materials 
• Regular targeted support from your teacher to help you achieve your learning goals
• Mock test experience to best prepare you for the exam  
• Priority exam booking service which can be done in school   
• Opportunities to attend additional free English lessons with trainees
• Social activity programme  – see our weekly calendar for more details and prices
• Access to the library and computers
• Exam fees are not included in the course price

*By the end of the course, you will be better able to…  

Spoken Interaction  

• Express opinions and develop arguments to hold a long conversation or discussion  
• Communicate more confidently in discussions, debates and conversations  
• Take part in group discussions as well as long turns  
• Respond to questions using a appropriate language register 

Spoken Production  

• Use a range of formal and informal phrases and expressions   
• Organise ideas and quickly be able to express ideas on different topics that may occur in the exam 
• Use strategies to negotiate the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary   
• Use more complex grammar to express ideas and negotiate outcomes  
• Use spoken discourse to logically present your ideas 
• Evaluate and self-correct your speaking 

Listening  

• Listen and understand the main points of academic talks and lectures  
• Use a range of techniques follow a long text and identify key information  
• Use decoding skills to predict the meaning of unknown vocabulary 
• Follow the main points when there are multiple speakers 

Writing  

• Write paragraphs using topic sentences and discourse markers  
• Structure an essay so there is cohesion   
• Write clear paragraphs with sufficient supporting evidence   
• Analyse data to write summaries   
• Write more accurate sentences or paragraphs with awareness of how to connect the ideas  

Reading  

• Read academic texts for main details  
• Read for detailed information in texts to answer exam style questions  
• Make predictions about text content from headings, titles or headlines.  
• Predict the meaning of unknown vocabulary 
• Use a range of techniques follow a long text and identify key information 

 Life Skills   

• Set learning goals and plan your personal progress  
• Use critical thinking skills 
• Apply study skills and strategies outside the classroom and after your course ends 

*Some course outcomes may vary depending on your starting level of English and personal learning goals. 

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