Master the essential skills needed for IELTS exam success through a comprehensive course covering all four testing components - Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Begin with listening strategies including prediction techniques, map interpretation, distractor identification, and note-taking for lectures. Develop speaking abilities across various topics from describing objects and events to discussing current affairs. Learn critical reading techniques such as skimming, scanning, keyword identification, and opinion analysis. Perfect writing skills for different chart types, including line graphs, pie charts, and flow charts, while focusing on idea organization, coherence, and grammatical accuracy. Engage in classroom discussions about contemporary global issues including COVID-19's impact on international relations, Belt and Road Initiative, 5G technology, energy transition, and international diplomatic relations. Gain practical experience through integrated test practice sessions and detailed instruction on exam formats and requirements.
Overview
Syllabus
- Chapter One Listening
- 1.0 IELTS Introduction
- 1.1 General Instructions of IELTS Listening
- 1.2 Prediction in Section 1
- 1.3 Prediction in Section 4
- 1.4 Listening for a Map
- 1.5 Identifying Distractors in Matching
- 1.6 Identifying Distractors in Multiple Choices
- 1.7 Recognizing Paraphrase
- 1.8 Taking Notes to Follow a Lecture
- 1.9 Listening Test
- Chapter Two Speaking
- 2.1 General Instructions of IELTS Speaking
- 2.2 Common Topics in Part One
- 2.3 Describing Objects
- 2.4 Describing Events
- 2.5 Describing Places
- 2.6 Describing People
- 2.7 Discussing Advertisements
- 2.8 Discussing House and Living
- 2.9 Discussing Free Time
- Chapter Three Reading
- 3.1 General Instructions of IELTS Reading
- 3.2 Skimming for Global Understanding
- 3.3 Scanning for Details
- 3.4 Locating Key words
- 3.5 Recognizing Paraphrase
- 3.6 Identifying Distractors
- 3.7 Identifying Opinions and Attitudes
- 3.8 Reading Test
- Chapter Four Writing
- 4.1 General Instructions of IELTS Writing
- 4.2 Describing Line Graphs
- 4.3 Describing Pie Charts
- 4.4 Describing Flow Charts and Maps
- 4.5 Planning and Organizing Ideas
- 4.6 Coherence and Cohesion
- 4.7 Lexical Resource
- 4.8 Grammatical Range and Accuracy
- Chapter Five Discussion
- 5.1 What is Classroom Discussion?
- 5.2 Global Economy and International Politics under the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 5.3 Belt and Road Initiative
- 5.4 5G
- 5.5 Energy Transition
- 5.6 Sino-Japanese Relations
- 5.7 The China-US Trade Friction
Taught by
Hui Liu and Zhang Ran
