Description
IELTS Intensive is a short course offering 40 hours of classroom study, with an optional 20 hours of additional practice material for extended classroom use or homework. It is designed to strike a balance between test training and practice in all four skills areas.
IELTS Intensive is aimed at students who require an IELTS band score of 5.5 - 6.5, who are close to achieving this level of academic language proficiency, but who need to improve their IELTS performance.
Key points:
- It is a genuinely short course which means teachers do not have to use content selectively.
- The focus on evaluating models and analysing test prompts helps students engage confidently with test tasks.
- Additional test practice material after every two units reviews task types presented in the preceding units in a format that closely reflects the test.
- Access to material online with Delta Augmented. Full audio transcripts and an answer key with full sample answers are included in the back of the book.
Additional features include:
Get to know IELTS: An introductory quiz familiarises students with the IELTS test.
Target time and Target score: Because students often find it challenging to complete Reading questions in the time given, questions are accompanied by a target time to help students maintain an adequate speed.
You're the examiner: Students use this feature to analyse tasks in depth and assess sample answers.
Boost your band score: Tips suggest how students can gain higher band scores.
Writing task bank: Includes an extensive section of additional Writing tasks for extra practice.
Louis has a wide range of TEFL teaching experience in many countries and contexts, including general English, EAP and business English. He's co-authored over 50 EFL books and now lives and works in Reading, UK. Nick Thorner is a teacher, writer and examiner based at Kings Education in Oxford. He has engaged in teaching or teacher training in a variety of international contexts, including Italy, Latin America and the Middle East, and has many years' experience preparing students from around the world for IELTS tests and UK university courses.
