Focus on IELTS

Introduction

Focus on IELTS is an online course designed for students who are thinking of taking the Cambridge IELTS exam. It consists of 12 modules and 200 units of English and provides approximately 120 hours of study for students.

Course aims

  • Take students from CEFR B2 up to C1.
  • Provide coaching and practice in all areas of the IELTS exam to ensure students are fully prepared when taking the test.
  • Blend grammatical structures necessary for this level with vocabulary, including collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms, spelling, reading, listening, writing, and speaking.

Γραμματική

By the end of the course, students will be able to…

      • Use present, past, and future tenses accurately in the simple and continuous forms.
      • Be proficient in the use of perfect tenses in the simple and continuous forms.
      • Use conditionals to talk about real and unreal situations in present, past, and future situations.
      • Report what people said using correct verb forms and appropriate reporting verbs.
      • Talk about actions and states using active and passive forms appropriately.
      • Use modal verbs appropriately for various functions, including past modals when necessary.
      • Use a variety of linking words and phrases to express ideas such as addition, contrast, reason, and conclusion.
      • Use verbs correctly in terms of transitivity and what forms follow them.
      • Compare adjectives and adverbs using more advanced comparatives and superlatives.
      • Talk about quantity.

Λεξιλόγιο

      • Learn approximately 1000 lexical items, including gradable and non-gradable adjectives, adverbs, phrasal verbs, idiomatic language, and lexical sets.

Skills

      • Gain exposure to and practice in reading and listening to formal and informal materials from a range of settings and registers.

Unit Summary

Module 1

  • Γραμματική: Present Tenses
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives of character and mood
  • Γραμματική: Past Tenses
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Jobs and professions
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 01
  • Spelling: Spelling test 01
  • Ανάγνωση: A Winter’s Tale
  • Ακρόαση: Chess
  • Ανάγνωση: Buddhism
  • Ακρόαση: A traffic report
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 01 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Reading – Short-answer questions
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Reading – Short-answer questions
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Listening – Multiple Choice
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Listening – Multiple choice

Module 2

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Parts of the body
  • Γραμματική: Countable and Uncountable nouns
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Transport
  • Γραμματική: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 02
  • Spelling: Spelling test 02
  • Ανάγνωση: Michelangelo
  • Ακρόαση: The internet
  • Ανάγνωση: Oxford
  • Ακρόαση: Waiting at the airport
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 02 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Reading – Matching headings
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Reading – Matching headings

Module 3

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Feeling ill 1
  • Γραμματική: Present Perfect
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Feeling ill 2
  • Γραμματική: Present Perfect Continuous
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 03
  • Spelling: Spelling test 03
  • Ανάγνωση: Shakespeare’s early life
  • Ακρόαση: Working in London
  • Ανάγνωση: The European Commission Audit
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 03 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Reading – Complete a table
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Reading – Complete a table

Module 4

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Gradable and non-gradable adjectives
  • Γραμματική: Going to and Will
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Confusing Words 1
  • Γραμματική: Future Continuous
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 04
  • Spelling: Spelling test 04
  • Ανάγνωση: The Naadam festival in Mongolia
  • Ακρόαση: Zimbabwe
  • Ανάγνωση: Being polite in Japanese
  • Ακρόαση: Brand loyalty
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 04 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Reading – Who thinks what?
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Reading – Who thinks what?

Module 5

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Clothes 1
  • Γραμματική: So and Such
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Clothes 2
  • Γραμματική: Too and Enough
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 05
  • Spelling: Spelling test 05
  • Ανάγνωση: Aspirin
  • Ακρόαση: Robots for the home
  • Ανάγνωση: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • Ακρόαση: How luxury brands are surviving the recession
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 05 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Reading – Choosing from a list
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Reading – Choosing from a list

Module 6

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Containers
  • Γραμματική: Say and Tell
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Household chores
  • Γραμματική: Ed and Ing adjectives
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 06
  • Spelling: Spelling test 06
  • Ανάγνωση: Garlic
  • Ακρόαση: Innovative advertising techniques
  • Ανάγνωση: NAFTA
  • Ακρόαση: The Tin Drum
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 06 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS Coaching: Writing – a problems and solutions essay

Module 7

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Shops
  • Γραμματική: Articles
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Verbs connected with cooking
  • Γραμματική: Few and a few
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 07
  • Spelling: Spelling test 07
  • Ανάγνωση: Advertising techniques
  • Ακρόαση: Branding a product
  • Ανάγνωση: Customer service
  • Ακρόαση: Innovative retail methods
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 07 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Reading – Multiple choice questions
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Reading – Multiple choice questions

Module 8

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Shapes and dimensions
  • Γραμματική: Gerunds and infinitives
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Confusing words 2
  • Γραμματική: Conjunctions and connectors
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 08
  • Spelling: Spelling test 08
  • Ανάγνωση: The history of the bicycle
  • Ακρόαση: Cycling in the city
  • Ανάγνωση: How to improve road safety
  • Ακρόαση: A debate on car use
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 08 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Reading – Yes/No/Not Given questions
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Reading – Yes/No/Not Given questions

Module 9

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Things in the bedroom
  • Γραμματική: Past Perfect
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Things in the kitchen
  • Γραμματική: Past modals – Must and Should
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 09
  • Spelling: Spelling test 09
  • Ανάγνωση: The psychology of colour
  • Ακρόαση: Colour in marketing
  • Ανάγνωση: How companies use colours
  • Ακρόαση: The use of colours in branding
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 09 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Reading – True/False/Not Given questions
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Reading – True/False/Not Given questions

Module 10

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Things in the living room
  • Γραμματική: Passive voice
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Parts of the house
  • Γραμματική: Question tags
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 10
  • Spelling: Spelling test 10
  • Ανάγνωση: How homes have changed over the years
  • Ακρόαση: Living in a tiny house
  • Ανάγνωση: The rise of apartment living
  • Ακρόαση: Future homes
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 10 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Reading – Sentence completion
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Reading – Sentence completion

Module 11

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Make and do
  • Γραμματική: Relative Clauses
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Confusing words 3
  • Γραμματική: Verb Patterns
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 11
  • Spelling: Spelling test 11
  • Ανάγνωση: Health and well-being
  • Ακρόαση: Staying fit in the office
  • Ανάγνωση: The impact of exercise on mental health
  • Ακρόαση: Nutrition and fitness
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 11 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Writing – Essay planning
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Writing – Essay planning

Module 12

  • Λεξιλόγιο: Animals
  • Γραμματική: Reported Speech
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives of character
  • Γραμματική: Third Conditional
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 12
  • Spelling: Spelling test 12
  • Ανάγνωση: Zoos and animal welfare
  • Ακρόαση: Should we ban zoos?
  • Ανάγνωση: The ethical treatment of animals
  • Ακρόαση: Animal rescue efforts
  • Revision: Focus on IELTS Module 12 Revision test
  • Exam: IELTS coaching: Reading – Summary completion
  • Exam: IELTS practice: Reading – Summary completion

Follow-up

Students completing the Focus on IELTS course should feel confident in tackling any advanced course, including our Advanced Power or Focus on CAE course.