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.

Grammar

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.

Vocabulary

      • 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

  • Grammar: Present Tenses
  • Vocabulary: Adjectives of character and mood
  • Grammar: Past Tenses
  • Vocabulary: Jobs and professions
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 01
  • Spelling: Spelling test 01
  • Reading: A Winter’s Tale
  • Listening: Chess
  • Reading: Buddhism
  • Listening: 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

  • Vocabulary: Parts of the body
  • Grammar: Countable and Uncountable nouns
  • Vocabulary: Transport
  • Grammar: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 02
  • Spelling: Spelling test 02
  • Reading: Michelangelo
  • Listening: The internet
  • Reading: Oxford
  • Listening: 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

  • Vocabulary: Feeling ill 1
  • Grammar: Present Perfect
  • Vocabulary: Feeling ill 2
  • Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 03
  • Spelling: Spelling test 03
  • Reading: Shakespeare’s early life
  • Listening: Working in London
  • Reading: 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

  • Vocabulary: Gradable and non-gradable adjectives
  • Grammar: Going to and Will
  • Vocabulary: Confusing Words 1
  • Grammar: Future Continuous
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 04
  • Spelling: Spelling test 04
  • Reading: The Naadam festival in Mongolia
  • Listening: Zimbabwe
  • Reading: Being polite in Japanese
  • Listening: 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

  • Vocabulary: Clothes 1
  • Grammar: So and Such
  • Vocabulary: Clothes 2
  • Grammar: Too and Enough
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 05
  • Spelling: Spelling test 05
  • Reading: Aspirin
  • Listening: Robots for the home
  • Reading: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • Listening: 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

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

Module 7

  • Vocabulary: Shops
  • Grammar: Articles
  • Vocabulary: Verbs connected with cooking
  • Grammar: Few and a few
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 07
  • Spelling: Spelling test 07
  • Reading: Advertising techniques
  • Listening: Branding a product
  • Reading: Customer service
  • Listening: 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

  • Vocabulary: Shapes and dimensions
  • Grammar: Gerunds and infinitives
  • Vocabulary: Confusing words 2
  • Grammar: Conjunctions and connectors
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 08
  • Spelling: Spelling test 08
  • Reading: The history of the bicycle
  • Listening: Cycling in the city
  • Reading: How to improve road safety
  • Listening: 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

  • Vocabulary: Things in the bedroom
  • Grammar: Past Perfect
  • Vocabulary: Things in the kitchen
  • Grammar: Past modals – Must and Should
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 09
  • Spelling: Spelling test 09
  • Reading: The psychology of colour
  • Listening: Colour in marketing
  • Reading: How companies use colours
  • Listening: 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

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

Module 11

  • Vocabulary: Make and do
  • Grammar: Relative Clauses
  • Vocabulary: Confusing words 3
  • Grammar: Verb Patterns
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 11
  • Spelling: Spelling test 11
  • Reading: Health and well-being
  • Listening: Staying fit in the office
  • Reading: The impact of exercise on mental health
  • Listening: 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

  • Vocabulary: Animals
  • Grammar: Reported Speech
  • Vocabulary: Adjectives of character
  • Grammar: Third Conditional
  • Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs 12
  • Spelling: Spelling test 12
  • Reading: Zoos and animal welfare
  • Listening: Should we ban zoos?
  • Reading: The ethical treatment of animals
  • Listening: 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.

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