IELTS Academic Express 2020 - Winning Strategies

Dear Student!

This lesson provides an overview of the Listening Section of IELTS exam. It reviews the structure and logistics, types of tasks and skills required as well as the scoring.

Attached is also a presentation that I use if you'd like to access the audio-files and listen to them as you see sample tasks.

Once you review this intro videos, the follow up videos provide a section-by-section review of sample Listening Tasks.

Thank you,
Evgeniya

Dear Students,

In the following step please find a video lesson that overviews in details Listening Section 1 based on a sample section analysis.

I also attached a presentation if you want to review it in more details or play audio file again.

Also, attached is a handout in case you want to print it out.

If you have any questions, you may post them in comments to this assignment.

Thank you,

Evgeniya

Dear Students,

In the following step please find a video lesson that overviews in details Listening Section 2 based on a sample section analysis.

I also attached a presentation if you want to review it in more details or play audio file again.

Also, attached is a handout in case you want to print it out.

Thank you,

Evgeniya

Dear Students,

In the following step please find a video lesson that overviews in details Listening Section 3 based on a sample section analysis.

I also attached a presentation if you want to review it in more details or play audio file again.

Also, attached is a handout in case you want to print it out.

Thank you,

Evgeniya

Dear Students,

In the following step please find a video lesson that overviews in detail Listening Section 4. We use a sample section to give you a hand-on understanding of the difficulty level, expectations, question types and skills required for successful performance.

I also attached a presentation if you want to review it in more details or play audio file again.

Also, attached is a handout in case you want to print it out.

Thank you,

Evgeniya

Dear Students,

Before we dive into training for IELTS Reading Section, it is important to understand what to expect from it. Watch this video introduction into IELTS Reading Section. It overviews:

Part 1: IELTS Academic Reading Section Structure
Part 2: Types of Tasks and Skills required
Part 3: Examples of Tasks and how approach strategy varies
Part 4: Scores

On the next steps you may find Assignment with Mini-Test: IELTS Reading Section Overview.

Thank you,
Evgeniya

Dear Students:

In this video-lesson we start with the foundational reading strategies for successful completion of IELTS Academic Reading Section. Specifically, we will review:

- Academic passage structure

- Skimming strategy

- Topic sentences

and apply these skills to quickly answer Matching Headings task type.

Attached please find the text that I use in the video to exemplify the use of these strategies. You may want to open it and do the task along with me.

Once you have watched the video, go ahead and do the practice task in the following assignment!

Dear Student,

This video-lesson provides an overview of IELTS Academic Writing. It describes the structure of the section, task types that you may encounter in each of the tasks with samples and skills required.

Once you familiarize yourself with the structure and task types, in the next steps there are the sample responses to each of the task types and step-by-step guide to writing an essay of such type.

Let me know if you have any questions in the comment section.

Thank you,

Evgeniya

Dear Student:

The following video provides an overview of IELTS Speaking Section. It analyzes the structure of each of the speaking section as well as the types of questions asked.

Once you complete this video, you may choose Speaking Section Sample responses organized by topic. Also, after reviewing sample responses you are provided with a set of questions within the same topic to apply the strategies provided.

Good luck!