To prepare students for taking the IELTS test by teaching strategies necessary for this exam.
To familiarizes students with the structure of the test and what tasks they may be expected to complete.
To give several practice tests in order to give students the confidence to get a good score.
OUTCOMES:
At the end of five weeks study of IELTS Preparation Course students should be able to:
Listening :
Extract relevant information from four audio passages and answer 40 questions. 30 minutes
Reading :
Extract relevant information from three reading passages and answer 40 questions. One hour
Writing :
Interpret and describe graphical information (in 20 minutes and 150 words)
Or
Write a letter responding to a given situation (in 20 minutes and 150 words)
and
Write a discursive or argumentative essay (in 40 minutes and 250 words). A total of one hour
Speaking :
Participate in a speaking test consisting of three parts:
1 : an interview
2 : a long turn/ a description
3 : a two way conversation
10-15 minutes
Note: The listening and speaking sections are the same for the General and Academic modules.
TOEFL 5 Week's Programme
Introduction:
The TOEFL iBT™ test, administered in an internet-based format, is an important part of your journey to study in an English-speaking country. In addition to the test, the ICSS TOEFL Program provides tools and guides to help you prepare for the test and improve your English-language skills.
The TOEFL iBT test measures your ability to use and understand English at the university level. And it evaluates how well you combine your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to perform academic tasks.
Textbooks and other required materials:
Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test: The Internet Based Test
Please note: The text is provided as part of the registration fee. Students will be given their texts at the first class meeting.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, students will be familiar with each of the four sections of the TOEFL iBT and will have had ample practice with the various parts of the IBT in better preparation for this lengthy standardized test.
