IELTS Reading - Tips & Tricks - Part 1

In order to do well on the exam, you're going to need to know what to expect, and how to best approach different types of questions.

Take a look at the tips and tricks sheets below.

IELTS Reading:

Multiple Choice

Identifying Information (T/F/NG)

Matching Information

Matching Headings

Focus on IELTS Foundation - Chapter 1 Activities

Hey Grade 11, it is time to learn some IELTS!

Since you only have access to an e-Text this year, and can't write on it like a normal textbook, we have made some activity sheets linked to the chapters. Just download them, open them with Preview, and write your answers! Whe you are done, submit them to your teacher.

Vocabulary 01

Grammar 01

Reading 01
Reading 02

Speaking 01
Speaking 02

IELTS Reading - Pre-Quiz Quiz!

It is time to prepare for the system wide quiz for Term 3. Here is a practice quiz that will help us see your level!

IELTS Reading - Term 3 SWQ1 Pre-Quiz (YNNG, Short Answers)

IELTS Reading - Yes No Not Given

Figuring out opinions and the positions of writers can be tricky. On the IELTS Exam, on of the hardest question types to answer is "Task Type 8". Type eight has two forms - True/False/Not Given, and Yes/No/Not Given. It is the Yes/No/Not Given questions that focus on opinion based writing, and consequently, are some of the trickiest questions to answer.

Let's Practice!

Environment 01 (PDF)
Environment 02 (PDF)

IELTS Reading - True False Not Given

Time to do some IELTS Reading!

Today the subject is "Health & Fitness." Each activity contains a set of True/False/Not Given questions for you to ponder.

Let's get started!

Health and Fitness 01 (PDF)
Health and Fitness 02 (PDF)

11-01 Multimedia Presentations

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11-09 Multimedia Presentations

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Project - Preparing for a Job Interview

It's Term 3, and that means the school year is almost done. But you still have to do your project!

For our project this term, we will be preparing and practicing for a job interview. In this project, you will examine your own strengths, look at good and bad interview answers, and then do a live practice job interview. Each section of this project is worth 10 marks, and will constitute the project portion of your Term 3 mark.

PART 1 - Your Strengths
In Part 1, you will create a video essay where you discuss your strengths.

a) Open this document and follow the instructions.
b) Look at the example video essay below. This is what you will need to do.


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PART 2 - Good vs. Bad Interview Answers
In an interview it can be very easy to give a bad answer to a question, and a bad answer ensure that you will not get the job. In this part of the project, we will look at good answers and bad answers to common interview questions.

a) Open this document and follow the instructions.
b) Using a combination of Keynote and Photo Booth, you will create a video presentation where you will demonstrate good answers and bad answers to each interview question.

PART 3 - The Job Interview
In this part of the project, you will need to work with a partner. Your partner will pretend to be someone who is interviewing you for a job. You will record the interview using iMovie.

a) Open this document and follow the instructions.
b) Look at the example of a job interview below.


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11-06 - Multimedia Presentations

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Writing a Thesis - The Basics

Hello!

Writing is tough, and the toughest part is knowing what to write about. At the beginning of an essay is the thesis, which is basically the "what" of the essay.

Writing a thesis is often the most difficult part of writing for most students. Today we are going to look at what makes a good thesis, and break the task down and make it easier to under stand.

Here are the first three activities!

1) Debatable vs. Non-Debatable

2) Narrow vs. Broad

3) Types of Claims

Listening - Al Gore Warns on Latest Climate Trends

Listen to Al Gore talk about the latest concerns in climate science. (7:49)

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Respond to the video here.

IELTS Speaking - Term 2 Exam

It's speaking exam time! Just play the video below, and screen record yourself (showing your face in a movie window) while you do the exam. If you need a refresher on how to do this, please see the post "Recording Your Speaking Exam" below.


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IELTS Speaking - Examples of Part 3

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IELTS Speaking - Examples of Part 2

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IELTS Speaking - Examples of Part 1

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IELTS Speaking - Recording Your Exam

*Important note!
 If you start recording, and the recording suddenly stops after a couple of minutes, it is probably because you have no space on your hard drive. Free up some space and try recording again.

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IELTS Speaking - Preparing for Your Exam

Your Term 2 speaking exam is coming soon. Here is a video of some advice to help you prepare.

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IELTS Listening - Technique and Practice

Today we are going to look at some IELTS Listening techniques, and then practice these in a number of activities.

Please watch the video, then do the activities below.


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Activities
IELTS Listening - The Digital Divide

IELTS Listening - Changes in Intelligence

IELTS Listening - Changes at Work

Writing About Charts - Guided

Getting an essay right can be hard. It is even harder to do when you don't quite know how to go about constructing the essay.

The IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 is difficult in this way because not only do you have to write, but you have to interpret and explain a graph also.

Today we are going to practice writing a task 1 essay through a guided exercise that will hopefully make the task a bit easier.

IELTS Writing – Task 1 Charts – Guided Essay

And when you are done that...

IELTS Writing – Task 1 Charts – Guided Essay Follow Up

Comparing & Contrasting

WHen you come across a graph, you often have to use the language of TIME. But when you come across a chart, where time is absent, you have to use the language of COMPARE and CONTRAST.

Today we are going to practice comparing and contrasting, by completing sentences with words that point to comparison or contrast.

IELTS Writing - Task Type 01 – Compare and Contrast Language