IELTS Speaking - Practice Conversation

Conversation practice time!

Today I want you to find a partner, and at least one of you must have a laptop.

Using iMovie or Quicktime, you are going to record you and your partner having a conversation. One of you will ask questions, and one of you will answer. Then you will switch!

Download this activity, and decide who is going to ask what questions. Then begin!

IELTS Speaking - Part 2 Practice

Today we will practice the 2nd part of the IELTS speaking exam.

Here is what you will do:

A) Download this activity, and follow the instructions inside.*

B) Make sure you hand it in!

*You can either record the audio using MS Word's "Notebook" layout (This allows us to add "Audio Notes" to our assignments), our you can do a screen recording. Your choice!

New Year's Recollections

Good morning Grade 11! I hope you had a great holiday and a Happy New Year.

Let's start things off with something fun.

You assignment is to do a screen recording, where you:

A) Go to this website

B) Watch the slideshow and comment on the pictures. You need to read the caption, and tell me a few things about what is happening in the picture, or where it is taking place.

C) Remember to "Save As" iPod format before handing it in!

IELTS Listening - Form Completion

INTRODUCTION

It's time to practice form completion.

A) First, we will listen to some audio files. Your teacher will hand you a paper copy of the activity for you to do. Just answer the questions, and when you are done, we will move to part B!

B) I want you to take a look at some of the difficult words fro the listening. Study these words using the FLASHCARDS.

C) Go to the ONLINE ASSESSMENT and download the files you see there. You will do the same listening activity that you did previously, but this time you will do it by yourself, and you will answer the questions using the online form. As you listen, take note of any differences in your answers. Did you hear things differently the second time?


D) SELF PRACTICE 01: Answer the questions, then mark yourself. Be sure to check the banding conversion chart to see your band!

GOING DEEPER

Just so you know, this question type has five versions (forms, notes, tables, flow charts, and summaries) and for each version, there are two types - A) choosing answers from a list of words, or B) using up to three words from the audio.

This means that this questions type has 10 possible versions! Take a look and see for yourself! 

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HOMEWORK

A) Watch the video below. It explains the five versions and gives you a chance to practice them. If the video is taking too long to play, download it!

Writing About a Process - Review

Tomorrow we have the English system-wide quiz. To prepare for this, I want you to WATCH THIS VIDEO, which explains, in detail, exactly how you should write an essay about a process.

If it is not loading, then DOWNLOAD IT.

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Writing About a Process - Intensive Practice Part 5

Now it is time to finish up our massive course on writing about a process! By now you should have finished Process Practice assignments 1 to 13, all of which focus on skills needed for the task. Now it is time to do the real thing! The last four assignments feature real IELTS style process diagrams.

1) Process Practice 14

2) Process Practice 15

3) Process Practice 16

4) Process Practice 17

Writing About a Process - Intensive Practice Part 4

Wow! You've done a good job so far. You describe all sort of processes, from manufacturing, to job finding, to giving directions, to narrating the events in a story.

Now we are moving beyond pictures and words on a page. In the set of assignments below, you will listen to or watch audio files and video files that contain a process. Use what you have learned so far to describe what your hear and see!

1) Process Practice 11

2) Process Practice 12

3) Process Practice 13