Academic IELTS Course |English Exam Courses with UIC London

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Max students per class	14
Hours per week	15 hours per week (15 x 60 minutes)
Start dates	Starting dates in 2013: 4 February, 8 April, 3 June, 2 September, 21 October
Levels	Intermediate to Advanced levels.
Class times	This course is held in the afternoon from 13.40 - 17.00, Monday-Friday

The IELTS (International English Language Testing System) examination is designed for students who wish to study in an English-speaking university or college. The IELTS course prepares students for this examination and also develops their study skills. The course is aimed at students at Upper Intermediate level and above.

Although there are both General and Academic modules, we focus on the Academic one. This consists of papers in reading, writing, listening and speaking. the IELTS course focuses particularly on developing these skills, rather than on giving structural input.

Most UK Universities require an overall IELTS score of between 5.5 and 7.5 depending on the subject chosen. The maximum score for each paper is 9.0. Candidates achieving an overall band score of 6.0 are regarded as competent users of the language and a score of 9.0 as expert users. A minimum overall band score of 6.0 is therefore recommended to candidates seeking entry to an undergraduate degree course in an English speaking university or college.

We are also the only school in the world ever to win both the Star Award (voted on by travel agents world wide) and the British Council Award for Innovation in language teaching.

The course is taught over 4 weeks. Classes are every day, Monday-Friday from 13.40 - 17.00 This is 3 x 60 minute classes per day. Occasionally the course is taught in the morning.

	Skill	Materials
week 1	Speaking - IELTS test part 1, prediction topics Reading - guessing meaning from context Listening - for gist Writing - about trends and statistics Speaking - talking about the future	CV form / student questionnaire Prediction exercise, Passport to IELTS Unit 1, Reading test (IELTS now) Anticipating IELTS listening situations; gist exercises Vocab / practice; practice exercise from Campus EnglishDiscussion sheet, The future!
week 2	Speaking - talking about yourself, topic of detail Writing - arguments rteading - difficult sentences Listening- prediction, listening for specific information Writing - linked ideas Speaking - conversation	Passport to IELTS exercise; Passport to IELTS exercise; planning exercise; form Strategies for IELTS Reading test 1 (IELTS Practice now) Road technology; radio itmns / listening 1 Grammar exercises IELTS practice test; discussion exercise
week 3	Writing - flow charts and graphs, writing about processes Reading - identifying topic sentences, evaluating information Speaking - role play: asking questions Listening - prediction, gist, detail, note-taking	Writing test Hints (101 helpful hints for IELTS) Interpreting diagrams, tables, graphs; exercise 42 (101 Helpful Hints) Playing a Role (Strategies); role play the news (Challenge to Think) Listening Practice (How to prepare for IELTS!)
week 4	Reading - gap filling exercises Listening - prediction Speaking - varied practice Review - study skills review	passport to IELTS exercise; passport test Prediction and Preparation ; IELTS practice test Speaking Practice (How to prepare for IELTS) IELTS Quiz (202 useful exercises for IELTS)

This course prepares you to take the IELTS exam which is often used as a guide for further study at university in the UK. It is very important for us to make sure you are in the right class from the beginning and we spend some time on your first day both testing you and talking to you about your aims and target grade. The level test is grammar, writing and spoken to give us the best idea of your different skills.

You will be given regular tests and tutorials in your class and guidance on how to be successful. There are different ways of measuring progress and predicting where you will be in a certain number of weeks. Almost all of our students make faster progress than the average. Our exam pass rate is above the national average as well. If you would like more information about how much progress you can expect and what grade we think you might be able to achieve, please just ask us.

Learning a language is in many ways just like learning anything, it is best done if you have a teacher who has the experience, skills and resources to help you. At UIC we have the experience to help you achieve your goals - the teachers who work on these courses have expoerience both as teachers and as teacher trainers and can help you continue with your professional development.

UIC is a language school in the centre of London. As well as English we also teach 10 other languages to around 400 people a week. We are accredited by the British Council and ISI (the private school equivalent of OFSTED) and all the languages we teach are inspected. We are also an award winning school, we are the only language school in the world to have won both of the major awards - the STAR Language School in Europe (voted on by travel agents worldwide) and the British Council ELTon award for innovation in English Language Teaching.

So, great location, award winning, accredited and inspected, and many years of successful language learning experience.

UIC is London's Language School