Are you planning to take IELTS Academic or General?
Are you looking for one-to-one lessons that can help you achieve your goals?
You can contact me to discuss your plans and goals.
What to expect when you contact me?
Step 1
To gain a good understanding of your learning objectives, I might ask you these questions –
- Do you need to take IELTS General or Academic?
- What score do you need to achieve?
- Do you have a deadline?
- Have you taken IELTS or other standardised tests, such as TOEFL iBT, PTE, Cambridge exams before?
Step 2
Then I would like to give you two short tasks: writing and speaking. If you complete these tasks before our sessions, I will be able to prepare a more precise lesson plan.
Sample speaking task
Answer each question verbally, record yourself using vocaroo.com and send me the recording
“Which social media websites do you use?”
“How much time do you spend on social media sites?”
“What kind of information about yourself do you put on social media?”
Source: IELTS 14 General Training with Answers: Authentic Practice Tests. Cambridge University Press, 2019, p. 53
Sample writing task
Answer the question in writing and share your answer with me
“Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones.”
“Why is this the case?” “Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?”
Source: IELTS Academic 17 with Answers: Authentic Practice Tests. Cambridge University Press, 2022, p. 51
Step 3
We will schedule a lesson. It is also possible to complete Step 1 and Step 2 in our first session if this is a better option for you.
Resources
Depending on your learning needs that I will determine during the diagnostic testing, these are the resources that we might be using –
IELTS mock tests
IELTS 10 with answers: Authentic Examination Papers from Cambridge English Language Assessment. Cambridge University Press, 2015
IELTS 12 General Training with Answers: Authentic Practice Tests. Cambridge University Press, 2017
IELTS 13 General Training with Answers: Authentic Practice Tests. Cambridge University Press, 2018
IELTS 14 General Training with Answers: Authentic Practice Tests. Cambridge University Press, 2019
IELTS Academic 15 with Answers: Authentic Practice Tests. Cambridge University Press, 2020
IELTS Academic 17 with Answers: Authentic Practice Tests. Cambridge University Press, 2022
IELTS preparatory guide and mock tests
Cullen, P., French, A. and Jakeman, V. (2014) The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS Student’s Book with Answers with DVD-ROM. Cambridge University Press.