IUP+IELTS

** Senior 2 Semesters 3 and 4 and senior 3 Semester 5 **
 * IUP IELTS Course Academic Year 2013-2014 **

Embedded in this document are teacher resources linked by topic that you could use for your classes This course is central to IUP Program and is designed to support students preparation for going abroad. Most students should choose to sit the ILETS Exam to provide evidence of their English proficiency for their student visas and ultimately apply for and gain course offers from a Western university. The content and skills taught in the program build upon the work completed in their first year of the program where the students are encouraged to develop skills in English communication and reinforce the skills and knowledge they are developing in the English for Academic Purposes Course. Later in the program students should also learn many of the English and exam skills they learned can be applied more generally in daily and academic contexts.. Teachers need to be familiar with the layout, content and the skills tested in the Academic IELTS and how these are assessed. IELTS, the International English Language Testing System, is designed to assess the language ability of candidates who want to study or work where English is the language of communication. IELTS is recognised by over 6,000 organisations worldwide, including universities, employers, professional bodies, immigration authorities and other government agencies. IELTS is offered up to four times a month in more than 125 countries. Tests are usually on Saturdays or Thursdays. IELTS is internationally focused in its content. For example, a range of native-speaker accents (North American, Australian, New Zealand, and British) is used in the Listening test, and all standard varieties of English are accepted in candidates’ responses in all parts of the test. The test that’s tried and trusted IELTS has been developed by some of the world’s leading experts in language assessment, and is supported by an extensive programme of research, validation and test development. The IELTS Exam tests the all four macro skills of candidates
 * Course Content **
 * Background to the IELTS Exam **
 * Accessible and convenient **
 * The international test **
 * 1) Listening
 * 2) Reading
 * 3) Writing
 * 4) Speaking

Through the study of this program students: Through the study of this program students: • gain the skills necessary to consider the context before they listen and identify the type of information they should need to listen for • how to read the questions before they hear the text and use the time between each section to prepare for the following section. Through the study of this program students • learn to use reading skills such as skimming and scanning – they should need to use these skills to answer all the questions in 1 hour • know how best to approach each type of reading task • answer the questions and transfer their answers to the answer sheet within the time allowed. Through the study of this program students • learn how analyse the question carefully and plan their answer before starting to write • learn to keep in mind the reader and the purpose when writing • structure their writing logically and clearly • decide on a position and use examples and evidence to support points they make in task 2 • are familiar with the assessment criteria. Through the study of this program students: • should feel more confident and relaxed and enjoy the conversation with the examiner • listen carefully to the questions • use fillers and hesitation devices if they need ‘thinking time’ before answering • realise it is their language level not their opinions which are being evaluated • are familiar with the assessment criteria. The IUP Course uses a range of course books which provide engaging and interesting topics for study, these help students to gain the knowledge and vocabulary to tackle the range of topics that can appear in an IELTS Exam.. Teachers are encouraged to supplement these materials with specific exam practice lessons. Another feature of the IUP IETS Curriculum is students are provided with regular practice IELTS Exams which simulate an IELTS test session and provide them with feedback on their progress. There is scope in this curriculum to tailor delivery schedules to allow for the academic needs and abilities of students. If the teacher has an lower skilled group it maybe necessary to proceed more slowly through the course books and offer additional supplementation or remediation. The course structure offered below is for the ideal situation where students are making steady improvement and progress in their English development. Teachers are encouraged to find IELTS relevant but stimulating resources to support their teaching of students. There is in circulation IELTS Practice Speaking Booklets. Teachers are encouraged to view these and use these in lessons on a regular basis to supplement the course books to encourage student interaction and speaking. Teachers may need to model appropriate phrases and intonation and correct formulaic and inappropriate intonation especially for students who have participated in IELTS training schools.
 * IELTS Syllabus Objective **
 * should become familiar with the format and types of tasks in the different sections of the IELTS test
 * know what is expected of them and how best to approach each section
 * are aware of the time allowed for each section and include timed practice in class
 * read the instructions carefully and follow them.
 * Provide incremental improvement in students IELTS scores over the duration of their studies to a level where they can receive an offer from a Western University/
 * Listening **
 * Reading **
 * Writing **
 * Speaking **
 * Practice Speaking **

Semester || Content Description || Year Semester || Content Description || End of semester Teachers provide a brief introduction to the IELTS prior to the test – First Practice IELTS – initial formal feedback on their English Proficiency || Senior 1 Semester 2 || A more formal introduction of the IELTS within the ESL Program. Students should do exercises from supplementary materials such as 202 Exercises for IELTS Students should also complete mid-semester and end of semester practice IELTS with formal feedback on their English Proficiency || Students should also complete mid-semester and end of semester practice IELTS with formal feedback on their English Proficiency || Semester 4 || Objective IELTS Intermediate with further practise provided for specific exam skills Students should also complete mid-semester and end of semester practice IELTS with formal feedback on their English Proficiency || Semester 5 || Objective IELTS Advanced with further practise provided for specific exam skills Students should also complete mid-semester and end of semester practice IELTS with formal feedback on their English Proficiency || Senior 3 Semester 6 || Students have completed their formal study in the IUP program of the IELTS Exam though support should be offered for those who need to gain a higher score for their university offer. Students should need to continue in their formal study of English to maintain and improve their level of proficiency. ||
 * Course overview **
 * Year
 * Senior 1 Semester 1 || No formal lesson. Teachers however link IELTS Themes in their delivery of the ESL Course especially with speaking topics
 * Target Band || 3 to 4.5 plus || Target Band || 4.5 to 5 ||
 * Senior 2 Semester 3 || Focus on IELTS with further practise provided for specific Exam Skills
 * Target Band || 4.5 to 5.5 || Target Band || 5.5 to 6 plus ||
 * Senior 3
 * Target Band || 6 plus || Target Band || 6 plus ||

Over 3 semester students complete units based on various themes and topic with further supplementation of practices materials
 * Senior 1 Semester 2 **

During this semester students are introduced to the IELTS exam and have the opportunity to practice some skills that should be developed to assist them in their IELTS Preparation. Students should during this semester have targeted practice in the types of questions that require the grammatical, and topical knowledge needed in the IELTS Exam. Teachers are encouraged to supplement work during this semester and link this to the English studied in their ESL Stream. The students should cover 5 broad themes from 202 Useful Practise Exercises for IELTS which and the IELTS Official Practice Material to build exam awareness and the vocabulary and knowledge they will be using in their IELTS Preparation. Teachers are encouraged to refer to the IUP ESL Semester 2 Delivery Schedule for further details of the use of 202 Useful Exercises in IELTS.
 * Course Syllabus **

Note: if the class is weaker ie IELTS 3.5-4.5 – the teacher may proceed more slowly in the text and continue the text into the following semester. In this unit students develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issue relating to health and fitness. By the end of this unit students should practise: Ø Paragraph headings Ø Short-answer questions Ø True/False/ Not Given Ø Dealing with unknown vocabulary In this unit students develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issue relating to eating habits and food preferences By the end this unit students should practise: In this unit students develop the vocabulary and knowledge to use geographical vocabulary to describe vocabulary and urban problems By the end of this unit students should practise:
 * Senior 2 Semester 3 **
 * Core Text: ** Focus on IELTS
 * Unit 1: Health’s Magic Bullet **
 * Talking about personal interests; comparing/ contrasting
 * Skimming and scanning reading for detail
 * Reading and answering global multiple-choice questions
 * Unit 2: Food for though **
 * Talking about diet and eating habits
 * Listing and answering multiple choice questions
 * Completing forms
 * Interpreting and presenting data from graphs
 * Paragraphing; cohesion and logical links
 * Unit 3: Location is everything **
 * Discussing the development of cities /population concerns
 * Describing a place
 * Reading and identifying topic and text structure; using parallel expressions and grammar clues
 * Reading and matching sentence completions

In this unit students develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss global social-economic inequalities By the end of this unit students should practise In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss the issues relates to an appropriate work / life balance By the end of this unit students should practise: Ø Matching headings Ø Multiple choice Ø Summary completion Ø Dealing with unknown vocabulary In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss leisure activities and the character traits of people who typically do certain activities. By the end of this unit students should practise: Ø Analysing the question Ø Providing evidence Ø Giving supporting reasons Ø Evidence-led approach
 * Unit 4: Have’s and Have-nots **
 * Comparing living standards in different countries
 * Interpreting and comparing data from diagrams and tables
 * Paragraph structure; presenting a solution to a problem
 * Listening and labelling a diagram; completing a table; short answers
 * Listing and completing notes and a diagram
 * Unit 5: Hurry Sickness **
 * Talking about the pace of life and work patterns
 * Reading and forming a general picture; fact v opinion
 * Reading
 * Unit 6: Time Out **
 * Discussing leisure activities
 * Describing a leisure activity; discussing topic issues
 * Listening and completing notes
 * Structuring an argument
 * Vocabulary: describing people; pronunciation: word stress

In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discus like and dislikes in the context of shopping. By the end of the unit students should practise: In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss art, culture and music in the context of an event, a location and festival By the end of this unit students should practise: Ø Multiple choice questions Ø Sentence completion Ø Short answers Ø Labelling a plan <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Describe table and graphs <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Pronunciation word stress In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issue relating to water resource and their use. By the end of this unit students should practise <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Completing a table <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Classification <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to describe risk taking and natural hazards, and develop vocabulary for cause and effect. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø labelling a diagram <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø completing notes <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø multiple choice In this unit students develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss functioning of the human brain and how people learn. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice questions <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø True/False not given <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Vocabulary: word families; dependent questions In this unit students develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss their school days and learning in general. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Talking about school studies and education <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Multiple choice; note completion; sentence completion <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Interpreting data: identifying key information; avoiding repetition <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Presenting and justifying an opinion; these –led approach <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Topic vocabulary and word stress In this unit students develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss communication systems and device and how they have change over time. By the end of this unit students should practice: In this unit students develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss information technology and some of the problems that occur when using it. In this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø note completion; <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø multiple choice; <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Labelling a diagram In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issues relating to space exploration and science fiction. In this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Yes/No/Not Given <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Labelling a diagram In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to predict the futures and personal goals. In this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Note completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Labelling a diagram <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Completing a table In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issues relating to traffic and transport. In this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Locating information <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Flow chart completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short answer questions <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Classification <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø True/False/Not given In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss travel and the tourism industry In this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short answer questions <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Completing a table and flow chart <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Labelling a diagram <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice In this unit students should develop the vocabulary to discuss facial expressions and gesture By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short answer questions <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Table completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice By the end of this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss photography and cinema. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· the interview; long turn; two way discussion <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Listening and note, table and flow chart completion <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Describing an object <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Pronunciation: word stress
 * Unit 7 Retail Therapy **
 * Discussing likes and dislikes; consumer topics; describing objects
 * Sampling a text; dealing with unknown vocabulary
 * Short answer questions: summary completions; mating; True/ Faklse/ Not Given
 * Topic vocabulary and pronunciation
 * Pronunciation sounds
 * Unit 8: What’s On? **
 * Discussing cultural attractions; describing an event
 * Topic vocabulary and word stress
 * Listening and answering
 * Unit 9: Water, water everywhere **
 * Discussing water resources and water use
 * Skimming and scanning a text
 * Reading and
 * Unit 10: Hazard Warning **
 * Discussing personal risk taking and natural hazards
 * Describing a sequence of events; discussing risk
 * Listening and
 * describing a process: introductory sentences, marking stages
 * Unit 11: Use it or lose it **
 * talking about learning and memory
 * prediction; skimming; reading for detail
 * Reading and answering;
 * Unit 12: You live and learn **
 * Unit 13: Bones to phones **
 * Discussing communication systems
 * Recognising participle phrases
 * Reading and matching; multiple choice
 * Comparing and contrasting
 * Vocabulary: introducing examples
 * Unit 14: The proper channels **
 * Talking about information media
 * Pronunciation: spelling and sounds; silent letters
 * Listening and
 * Dealing with different data
 * Presenting an opinion; opening and closing paragraphs
 * Unit 15: Beyond Gravity **
 * Discussing space exploration and science fiction topics
 * Predicting: skimming/scanning
 * Reading and sentence completion; Yes/No/Not
 * Reading and;
 * Unit 16: Going Forward **
 * Talking about the future; personal gaols
 * Listening and;
 * Explain how something works
 * Presenting an opinion; summarising sentences
 * Unit 17: Avoiding Gridlock **
 * Discussing traffic and transport topics
 * Short answer: classification: True False/Not Given
 * Reading and;
 * Reading and answering;
 * Vocabulary; verbs expressing increase and decrease
 * Unit 18: Small World **
 * Discussing travel and the tourism industry
 * Listening and;
 * Dealing with different data
 * Presenting the solution to a problem
 * Topic vocabulary; pronunciation sounds
 * Unit 19: Face value **
 * Discussing facial expressions and gesture
 * Reading and answering:
 * Long turn and two way discussion
 * Vocabulary and word families; dependent prepositions
 * Unit 20: Through the lens **

In this unit students should develop vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issues relating to lost of languages and technological development of communication devices. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø True/ False/ Not Given <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short Answer questions In this unit students will develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss the features of a food pyramid and compare diets across a range of countries By the end of this unit students should practise: In this unit students will develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss the attractions found in cities found around the world and the experience of a tourist preparing to travel abroad By the end this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Descriptive adjectives <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Adjectives ending in –ing and –ed
 * Senior 2 Semester 4 **
 * Core Text: ** Objective IELTS Intermediate
 * Unit 1: Communicate **
 * Reading answering
 * Speaking part 1
 * Vocabulary paraphrasing and ways of communicating
 * Listening: Note completion
 * Spelling dealing with errors
 * Pronunciation spelling and numbers
 * Unit 2: A healthy diet **
 * Listening Note completions
 * Speaking for part 1 and part 3 the two discussion
 * Pronunciation weak and strong forms
 * Using appropriate language in writing
 * Language of comparison or about similarities and differences
 * Adverbs of degree
 * Unit 3: City Attractions **
 * Speaking for IELTS part 1
 * Reading multiple matching
 * The grammar of cause, purpose and result
 * Listening: Note completion
 * Vocabulary
 * Pronunciation Word stress in related words:

In this unit students will develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss different ways people learning and relate person experiences of learning. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice with multiple answers In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issues related to history such as famous historical sites and ways of studying and teaching history. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø True/False/Not Given <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Note completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Types of buildings <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Collocations related to research ** Unit 6: What is job satisfaction? ** In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issues to what motivates people in their work place and some theories on motivation: By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Listening: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Flow-chart completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Labelling a diagram <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Table completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Vocabulary of work and collocations of money <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Writing an letter of application <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Past simple and present perfect In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issues related marketing and the influence of advertising upon consumer choices. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Headings <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching In this unit students should develop vocabulary and knowledge to discuss leisure and cultural activities. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short answer questions lists <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short answer questions In this unit students develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issues related to climate change including the enhanced greenhouse effect and debate surrounding its effects strategies to deal with it. By the end this unit students should practice:
 * Unit 4: Ways of Learning **
 * Speaking Part 3 the two-way discussion
 * Listening:
 * Reading effectively
 * Vocabulary words used in academic writing
 * Review of the present tense
 * Pronunciation word stress
 * Unit 5: Discovering the past **
 * Reading:
 * Speaking part 3 two-way discussion
 * Vocabulary
 * Listening: labelling
 * Writing Task1 A description of a place
 * Review of past tenses
 * Unit 7: Selling Dreams **
 * Speaking Parts1 and 3 the two-way discussion
 * Reading;
 * Vocabulary Word Formations
 * Listening;
 * Pronunciation sentence stress
 * Relative clauses
 * Vocabulary advertising
 * Unit 8: Time to waste? **
 * Reading: Table completion
 * Speaking Part 1 and Part 3 the two-way discussion
 * Listening;
 * Pronunciation vowel length
 * Vocabulary for leisure activities
 * Unit 9: Climate Change **
 * Reading summary completion
 * Speaking part 3 two-way discussion
 * Listening : note and table completion
 * Writing task 1 describing a diagram
 * Countable and uncountable nouns
 * Vocabulary collocations related to the environment

In this unit students develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issues related to finding accommodation and expressing opinion about the appearance of buildings. By then end of this unit students should practise: ** Unit 11: Animal Life ** In this unit students will develop vocabulary and knowledge to discuss comparisons between human and animal behaviour and how animals have influence the myths of a range of cultures. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Reading; <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice with multiple answers <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Vocabulary definitions relating to social organisation <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Listening sentence completion <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Articles <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Vocabulary compound nouns <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Pronunciation diphthongs In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss a range of sports and make cross-cultural comparisons of sports played around the world By the end of this unit students should practise: In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss situations where they have made choices especially in relation to shopping. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Locating information <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Note completion In this unit students should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss opinions relating to preferences in colour and also the role colour plays in peoples’ daily lives. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Listening for specific information <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Answering short answer questions <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Words and phrases related to change <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Colours <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Adjectives describing personality <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Confused words <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Common adverbs In this unit students should develop vocabulary and knowledge to discuss how people interact socially and the cultural different between nations and ethnic groups and appropriate body language or gestures in a range of social situations. By then end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Summary completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice with multiple answers <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Classification <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion In this unit students should develop vocabulary and knowledge to discuss descriptions and meanings of signs and how to conduct an academic discussion concerning a book review. By the end of this unit students should practise In this unit students should develop vocabulary and knowledge to discuss of sleep and disruptions to the body clock and what people do in their free time. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Reading True /False / Not Given <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short-answer questions By the end of this unit students should develop vocabulary and knowledge to discuss global tourism and reasons people do travel. By the end this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Summary completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Table completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Writing a letter of complaint By the end of this unit should develop the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss methods of transportation and how transport has changed over time. By the end of this unit students should practice: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Note completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Labelling a diagram <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Flow chart completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion By the end of this unit students should develop the vocabulary to discuss the issues of immigration and emigration with both a historical and experiential perspective. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Global multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Locating information <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Flow-chart completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Note completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short-answer questions <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Vocabulary phrasal verbs
 * Unit 10: A place to work or live in **
 * Speaking part1 and part 2 the long-turn
 * Listening Note completions
 * Writing a letter of complaint
 * Pronunciation polite intonation
 * Vocabulary phrasal verbs and collocations with house and home
 * -ing forms and infinitives
 * Unit 12: Sport: just for fun **
 * Speaking parts 1 and 3 the two-way discussion
 * Vocabulary related to sport and word formation
 * Reading matching
 * Grammar of should, had better, ought to
 * Unit 13 Choices **
 * Reading;
 * Vocabulary collocations with adverbs
 * Listening;
 * Speaking part 3 two-way discussion
 * Unit 14: The importance of colour **
 * Listening;
 * Writing task 1 describing changes
 * Speaking part 3 two-way discussion
 * Vocabulary
 * Grammar ing forms and infinitives
 * Unit 15 Social interaction **
 * Speaking parts 1 and 3 two-way discussion
 * Reading;
 * Listening;
 * Grammar: talking about possibilities may and might, must and can’t
 * Vocabulary collocations with big, large and great
 * Unit 16: Books, writing and signs **
 * Reading classification True/ False/ Not Given
 * Listening form completion
 * Speaking Part 2 Long turn
 * Grammar non-finite clauses
 * Pronunciation final consonants
 * Unit 17: The body clock **
 * Speaking part 1
 * Reading;
 * Listening;
 * Writing skills Task 2 Considering both sides of the argument
 * Grammar modal verbs, lack of obligation and prohibition
 * Unit 18: Tourist Boom **
 * Speaking parts 1 and 2 The Long Turn
 * Listening:
 * Writing Task 1: Comparing and contrasting
 * Pronunciation, pronouns as objects of phrasal verbs
 * Grammar phrasal verbs
 * Unit 19: Transport **
 * Speaking parts 2 Long-Turn and 3 Two-way discussion
 * Listening:
 * Vocabulary of transport and driving
 * Reading:
 * Grammar unreal present and future
 * Unit 20: Moving Abroad **
 * Speaking Part 3 Two-way discussion
 * Reading:
 * Listening:
 * Grammar position of verbs

// NB: if you have weaker cohort i.e. IELTS 5 or under you may continue with the use of the text Objective IELTS you had at a slower pace. // In this unit students consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issue related to effective study and the overload of information in modern society. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Note completion In this unit students consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss sport especially in the context of international competitions. By the end of this unit students should practise:
 * Senior 3 Semester 1 **
 * Core Text: ** Cambridge Objective IELTS Advanced
 * Unit 1: Information Overload **
 * Listening:
 * Speaking part 1
 * Vocabulary compound nouns
 * Reading quickly
 * Grammar modality
 * Unit 2: Only a game **
 * Reading headings
 * Time adverbials
 * Grammar perfect tense
 * Listening: Note Completion
 * Speaking Part 3 two-way discussion
 * Pronunciation number and letters
 * Vocabulary intensifying adverbs

In this unit students consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss marketing in the context of globalisation. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Global multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Yes/ No / Not Given
 * Unit 3 Brands **
 * Listening;
 * Vocabulary words building
 * Pronunciation stressed words
 * Identifying academic style of writing
 * Reading;
 * Speaking Part 2 Long Turn
 * Grammar Cleft Sentences

In this unit students should consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to compare human and animal communication and the nature of language. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Summary completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching
 * Unit 4 Spotlight on communication **
 * Reading locating information
 * Speaking Part 3 Two-Way Discussion
 * Vocabulary of language terms
 * Listening;
 * Grammar adverbial clauses
 * Pronunciation vowels

In this unit students should consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss the use of plastic products and also environmental impacts of this use. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Note completion In this unit students should consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss different ways people listen to music compare musical instruments and genres across different cultures. By the end of this unit students should practise: In this unit students consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge in to discuss space exploration and exploration of oceans. By the end of this unit students will practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Global multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice with multiple answers <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Summary completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Labelling a diagram In this unit students consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss food technology focused especially in utensils and the future of cooking By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Global multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Deducing meaning of words from context <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching In this unit students consolidate their vocabulary to discuss cities in the context of making international comparisons and reasons for the location of ancient cities. By the end of this unit students should practise: In this unit students consolidate their vocabulary to discuss dreams in the context of their health effects and also how to interpret their meanings. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Headings <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø True/ False/ Not Given <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice In this unit students will consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss the earth’s natural features and forces. In this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Labelling maps <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short-answer questions <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Locating information In this unit students should consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issue surrounding genetic inheritance and learning. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Yes / No/ Not Given <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short-answer questions (lists) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Short-answer questions
 * Unit 5: Is Plastic Fantastic **
 * Listening;
 * Speaking Part 2 The long turn
 * Collocations related to packaging and waste
 * Pronunciation of lists
 * Reading sentence completion
 * Comparative structures
 * Unit 6: Music Matters **
 * Reading multiple choice
 * Word building: affixation
 * Quoting
 * Listening classification
 * Speaking Part 3 Two-Way Discussion
 * Pronunciation two words with only one difference
 * Grammar concessive clauses
 * Unit 7: Worlds to Explore **
 * Reading;
 * Vocabulary Personal qualities
 * Listening;
 * Speaking Part 3 Two-Way discussion
 * Pronunciation; how a letter is pronounced
 * Unit 8: Culinary Tools **
 * Reading:
 * Vocabulary phrasal verbs with up
 * Listening: Flow chart completion
 * Modals in conditional sentences
 * Unit 9: Old and New **
 * Speaking Part 2 Long Turn
 * Reading: sentence completion
 * Linking Words
 * Listening summary completion
 * Vocabulary: word Building
 * Grammar: inversion
 * Unit 10: In your dreams **
 * Reading:
 * Vocabulary; collocations in academic writing
 * Listening:
 * Speaking Part 3
 * Grammar: Modal verbs of speculation and deduction.
 * Pronunciation; Vowel changes in related words
 * Unit 11: The physical world **
 * Listening:
 * Speaking Part 2 The Long turn
 * Reading;
 * Grammar non-finite clauses
 * Unit 12: Nature or nurture **
 * Reading;
 * Speaking Part 3 Two-way discussion
 * Vocabulary Phrasal Verbs with on
 * Listening:
 * Grammar; infinitives
 * Features of spontaneous speech

In this unit students should consolidate their vocabulary on issues relating to space in the context of theories for dinosaur extinction and the Rosetta Asteroid Mission By the end of this unit students should practise:
 * Unit 13: Cosmic Debris **
 * Reading: summary completions
 * Identifying an academic style of writing
 * Vocabulary of cause and effect
 * Listening: Sentence completion
 * Pronunciation: Word Stress – adverbs
 * Grammar the future

In this unit students should consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issues relating to social change in the context of the post-war baby boom and immigration and emigration. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Classification <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice
 * Unit 14: Trends in society **
 * Reading;
 * Speaking Part 3 Two-way discussion
 * Vocabulary Adjective-noun collocations
 * Listening;
 * Grammar correct use of pronouns
 * Signalling intentions

** Unit 15: Risk and Reality ** In this unit students should consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge in the issues surrounding perception of reality and the risks people are prepared to take based on their interpretation of the world By the end this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Reading: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Note completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Locating information <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Speaking Part 3 Two-Way Discussion <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Pronunciation intonation <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Listening classification <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Vocabulary the use of abstract nouns <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Academic use of abstract nouns

In this unit students consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge in the topic area of psychology in their area of personality difference and their responses to various situations. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Headings <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Yes / No / Not Given ** Unit 17: Migration ** In this unit students will consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss the topic and issues surrounding human and animal migration By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Reading; <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Matching <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Vocabulary of groups of animals <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Speaking Part 3 Two-way discussion <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Listening: Note Completion <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Grammar relative clauses <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">· Adverbs in academic English In this unit students will consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss literature and translation with both a historical and cultural context. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Yes / No / Not Given
 * Unit 16: The human mind **
 * Speaking Part 2 the long turn
 * Reading;
 * Vocabulary synonyms
 * Listening: Multiple choice
 * Vocabulary: Adjectives
 * Grammar: Verb patterns
 * Unit 18: The study of literature **
 * Speaking Part 3 Two-way discussion
 * Reading:
 * Expressing Disapproval
 * Listening: Multiple choice
 * Vocabulary: Idiom and metaphor
 * Grammar: Verbs followed by wh- clauses

In this unit students will consolidate their vocabulary and knowledge to discuss issue concerning choosing careers and comparing different types of jobs. By the end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice with multiple answers <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Table completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice with multiple answers <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Classification <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Summary completion
 * Unit 19: Earning a living **
 * Speaking parts 2 Long turn and 3 Two-way discussion
 * Listening:
 * Vocabulary: running a business
 * Pronunciation: Sounding interesting
 * Reading:
 * Grammar: Noun phrases

In this unit students consolidate vocabulary and knowledge to discuss the topic the study of history. By then end of this unit students should practise: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Global multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Multiple choice <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Deducing meanings of word from context <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Word building <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Sentence completion <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Ø Note completion In class/informal: Teachers are encourage to provide regular practice in all the four macro skills for the IELTS and simulate the conditions of an IELTS test. There are mock IELTS Tests mid-semester and also at the end of the semester. Teachers will need to submit the scores and the writing section of the papers for moderation. Teachers will need to be familiar with the scoring system used in the IELTS test for grading purpos
 * Unit 20: It’s History **
 * Speaking parts 2 Long Turn and 3 Two-way discussion
 * Reading:
 * Vocabulary:
 * Listening:
 * Grammar: Modal Perfects
 * Pronunciation: The ‘long’ pronunciation of vowels
 * Assessment **
 * Mock IELTS **