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English For Examinations At Wallace College |
IELTS Courses
Wallace College offers courses for preparation for The
University of Cambridge International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
examination. Examinations may be taken at the end of every month.
IELTS Courses consist of 30 group lessons per week. (1 lesson = 45 minutes.)
- Levels: Elementary to Advanced
- Maximum class size: 8
- Duration: 3 weeks.
- Time: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 15:00.
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FCE and CAE exams
These are 9-week evening class preparation courses.
These courses take place on Monday and Wednesday evenings, 18:30 - 20:30.
There is a maximum of 8 students per class.
The course fee is £290.00, although students may join
the course at a later date, at a proportionately reduced fee.
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IELTS Course Structure
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Week One |
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Reading |
You will learn the Reading techniques which will be essential for success in
IELTS. You will learn "skimming" and "scanning", paraphrasing, summarising and
how to select paragraph headings. You will also practise questions of the type
Yes/No/Not Given. You will be working closely with your Tutor and your fellow
students. |
| Writing |
You will learn the Writing techniques which will be essential for success in
IELTS. You will focus on the skills needed for Writing Task One. You will learn
how to describe graphs, bar charts, pie charts, tables and diagrams.
Throughout this first week of your course, you will be working with the course
book "Insight into IELTS" and supplementing this with material from "A Book for
IELTS" and examination materials provided by Cambridge Examinations. |
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Listening And Speaking |
You will focus on Listening skills. |
| At the end of the week you will be tested on
the skills you have learned and you will receive feedback from your Tutor on your
progress to date. |
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Week Two |
| Reading |
With your Tutor and classmates, you will revise and practise the question types
you learned in Week One. Towards the end of the week you will begin to focus on
timing and on working independently. You will complete short timed tasks in class
with detailed feedback from your Tutor.
During this second week you will be using examination materials provided by
Cambridge examinations. |
| Writing |
In Week Two you will focus on the question types which are
characteristic of Writing Task Two. |
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Listening And Speaking |
In Week Two you will focus on Speaking as well as Listening. You will practise
all three sections of the Speaking Test. Listening practice will be based on
Cambridge Examination materials. There will be an opportunity to do a rehearsal
for the Speaking Test. This will be recorded on audio tape; your performance
will be assessed according to examination criteria and discussed with you in
detail. |
| At the end of the week, you will be tested
and feedback will be given. |
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Week Three |
| Reading |
The emphasis during this final week will be on timing and, towards the end of
the week, you will be doing practice exams under exam conditions. You will
receive detailed feedback from your Tutor on your progress. At the end of the
week you will take the IELTS examination at an approved Centre or, if you have
not enrolled for the examination, you will do a practice examination in
Wallace College. |
| Writing |
In this final week you will practise both task types and
the emphasis will be on timing. |
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Listening And Speaking |
You will practise both Listening and Speaking skills in
final preparation for your exam. |
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IELTS Course Dates
IELTS Courses are available on the following dates:
| Mon 7 January - Fri 25 January 2008 |
Mon 28 January - Fri 15 February 2008 |
Mon 18 February - Fri 7 March 2008 |
| Mon 10 March - Fri 28 March 2008 |
Mon 31 March - Fri 18 April 2008 |
Mon 21 April - Fri 9 May 2008 |
| Mon 12 May - Fri 30 May 2008 |
Mon 2 June - Fri 20 June 2008 |
Mon 8 September - Fri 26 September 2008 |
| Mon 6 October - Fri 24 October 2008 |
Mon 27 October - Fri 14 November 2008 |
Mon 24 November - Fri 12 December 2008 |
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Prices
The cost of the IELTS course is £689.00.
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