Expert IELTS 6 Students Resource Book without Key

Contents

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Introduction

Introduction to Expert IELTS 3 Overview of course components 4 Choose your teaching pathway 6 Coursebook contents 8 Overview of a Coursebook module 10 Overview of Coursebook endmatter 14

Teacher’s notes

Module 1 Communication 15 Module 2 Feelings 23 Module 3 Work and study 32 Module 4 Science 40 Module 5 Art and leisure 48 Module 6 The natural world 55 Module 7 Around the world 63 Module 8 Food 71 Module 9 Well-being 79 Module 10 Community 87 Expert speaking 95

Resource bank

Overview of photocopiable activities 98 Teacher’s notes for photocopiable activities 99 Photocopiable activities 115 Coursebook audio scripts 145

Teacher’s Online Material: www.pearsonELT.com/expertIELTS

Coursebook: audio and video files Student’s Resource Book: audio files and answer key Assessment: Placement Test, Diagnostic Test, Module Tests, Review Tests, End of level Test (full IELTS practice test) plus Test audio files, answer keys, Test audio scripts Test Practice Lessons: standalone lessons for all four skills Other resources: wordlists, How to self-assess and How to give feedback worksheets, Module action plan

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Introduction to Expert IELTS

Needs Expert IELTS key features

Different levels Expert IELTS targets 3 band scores:

• Expert IELTS 5 (suitable for students starting from Band 4)

• Expert IELTS 6 (suitable for students starting from Band 5)

• Expert IELTS 7.5 (suitable for students starting from Band 6) Flexible course materials: • Shorter and longer course lengths, • Different types of classes: • intensive • test-only focus • integrated language and skills

• Each Module is divided into two units which can be used in class, at home, in sequence or in a modular way.

• Unit A focuses on test training, teaching the sub-skills needed to complete each of the test tasks.

• Unit B focuses on test practice, giving students the opportunity to put the sub-skills learnt in Unit A into practice.

• Both units include language development and vocabulary input and practice. Easy to plan and use • Each lesson is focused around a skill and is carefully scaffolded to enable teachers to ‘pick up and teach’ straight off the page.

• Other components are signposted on each Coursebook page. Challenges Expert IELTS key features

Mixed-ability classes • The Teacher’s Online Resources includes a huge range of materials to help revise, consolidate and extend learning depending on the make-up of your class.

Managing student expectations • A range of assessment in the Teacher’s Online Resources plus Assess and improve sections in each module help students understand their strengths and areas to improve.

Students’ lack of test knowledge • Signposts from each test task to Test strategies sections in which students can learn and revise how to tackle each task type.

Students’ lack of motivation • Engaging and dynamic material which gives authentic IELTS test practice through real-world and current topics.

Expert IELTS is a three-level course which caters for learners aiming to achieve Band scores of 5, 6 or 7.5 in the IELTS test. The core components for each level are the Coursebook, the Student’s Resource Book and the Teacher’s Resource Book. These are supported by a suite of digital resources: ActiveTeach software for in-class presentation; MyEnglishLab for online self-study and consolidation of Coursebook material; and a large bank of downloadable Teacher’s Online Material which gives teachers the fl exibility to supplement and customise Expert IELTS to meet their students’ individual needs. The Teacher’s Online Material also contains a comprehensive range of tests to assess students’ progress throughout the course.

Regardless of their background, previous language-learning experiences or motivation, achieving a particular band score in the IELTS test is the learners’ key to unlocking future success. Whilst researching Expert IELTS and talking to teachers and students, it became clear that no two IELTS journeys are the same …