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Exam preparation for IELTS
Dates and duration
New semester starting 5 September 2022. 40 weeks of 3 hours a week
Also available on demand and as one on one lessons.
Courses are run for a total of 120 contact hours, including a pre-course diagnostic exam and a personalised study plan, and a post-course mock test with personalised feedback on performance and future study plans.
Available in:
- Level 1 – Aiming to get 6 or 6.5
- Level 2 – Aiming to 6.5 and above
Entry requirements for each level
Courses available online and in-person. No mixture of online and face to face currently available.
Structure and approach
Despite IELTS being an academic focused proficiency exam, we consider the students’ interests and ages when delivering the course. This means that they will be doing mini projects around the vocabulary topics we cover, to also allow them to develop English Language skills, academic study skills, and the ability to use English effectively in real world interactions, including study and work.
We use a vocabulary and topic driven approach with specific exam task preparation and tips. The vocabulary focus ensures that students have sufficient vocabulary to deal with some of the more abstract topics in IELTS to ensure you can get the score you want. We cover 20 units each with exam practice for reading or listening, as well as a specific speaking and writing practice task for each unit.
There is an explicit focus on the writing and speaking parts with personalised feedback. The personalised study plan is designed around the individual needs of each student, with constant one on one feedback from the teacher specifically around how to improve performance in the speaking and writing parts of the exam.
You’ll learn
– Listening –
How to use the questions to predict the listening content, strategies and tips for answering the different question types, and techniques for dealing with unknown words.
– Reading –
Using the questions to focus your reading, how to increase your reading speed and get through all the questions, strategies and tips for answering the different question types, and techniques for dealing with unknown words.
– Speaking –
Practice talking about familiar topics in part 1, how to plan and structure your long turn in part 2, strategies and phrases to deal with more abstract questions in part 3, and consistent feedback and practice on pronunciation.
– Writing –
How to write the introduction and overview for the different types of writing in part 1, describing maps, processes and graphs, introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions for the different essay types in part 2, as well as the necessary grammar and vocabulary to ensure you can write accurately and confidently.
Our teachers
Our teachers are IELTS experts with advanced teaching qualifications and IELTS specific training. They also have experience training and developing other IELTS teachers and present regularly at international conferences or write for international journals.
Exam preparation for TOEFL
Dates and duration
New semester starting 5 September 2022, 6 February 2023. 30 weeks of 3 hours a week.
Also available on demand and as one on one lessons.
Courses are run for a total of 60 contact hours, including a pre-course diagnostic exam and a personalised study plan, 29×3 Hour lessons, and a post-course mock test with personalised feedback on performance and future study plans.
Entry requirements apply, but only one level available as this course is purely exam strategy focused.
Courses available online and in-person. No mixture of online and face to face currently available.
Contact us for a free placement and consultation as well as a free tryout lesson.
Structure and approach
While this is an exam specific course, our approach includes a strong awareness of the ages and interests of teenage learners. We use real academic interactions that flow into exam type questions for the speaking and writing tasks and use the listening and reading tasks to highlight areas of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation that would help you improve your score.
There is an explicit focus on the writing and speaking parts with personalised feedback. The personalised study plan is designed around the individual needs of each student, with constant one on one feedback from the teacher specifically around how to improve performance in the speaking and writing parts of the exam.
You’ll learn
– Listening –
How to use the questions to predict the listening content, strategies and tips for answering the different question types, and techniques for dealing with unknown words. There is also a specific focus on how to deal with multiple choice questions in order to ensure you don’t get distracted by text length and complexity.
– Reading –
Using the questions to focus your reading, how to increase your reading speed and get through all the questions, strategies and tips for answering the different question types, and techniques for dealing with unknown words. There is also a specific focus on how to read effectively on a screen to allow you to transfer your reading skills from printed texts to digital texts.
– Speaking –
Practice talking about familiar topics in part 1, how to plan and structure campus announcement response in part 2, strategies and phrases to deal with more academic topics in parts 3 and 4, and note taking strategies for parts 2, 3, and 4.
– Writing –
How to approach the independent and integrated writing parts, note taking skills for the integrated writing, how to deal with unknown words or concepts, and how to structure the essay and integrated writing to maximise your opportunity to achieve the score you need.
Our teachers
Our teachers are TOEFL experts with advanced teaching qualifications and TOEFL specific training. They also have experience training and developing other TOEFL teachers and present regularly at international conferences or write for international journals.
Exam Preparation for SAT
Dates
SAT Extensive – 90 hours (45 hours language, 45 hours math) – 30 weeks 3 hours a week. Starting September 5th. Includes a diagnostic test and personalised study plan, as well as a mock test and individualised feedback at the end.
SAT Intensive – 32 hours (16 hours language and 16 hours math) – 8 weeks 4 hours a week. Starting 31 October 2022 and 3 December 2022.
Entry requirements apply in terms of age and language ability.
Courses available online and in-person. No mixture of online and face to face currently available.
Contact us for a free placement and consultation as well as a free tryout lesson.
Structure and approach
The SAT exam courses are designed purely around the exam content and tasks and you can expect an in-depth analysis of tasks, tips to approach different parts, and strategies to optimise your score. We combine our exam preparation approach with academic study skills that students can apply at school, and in their future academic endeavours at university.
Our teachers
Our teachers are experts at international assessments, but also in the specific subject areas. For example, our math teachers are certified math teachers rather than English teachers with some math skills. Our teachers are also experts in the individual parts of the exam meaning you are likely to have different teachers teaching different parts of the course.
