SYLLABUS INFORMATION 60 HOURS (2 semesters) & Self Study IELTS Preparation Objective Level C1 Course Book: Complete IELTS Bands 6.5-7.5 ISBN: 978-1-107-625082
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Course Objectives This is a summary of the objectives for level C1. A comprehensive list can be found in the Common European Framework of Reference. The objectives describe what a participant should be able to do in the language at the end of a level C1 course. Listening Comprehension (LC) Able to understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly. Able to understand television programmes and films without too much effort. Reading Comprehension (RC) Able to understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. Able to understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field. Spoken Interaction (SI) Able to express myself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Able to use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes. Able to formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate my contribution skilfully to those of other speakers. Spoken Production (SP) Able to present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion. Written Production/Interaction (WP/WI) Able to communicateideas and opinions in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length. Able to write detailed expositions of complex subjects in an essay or a report, underlining what are considered to be the salient issues. Able to write different kinds of texts in a style appropriate to the reader in mind. Able to express ideas with clarity and precision, relating to the addressee flexibly and effectively in an assured, personal, style.
SEMESTER I: Unit 1 GETTING HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS technique Listening skills: form completion Reading skills: True/False/Not Given, note completion, short-answer questions Speaking Part 1: answering questions about yourself, using advanced vocabulary, using used to and would to talk about the past Writing Task 1: Writing an introduction to the task, selecting and summarizing main features, grouping information in paragraphs, advanced use of superlatives Vocabulary: Personal qualities Vocabulary: dependent prepositions Pronunciation: sentence stress Superlative forms Grammar: past simple, present perfect simple and past perfect simple Unit 1 Review
Unit 2 COLOUR MY WORLD technique Reading skills: matching headings, summary completion, pick from a list Listening skills: table completion, pick from a list Speaking Part 2: beginning and ending the talk, introducing points within the talk, maintaining fluency and coherence Writing Task 2: analyzing the task and brainstorming ideas, planning an answer, using attitude adverbials Vocabulary: describing a room Vocabulary: phrasal verbs Pronunciation: Intonation Grammar: nouns and articles Unit 2 Review
Unit 3 A HEALTHY LIFE technique Listening skills: Matching, flow chart completion Reading skills: Yes/ No/ Not Given. Summary completion with a box, multiple choice Speaking Part 2: addressing the task and making useful notes Writing Task 1: summarizing key features in more than one chart, paragraphing and the overview, using your own words, expressing amount, extent or category Vocabulary: medical treatment Vocabulary: verb + noun collocations Pronunciation: linking and pausing Grammar: expressing large and small differences Unit 3: Review
Unit 4 ART AND THE ARTIST technique Reading skills: table completion, flow chart completion, True/ False/ Not Given Listening skills: note completion Speaking Parts 2 & 3: using advanced vocabulary, addressing abstract topics, generalizing and distancing Writing Task 2: brainstorming main ideas, maintaining a clear position, using reasons and examples for support, introducing arguments Vocabulary: describing art Vocabulary: collocations and phrases with make, take, do and have Pronunciation: speech rate and chunking Grammar: expressing purpose, cause and effect Unit 4 Review
SEMESTER II: Unit 5 STEPPING BACK IN TIME technique Listening skills: multiple choice, labelling a diagram Reading skills: matching information, sentence completion, matching features Speaking Parts 2 & 3: fluency strategies, speculating and hypothesizing, giving reasons and examples Writing Task 1: summarizing the diagram, analyzing the task and organizing the answer, linking information, signaling and comparing Vocabulary: archaeology Vocabulary: negative affixes Pronunciation: sentence stress Grammar: speaking hypothetically Unit 5 Review
Unit 6 IT SOCIETY Technique Reading skills: multiple choice, Yes/ No/ Not Given, Matching sentence endings Listening skills: note completion Speaking Parts 2 & 3: paraphrasing unknown or forgotten vocabulary, discussing advantages and disadvantages Writing Task 2: describing advantages and disadvantages, structuring an answer and linking paragraphs, presenting a balanced view: discourse markers Vocabulary: uses of Information Technology Vocabulary: adjective + noun collocations Pronunciation: intonation Grammar: referencing Unit 6 review
Unit 7 OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE Technique Listening skills: labelling a plan, sentence completion, short-answer questions Reading skills: matching headings, sentence completion, pick from a list Speaking Parts 2 & 3: structuring the talk, using advanced vocabulary, speculating and talking about the future Writing Task 1: categorizing data, organizing information, proofing your work: punctuation Vocabulary: idiomatic expressions Pronunciation: word stress Grammar: speculating and talking about the future Unit 7 review
Unit 8 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Reading skills: Yes/ No/ Not Given, multiple choice, summary completion with a box Vocabulary: space exploration Vocabulary: verbs and dependent prepositions Listening skills: note completion Speaking Parts 2 & 3: understanding the question and giving an appropriate answer, using a range of language functions Pronunciation: rhythm and chunking Writing Task 2: linking ideas and views across paragraphs, writing a conclusion, using advanced vocabulary Grammar: emphasising Unit 8 review
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