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Hanoi, Vietnam
9 March, 2014
• About IELTS
• Vietnamese candidates’ strengths & weaknesses
• Challenges with IELTS
• Difficulties in each skill
• Studying IELTS @ RMIT
• Road to IELTS
• Began testing English language 25 years ago
• Accepted by over 8,000 organisations
worldwide, including RMIT University Vietnam
• Last year, over 2 million tests were taken
• Tests your ability to communicate in English
• Not just how many grammar mistakes you
make
• Four skills, each worth 25%
• Overall band score from 1 (non-user)
to 9 (expert user)
• Can get 0.5 bands overall but
not in each skill
Figure 1. Adapted from IELTS 2009.
• Vietnamese candidates perform stronger than
China, Thailand and South Korea
Source: IELTS 2013.
• Vietnamese candidates: stronger in receptive
skills (R & L) than productive skills (W & S)
Source: IELTS 2013.
• IELTS is a language test – to do well you
need good language
• But good language is not enough
• There are many tricks / traps in each skill
which can affect your score
– Many candidates are not aware of these traps
Figure 2. Adapted from Global Trader 2012.
• Particular things you must do for a high score
– Good English but limited strategies may not result
in a high score
Source: IELTS 2013.
WRITING
• Many Vietnamese candidates have difficulty because
they do not know some important requirements
Writing – Task 1
• Different types of writing for different tasks
• Ex.: “describe a process” & “changes in maps”
Figure 3: Reproduced from: ADMC n.d. Figure 4: Reproduced from: Wang 2013.
• Particular things you need to do in Task 1
Figure 5: Adapted from IELTS 2008.
Writing – Task 2
Task Response
• Different task types different essay types
• Must address all parts of the task equally with
a clear position throughout
Figure 6: Adapted from IELTS 2008.
Writing – Task 2
Coherence & Cohesion
• Clear topic sentences
– Required for 7 or above
• Referencing & substitution
– Required for 6 or above
– Very few students know how to use these
Figure 7: Adapted from IELTS 2008.
SPEAKING
• Many Vietnamese candidates have difficulty because
they misunderstand some task requirements
Speaking
• Many candidates are not familiar with:
– Procedures of the speaking test
– What kinds of questions are asked in each part
– How long responses should be in each part
– How to give logical answers
Figure 8. Reproduced from: English 2012.
Speaking
• Almost every single Task 2 topic will fall under one of these categories:
• Many candidates have problems organising their Part 2 response
Describe
Person
Place Object
Past Event
Speaking
• Pronunciation & grammar take a long time to improve
• But there are things you can improve in a
short time:
• Fluency & Coherence
• Lexical Resource (vocabulary)
Figure 9. Reproduced from: Harrow 2009.
Figure 10. Reproduced from: Cole 2008.
Speaking
Figure 11: Adapted from IELTS 2008.
LISTENING
• Many Vietnamese candidates have issues in Part 1 & 2, losing easy marks
Listening
• Different question types – some are unusual – Multiple choice
– Short-answer
– Sentence completion
– Complete the notes/table/summary/flow-chart
– Labelling a diagram
– Classification
• There are tricks for maximizing your score in Parts 1 & 2 – Common tricks by IELTS test writers
– Letters / postcodes / credit card numbers
– How to not get lost on a map
READING
• Many Vietnamese candidates do not finish in 60 mins.
• Dealing with time pressure
• Reading too much
– You do not have time to read every word
• Difficult question types
– T / F / NG & Y / N / NG
• Reading skills
– Skimming & scanning
– Annotating & highlighting
– Guessing unknown vocabulary
Figure 12. Reproduced from: McDermott 2014.
BENEFITS
• Taught exclusively by IELTS experts
– Years of experience teaching IELTS
– Aware of Vietnamese candidates’ difficulties
– Experienced in teaching Academic English
BENEFITS
• Practice tests with detailed feedback
– Advice on how to improve in all four skills
– Detailed feedback on your writing
• Individual support
– Teachers are available for questions and advice
• Intensive
– Be ready for the
IELTS test in
just two weeks
• For candidates with good general English
who want to gain insider tips and strategies
• 40 classroom hours – 2 weeks
• All four skills
– Flexible: the specific skills YOU need to work on
– Feedback: from teachers & peers
• Authentic practice tests
– Official IELTS practice materials – real tests!
• Road to IELTS
• Comprehensive online IELTS course
• Videos, advice, practice tests & feedback
Figure 13. Reproduced from: British Council / Clarity 2013.
Features
• e-books and videos
• Practice activities to improve your language
• Sample videos with tips from previous candidates
• Teacher tutorials highlighting what to do, and what
not to do, in your test
• Timed practice tests
• Compare your performance with other students
worldwide
Figure 14. Reproduced from: British Council / Clarity 2013.
Figure 15. Reproduced from: British Council / Clarity 2013.
How will Road to IELTS help me? What to do in speaking
• Instant feedback on your performance
• Monitor your personal progress
• Correct answers for practice exercises so you can understand your mistakes
• Hints and tips to help you improve
• Exercises based on real IELTS test tasks to help you develop confidence before your test
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