Online Course Programme
Dates: June 2 - June 30, 2023
The course lasts for 5 weeks + 3 months after the course you have access to all the materials.
You can cover the material at your own pace and come back to any unit when you want.
Zoom classes are live and interactive. They are recorded and you have access to the recordings of all Zoom sessions.
Live Zoom twice a week on Tuesdays/Fridays at 10.00-12.00 Moscow Time
All classes are in English.
Week 1
Writing Part 1 Graphs
Pre-Course Tasks:
Ideally before you start Unit 1 you should complete full IELTS Listening, Reading and know your band score for these parts. Being in your students’ shoes are quite useful. Plus, you can then tell your students that you’ve done a mock IELTS test and know what they are going through.
Tasks:
Online Knowledge Checks/Quiz Shows
Practising grading Task 1 answers using the band descriptors as a guide
Watching webinars
Live Zoom 1: 02.06 at 10.00-12.00
Part 2: IELTS Academic and General Writing Task 1 tasks requirements and tricks.
IELTS ABCs
- Test formats: computer-delivered test vs. paper-based test, IELTS Life Skills, IELTS UKVI
- Typical tasks in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking
- Practical issues: use a pen or pencil, can I take a watch? Who are the examiners?
- Appeal Procedure and what to tell your students about it?
- IELTS course books and supplementary materials: detailed input on all major books
- Reliable IELTS online resources: input on websites, apps, free courses, Instagram accounts, IELTS movers and shakers, YouTube channels
Writing Part 1 Graphs
- IELTS Academic: all graphs types and what is expected of students to do in each graph
- IELTS General: different types of letters and the tasks requirements
- How to describe various graphs: addressing the task, structure, linking, vocabulary/grammar
- How to write letters: addressing the task, structure, linking, vocabulary and grammar
- Methodology: how to help students with graphs; lesson tasks and activities; which course books to use?
Week 2
IELTS Writing Part 2 Essentials + Assessment
Tasks:
Online Knowledge Checks/Quiz Shows
Practising grading essays using the band descriptors as a guide
Watching webinars/videos
Live Zoom 2: 06.06 at 10.00-12.00
Writing Part 1 Assessment Graphs + Letters
- Writing Assessment Criteria: understanding band descriptors and how to use them; differences between bands and what is expected at different levels
- Atypical Answers: understanding why candidates don’t achieve their desired score because of negative features in their answers
- Writing Assessment Method: how to assess students’ Task 1 answers? Step by step guide; How to deal with atypical answers and which Bands can be rewarded?
- Assessment practice: grading graphs and letters, then comparing them against the official grading; understanding how the public Band Descriptors are applied and practicing using them while grading
Live Zoom 3: 09.06 at 10.00-12.00
Part 2: IELTS Essay Assessment: how to understand IELTS band descriptors? How to assess essays?
What’s the difference between 6.0 and 6.5?
IELTS Writing Part 2 Essentials
- Task requirements and tricks
- Typical questions and what is expected of students to do for a decent score
- How to write IELTS essays: addressing the task, structure, linking, vocabulary and grammar
- Typical questions and what is expected of students to do for a decent score.
IELTS Essay Assessment
- Writing Assessment Criteria: understanding band descriptors and how to use them; differences between bands and what is expected at different levels
- Writing Assessment Method: how to assess students’ essays? Step by step guide; examples of marking
- Assessment practice: grading essays, then comparing them against the official grading; understanding how the public Band Descriptors are applied and practising using them while grading
- How to help students with essays: how to teach an effective essay lesson? Essay worksheets
Week 3
How to Teach Listening (games + activities)
Tasks:
Watching webinars, quizzes, reading articles
Digesting IELTS Writing assessment and more practice with grading
Live Zoom 4: 13.06 at 10.00-12.00
Part 2: How to Teach Listening: how to plan and teach an effective online/offline IELTS listening lesson? Lesson stages; dos and don’ts; teaching life hacks. IELTS games and activities to spice up your classes
IELTS Listening
- Listening Scores
- Listening life hacks
- Paper based listening vs. computer delivered tests
- Listening resources, books and online tools
- How to stage a listening lesson?
- Entertaining games and activities to use in your listening classes
- How to help students with spelling in Listening
How to Teach Listening
- IELTS teaching online and offline; easy to use online tools
- Lesson Planning: Listening Stages and Procedures
- Handouts and Worksheets you can use with your students in your IELTS classes
- Which books to use to add variety to your IELTS classes?
- IELTS Teaching Challenges: how to work with mixed levels? What to do with homework? How to engage students? What to do with lower levels?
Week 4
How to Teach Reading
Tasks:
Online Knowledge Checks/Quizzes
Practising grading speaking tests using the band descriptors as a guide
Watching webinars / videos / IELTS Speaking Course
Live Zoom 5: 20.06 at 10.00-12.00
Part 2: How to Teach Reading: how to plan and teach an effective online/offline IELTS reading lesson? Lesson stages; dos and don’ts; teaching life hacks. IELTS games and activities to spice up your classes
IELTS Reading
- Common text types and tasks; sub-skills which you should develop
- Reading life hacks
- Doing T/F/NG + the method and effective strategies
- Doing headings and multiple choice tasks
- Paper based reading vs. computer delivered tests
How to Teach Reading
- How to Teach Reading
- IELTS teaching online and offline; easy to use online tools
- Lesson Planning: Reading Stages and Procedures
- Handouts and Worksheets you can use with your students in your IELTS classes
- Which books to use to add variety to your IELTS classes?
Live Zoom 6: 23.06 at 10.00-12.00
Part 2: IELTS Speaking Assessment, how to understand Speaking band descriptors? How to assess speaking? What’s the difference between various bands? Speaking Assessment practice
IELTS Speaking Task Requirements
- Current IELTS speaking questions and insights from examiners
- What is expected of students to do for a high score
- Typical errors
- Speaking dos and don’ts
- IELTS Speaking Parts and Life hacks
IELTS Speaking Assessment
- Speaking Assessment Criteria: understanding band descriptors and how to use them; differences between bands and what is expected at different levels
- Speaking Assessment Method: how to assess students? Step by step guide; examples of speaking answers (recordings/videos)
- Assessment practice: grading speaking, then comparing it against the official comments; understanding how the Band Descriptors are applied; practising using them while grading
- How to help students with Speaking: how to teach Speaking? Speaking classroom activities/worksheets
Week 5
Live Zoom 7: 27.06 at 10.00-12.00
Part 2: IELTS games and activities
IELTS Teaching, Games and Activities
- IELTS teaching online and offline; easy to use online tools
- Lesson Planning: Writing and Speaking Lesson Stages and Procedures
- Handouts and Worksheets you can use with your students in your IELTS classes
- Which books to use to add variety to your IELTS classes?
- IELTS Teaching Challenges: how to work with mixed levels? What to do with homework? How to engage students? What to do with lower levels?
- Planning an IELTS course: sample pacing schedules for various courses with handouts
- Using IELTS check lists to make sure you covered all exam task types: all IELTS tasks checklist and Speaking Topics checklist
- Planning your 45-minute IELTS lesson, receiving advice from your trainer
Live Zoom 8: 30.06 at 10.00-11.30
- Final IELTS Quiz
- Revision Activities
- Q/A on IELTS teaching and resources
Принять участие
Онлайн, Zoom
- 8 недель тренинга
- 8 живых Zoom сессий: всего 16 часов
- Записи Zoom сессий
- Онлайн платформа: 56 часов
- WhatsApp Чат
- Сертификат прохождения
- Доступ к материалам на 3 мес. после курса
Онлайн, Zoom
- 8 недель тренинга
- 8 живых Zoom сессий: всего 16 часов
- Записи Zoom сессий
- Онлайн платформа: 56 часов
- WhatsApp Чат
- Сертификат прохождения
- Доступ к материалам на 3 мес. после курса

- 8 недель тренинга
- 8 живых Zoom сессий: 16 часов
- Записи Zoom сессий
- Онлайн платформа: 56 часов
- WhatsApp Чат
- Удостоверение о повышении квалификации установленного образца
- Доступ к материалам на 3 мес. после курса