Ielts: Foundations. Listening

Prepare for IELTS: Listening and improve your score with an IELTS 9.0 scorer from Harvard University

What you'll learn

Learn about the format of the IELTS Listening exam

Learn how to maximize your IELTS Listening score

Understand how to use the order of questions to help you answer

Learn about important grammatical differences between different task types

Learn to handle the word limit

Learn about tasks based on word transformation

Learn about listening traps ('distractors') and practice avoiding them

Learn to follow map descriptions

Learn and practice multiple-choice questions and questions with descriptions of devices and processes

Requirements

You must have intermediate knowledge of English (B1 or higher)

No previous IELTS experience is required. You'll learn everything you need in the course

Description

IELTS: Foundations is an online course that helps you prepare to take the IELTS Listening exam. Short, practical, and research-based, this course is ideal for somebody who wants to prepare for IELTS in a short time and take the next step to studying or working abroad!The instructor, Gleb Lantsman, is a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education's master's program (Technology, Innovation and Education). His courses are widely recognized as both productive and enjoyable. This IELTS: Foundations course is based on the instructor's experience of preparing students for IELTS, taking this exam (and getting the highest score, 9.0), and available research papers on IELTS. It's structured around the 4 exam sections, with theory and examples helping you learn. Each section of the course ends in a final quiz to test how well you remember the contents of the course and if you can use them in an IELTS situation. The course concludes with a full-length IELTS Listening test. Live sessions are an important component of IELTS: Foundations, allowing you to practice using actual IELTS tests.This Course Contains:62+ Lectures (3+ Hours of Content)Format, recommendations, and practice for each Listening sectionExplanations and Examples by the instructorFree Participation in a Monthly Live Class on ListeningIELTS and English-related Recommendations from Past StudentsAccess to a collection of IELTS listening exercises, including spelling Suggestions how to improve study skills Links to recommended apps for learning EnglishOpportunities to take unlimited IELTS Listening tests.Positive, constructive atmosphere to support you

Overview

Section 1: Orientation. Format. Spelling and Predictions.

Lecture 1 Why This Course?

Lecture 2 Instructor Introduction

Lecture 3 Student Testimonials

Lecture 4 Why Take IELTS?

Lecture 5 Course Tools

Lecture 6 Course Structure

Lecture 7 Growth Mindset

Lecture 8 Growth Mindset Explanation

Lecture 9 Growth Mindset (Optional Article)

Lecture 10 Growth Mindset (Optional Article)

Lecture 11 Lesson 1: Summary

Lecture 12 Lesson 1: What's next?

Lecture 13 Section 1. Lesson 1: Post-work

Lecture 14 Lesson 2: Objectives

Lecture 15 Listening Exam Overview

Lecture 16 Parts 1 and 2 in Listening

Lecture 17 Parts 3 and 4 in Listening

Lecture 18 Additional Notes on Listening

Lecture 19 Necessary Skills in Listening

Lecture 20 Map of the IELTS Listening Skills

Lecture 21 Explanation: Predictions

Lecture 22 Explanation: Spelling

Lecture 23 Importance of Reading & Vocab

Lecture 24 Homework — On Quiz 1

Lecture 25 Lesson 2: Summary

Lecture 26 Lesson 2: What’s next?

Section 2: Grammatical correctness. Distractors.

Lecture 27 Lesson 1: Objectives

Lecture 28 Task Types

Lecture 29 Full Sentences VS Notes

Lecture 30 Intro to Exercise: Course Enrolment Form

Lecture 31 Reflections after Listening #1

Lecture 32 Word Limits: Explanation

Lecture 33 Intro to Exercise: Istanbul (Notes, Predictions, Word Limits, Capitalization)

Lecture 34 Reflections after Listening #2

Lecture 35 Lesson 1: Summary

Lecture 36 Lesson 1: What’s next?

Lecture 37 Section 2. Lesson 1: Post-work

Lecture 38 Lesson 2: Objectives

Lecture 39 Intro to Distractors

Lecture 40 Explanation: Distractors

Lecture 41 Lesson 2: Summary

Section 3: Using grammar. Paraphrasing. Plans and maps.

Lecture 42 Lesson 1: Objectives

Lecture 43 Explanation: Using grammar to your advantage

Lecture 44 Example: Word Order

Lecture 45 Explanation: Paraphrasing

Lecture 46 Final thoughts on paraphrasing and suggestions

Lecture 47 Section 3. Lesson 1: Post-work

Lecture 48 Intro to Describing Locations

Lecture 49 Explanation: Describing Locations

Lecture 50 Section 3: Summary

Lecture 51 Section 3: What’s next?

Section 4: Devices. Processes. Multiple-choice questions.

Lecture 52 Lesson Objectives

Lecture 53 Intro to Describing a Device

Lecture 54 Explanation: Describing a Device

Lecture 55 Explanation: Describing a process

Lecture 56 Explanation: Multiple-Choice Questions

Lecture 57 Section 4: Summary

Lecture 58 What’s next? Preparing for the final test

Lecture 59 Section 4. Lesson 1. Post-work

Lecture 60 Section 4 - Intro to Final Quiz

Lecture 61 Section 4 - Final Quiz

Lecture 62 Final video

Your English is intermediate (B1 or higher) and you're new to IELTS,Your IELTS exam is in a few weeks or months,You're ready to learn and change your life with your IELTS exam!