WEEK 1
- March 22, 7-8 pm Moscow - Introduction, getting acquainted.
- Task 1 General: Features of the question, Structure of the letter, Example letter
- Task 2: Essay types – structural cohesion
This video will review the three types of writing expected for Task 2. It will analyze example questions for each type of writing as well as cover structural cohesion for each type of essay.
- Webinar: Pre-writing. March 28, 4-5:30 pm Moscow.
In the webinar we're going to discuss how to plan your essay effectively and generate ideas that will help you to get a high score for Task Achievement.
WEEK 2
- Task 1: Academic: Process
- Task 1 General: General: Letter of recommendation, Letter to describe, Band 8 development, Example letters
- Task 2: Levels of cohesion
This video will review a variety of cohesive devices expected in higher level essays. It will discuss cohesion and coherence at the essay, paragraph and sentence level.
- Webinar: Analyzing the assessment criteria (rating papers). April 4, 4-5:30 pm Moscow.
The webinar will explain each criterion of assessment and show the difference between essays with different bands (e.g. Band 7 and Band 8). We will also discuss what is needed to score high in each of the four criteria.
WEEK 3 - Task 1 Academic: Bar charts & Line graphs
- Task 1 General: Letter of invitation, Letter of complaint, Tone, Example letters
- Task 2: Developed support
This video will discuss the support for main ideas expected in higher level essays. It will review
well-developed, well-extended, well-illustrated responses.
- Webinar: Band 7+ vocabulary. April 11, 4-5:30 pm Moscow.
This video will review some examples of vocabulary that is required to get a high band in the IELTS exam.
WEEK 4 - Task 1: Academic: Pie charts and tables
- Task 1: General: Letter of request, Letter of thanks, Band 8 grammar, Example letters
- Task 2: Band 7+ grammar
This video will review an IELTS grammatical hierarchy from band 9 to band 7.
- Webinar: Band 7+ grammar. April 18, 4-5:30 pm Moscow.
The webinar will give more practice with high-level grammar needed in the exam.
WEEK 5 No Task 1: videos
This video is a punctuation review for higher level band essays.
- Webinar: Analyzing Band 8 essays + Questions & Answers. April 24, 7-8.30 pm Moscow (*Wednesday!*)
The webinar will be a practical workshop on analyzing examples of high-band essays. It will also give the opportunity to ask the examiner any questions on writing, should there be any.