Road To Ielts Syllabus Academic

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    P a g e   |   1   Syllabus   © Clarity Language Consultants Ltd, 2009   www.ClarityEnglish.com   Road   to   IELTS   Academic   Unit   1:   Leisure   &   entertainment   Words: Words and phrases to talk about leisure activities,sports, games and equipment   Listening: A talk about places to eat out in a town; aconversation about a survey on popular forms of physical activity   Reading: An article about the history of board games; anarticle about games played by indigenous peoplein various parts of the world   Writing (1): Practice exercises for reports on static charts   Writing (2): Practice exercises for compositions discussingadvantages and disadvantages   Speaking: Video clips and practice exercises for answeringgeneral questions about yourself in Part 1 of theSpeaking Test Unit   2:   Language   &   communication   Words: Words and phrases to talk about language andvarieties of languageListening: A talk about ways to improve your English; aconversation about endangered languagesReading: A book extract comparing animal communicationwith human language; a book extract describingthe role that the brain plays in human languageWriting (1): Practice exercises for reports on dynamic chartsWriting (2): Practice exercises for compositions discussingarguments for and againstSpeaking: Video clips and practice exercises for talkingabout a topic in Part 2 of the Speaking Test Unit   3:   Travel,   tourism   &   transport   Words: Phrases to talk about traffic-related problems andsolutions; words and phrases to talk about airtravelListening: A conversation about a plane trip; a lecture abouta tribe of Native Americans    P a g e   |   2   Syllabus   © Clarity Language Consultants Ltd, 2009   www.ClarityEnglish.com   Reading: An article explaining how new technology couldimprove air safety; an article describing recentchanges in the travel industryWriting (1): Practice exercises for reports on tablesWriting (2): Practice exercises for compositions giving anopinionSpeaking: Video clips and practice exercises for taking partin a discussion in Part 3 of the Speaking Test Unit   4:   Environment   Words: Words and phrases to talk about environmentalproblems and geographical featuresListening: A conversation about adopting a zoo animal; alecture about the structure of the EarthReading: An article about global warming; an articlediscussing animal extinctionsWriting (1): Practice exercises for reports on diagramsshowing objectsWriting (2): Practice exercises for compositions discussing thecauses of a problem and suggesting solutionsSpeaking: Video clips and practice exercises for answeringgeneral questions about yourself in Part 1 of theSpeaking Test Unit   5:   Art   &   culture   Words: Words and phrases to talk about art, cinema,theatre and national treasuresListening: A telephone conversation about booking theatretickets; a lecture on the history of British cinemaReading: An article about artists who painted self-portraits; an article discussing the value of studying ancient culturesWriting (1): Practice exercises for reports on static chartsWriting (2): Practice exercises for compositions discussingadvantages and disadvantagesSpeaking: Video clips and practice exercises for talkingabout a topic in Part 2 of the Speaking Test      P a g e   |   3   Syllabus   © Clarity Language Consultants Ltd, 2009   www.ClarityEnglish.com   Unit   6:   Mass   Media   Words: Words and phrases to talk about television,newspapers and jobs in the mediaListening: A talk given by a guide to visitors to a mediamuseum; a conversation about news consumptionReading: An article describing the effects of television onchildren and adults; an article explaining whynewspapers are not threatened by competitionfrom television or the InternetWriting (1): Practice exercises for reports on dynamic chartsWriting (2): Practice exercises for compositions discussingarguments for and againstSpeaking: Video clips and practice exercises for taking partin a discussion in Part 3 of the Speaking Test Unit   7:   Health   &   fitness   Words: Words and phrases to talk about medicalconditions and symptoms; food-relatedvocabulary; words to talk about the causes,prevention and treatment of infectious diseasesListening: A talk about keeping healthy in winter; aconversation about insects and human diseasesReading: An article describing how viruses trapped in thepolar ice caps may be released into theatmosphere; an article discussing the sunprotection factor in sunscreen productsWriting (1): Practice exercises for reports on tablesWriting (2): Practice exercises for compositions giving anopinionSpeaking: Video clips and practice exercises for answeringgeneral questions about yourself in Part 3 of theSpeaking Test Unit   8:   Work   &   business   Words: Verbs we use at work and words and phrases totalk about a variety of work-related issuesListening: A talk about writing a CV; a conversation aboutchanges in women's employment    P a g e   |   4   Syllabus   © Clarity Language Consultants Ltd, 2009   www.ClarityEnglish.com   Reading: An article explaining why knowing a foreignlanguage is important in business; an articlediscussing how changes in business could lead tothe disappearance of management structuresWriting (1): Practice exercises for reports on diagramsshowing processesWriting (2): Practice exercises for compositions discussing thecauses of a problem and suggesting solutionsSpeaking: Video clips and practice exercises for talkingabout a topic in Part 2 of the Speaking Test Unit   9:   Society   &   social   issues   Words: Words and phrases to talk about social issues andcrime and punishmentListening: A telephone conversation between a student anda campus security officer about a burglary; alecture about old age and societyReading: A book extract comparing the main characteristicsof bands, tribes and chiefdoms; an articlediscussing the effects of modern means of transport and communications on societyWriting (1): Revision exercises for Writing Task 1Writing (2): Revision exercises for Writing Task 2Speaking: Video clips and practice exercises for taking partin a discussion in Part 3 of the Speaking Test Unit   10:   Education   Words: Words and phrases to talk about the educationsystem and university educationListening: A conversation between an admissions officer atan evening school and a prospective student; atalk about methods of study at universities in theUKReading: An article discussing factors affecting studentmotivation; an article discussing the importanceof playtime for school children