We look at three ideas for using Road to IELTS in class to help students with the Speaking test.
Category: IELTS for teachers
British Council France: Providing IELTS support for universities
On a visit to British Council Paris, Clarity's Andrew Stokes talked to Tanguy Perrichot on providing IELTS support to universities in France. They discussed a successful approach to guided self-access.
“I’m a busy teacher and we don’t run IELTS classes…”
You have students who need to take IELTS, but your institution doesn’t run IELTS classes. As a busy teacher you don’t have much spare time to support these learners. What to do?
IELTS prep at your fingertips
We completed the switch-over to the new version of Road to IELTS on 3 December. At that point we said goodbye to V2. Over the course of its life, V2 racked up an impressive 21,823,544 sessions and was used in almost every country in the world — from Australia to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The human side of IELTS
As teachers, from time to time we need to be inspired. Here is a heart-warming story of a Filipino nurse who made the grade.
IELTS in Zambia: “I’ve been speaking English since Grade 1, why should an English test worry me?”
Andrew Stokes asks Idah Chunga and Justina Kilumelume how the British Council helps IELTS candidates in Zambia.
IELTS preparation: getting students excited
How do you get your students started on their IELTS journey? This post outlines a successful 45-minute orientation session.
Micro-learning and the all new IELTS Tips app
Micro-learning is a new learning strategy aimed at closing knowledge gaps with bite-sized lessons. The new version of the IELTS Tips app, launched last week, applies this theory to IELTS preparation. Test-takers install the app and it pushes out a handy IELTS prep tip every morning for them to read on their way to school or work.
Treating the untreatable: the Philippines nurses IELTS Writing Project
The requirement for a 7.0 in IELTS Writing is stopping nurses in the Philippines from travelling to the UK, and is proving a headache to the National Health Service. Dr Victoria Clark describes how her team is analysing the problem and coming up with solutions.
Speaking tests: dramatically changing the outcome
In the second most popular TED Talk of all time, Amy Cuddy comes to the intriguing, evidence-based conclusion that altering the way we stand for just two minutes before an evaluative situation — a presentation or an exam — really can lead to better outcomes. Read more