Intensive IELTS Exam Preparation

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IELTS course details

Bell's four week IELTS Exam Preparation courses are designed to prepare international students for taking the IELTS exam. The course seeks to provide a balance of work on the four language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking), expand grammatical and lexical range and accuracy for academic English.

Locations

London

Bedgebury

Cambridge

Minimum age

Minimum level

Intermediate

Course length

4 weeks minimum

Availability

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Course summary
(hours per week)

Core

Explore

Core

Explore

Core

Explore

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Enhance your academic language knowledge

Improve your four language skills to communicate on a range of topics in an academic context; reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Read academic texts, articles and reports
Write reports through summarising and interpreting data
Express your opinions through your written work, formulating arguments
Listen to university lectures and accurately record information.

Improve your overall language and communication skills

Learn grammar and generic/topic-specific vocabulary
Improve speaking through activities including class discussions
Integrate topical knowledge into your learning.

Develop your exam technique

Familiarise you with the IELTS exam structure
Focus on developing exam techniques
Work under pressure with timed papers
Practice past papers and mock exams.

Benefit from your supplementary study programme

Benefit from a dedicated online study zone which includes activities and past papers
Attend optional lectures and use the guided study programme in the Explore section of our course
Access our extensive learning materials and facilities in the learning centre and multimedia suite
Take part in the social activities and trips to other cities within the UK to learn about British life and culture.

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• your favourite language activity
• a study tip
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Over the next month, we’ll be selecting the ‘Best top tips for IELTS success’ every week from posted entries on our Facebook page to feature on the Bell IELTS webpages.

IELTS sample timetable

See how your week will be structured on our IELTS course with the interactive sample timetable.

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9.30 – 11.00	Class discussion on variety of topics to improve communicative skills Focus on building vocabulary Timed reading and exam practice	Listening techniques and exam practice Understanding texts and practicing pronunciation	Internet research and tutorials in learning centre Use research to describe a cultural object through written activities and presentations Exam practice	Reading techniques: Difficult words Timed reading and exam practice Analysis of text	Full speaking test
11.00-11.30	BREAK – Optional guided study in the learning centre
11.15 – 13.00	Writing techniques Timed writing exercise	Learn and use descriptive language Exam practice	Grammar focus	Listening techniques and exam practice	Vocabulary and grammar review
13.00-14.00	LUNCH BREAK – Optional guided study in the learning centre
14.00 – 15.30	Grammar focus	Writing focus: Paragraphing	Vocabulary focus: Phrasal verbs	Speaking focus: Linking ideas	Excursion
15.30 – 16.30	Optional 1 to 1 classes Optional guided study in the learning centre	Optional 1 to 1 classes Optional guided study in the learning centre	Afternoon lecture	Optional 1 to 1 classes Optional guided study in the learning centre
16.30 – 17.45			Optional guided study in the learning centre
Homework	Vocabulary exercises	Grammar practice	Writing	Reading	Writing