Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2019 0:22:47 GMT
IELTS Weekly #5: Preparing Students for a Practice Test
Read this from A to B first, thanks!
This week we will take a session plan and design a test preparation exercise around it. This is probably the most important kind of session plan you will make for IELTS.
What is IELTS Academic test about? I will not answer this, go to www.ielts.org/about-the-test/two-types-of-ielts-test and write a short description of what the IELTS Academic test is all about.
Take any one of the student made IELTS session plans: bit.ly/2ZTFMPo
(Some may not be finished or made, so you may need to make one of your own)
We shall take the test sample template: bit.ly/2PuHzVK
Download it, put it in your own Google Drive please.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE TEST SAMPLE TEMPLATE? It is for OET! (OH NO!). What should you do about this? Download it and change it to suit IELTS Academic.
What is the objective of the session plan? (You should be able to find it). If one has not been made yet, make a lesson please, and choose an objective for your lesson. If you need some inspiration, check out: bit.ly/326UUpE
What are we preparing for in this session plan?
Read through the session plan exercises, get a feel for what we are to do during the session.
Now turn our attention to the test sample exercise.
take some test samples of what your session plan`s objective and macroskill is.
Samples: www.ielts.org/usa/ielts-for-test-takers/ielts-practice-test
Find parts of the test that relate to your lesson plan.
Take the test sample template, and write your objective, and possibly a short exercise before students start the simulation test to warm up to the test. Look at the template again: bit.ly/2PuHzVK
We can also add an accuracy and/ or fluency exercise to the beginning of the lesson. I recommend searching accuracy and fluency if you still do not understand what these terms are: tesol.boards.net/search
Is it too much to jump into a simulation test? - And at that, we are ONLY taking one small portion of the complete test, remember we are SCAFFOLDING UP the students` skills.
I may end up going over the session plan with students if time allows. Remember, preparation is everything! We may end up going over the session plan exercise ten times before we sit the practice test. We may use ten different test samples in the sessions as well, we may use the same sample lesson five times if we need to really develop the skills for students who are not confident or competent in selecting relevant case notes yet. Again, professional decision, and this is why TESOL graduates will be the only ones allowed to be our trainers.
We first go through the preparation by telling students about the test conditions. This is important because students will sit the exam in the future.
(Going to repeat myself here) Now it seems like we are not doing alot in this test sample session plan, so what we shall do now is introduce an accuracy and fluency exercise between test preparation and test settings.
What accuracy exercise will you introduce for selecting relevant case notes? What fluency exercise will you use to introduce selecting relevant case notes?
So to design our accuracy/ fluency exercises, let's use our template:
bit.ly/2nGXYuv
Plenty here to have students ready to complete a practice test. They will probably do terribly on the first one, but after a few will understand how to complete it. The more we practice, the better we get!
Again, start cooperating with others: www.facebook.com/groups/TESOLQA/
People pay ALOT of money for test preparation, and very few people are trained to be test trainers. Grabbing an off-the-shelf textbook rarely suffices, people need trainers who can adjust and edit plans to suit their needs.
OK, so I made an IELTS test sample session plan: bit.ly/2NtyARN
Read this from A to B first, thanks!
This week we will take a session plan and design a test preparation exercise around it. This is probably the most important kind of session plan you will make for IELTS.
What is IELTS Academic test about? I will not answer this, go to www.ielts.org/about-the-test/two-types-of-ielts-test and write a short description of what the IELTS Academic test is all about.
Take any one of the student made IELTS session plans: bit.ly/2ZTFMPo
(Some may not be finished or made, so you may need to make one of your own)
We shall take the test sample template: bit.ly/2PuHzVK
Download it, put it in your own Google Drive please.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE TEST SAMPLE TEMPLATE? It is for OET! (OH NO!). What should you do about this? Download it and change it to suit IELTS Academic.
What is the objective of the session plan? (You should be able to find it). If one has not been made yet, make a lesson please, and choose an objective for your lesson. If you need some inspiration, check out: bit.ly/326UUpE
What are we preparing for in this session plan?
Read through the session plan exercises, get a feel for what we are to do during the session.
Now turn our attention to the test sample exercise.
take some test samples of what your session plan`s objective and macroskill is.
Samples: www.ielts.org/usa/ielts-for-test-takers/ielts-practice-test
Find parts of the test that relate to your lesson plan.
Take the test sample template, and write your objective, and possibly a short exercise before students start the simulation test to warm up to the test. Look at the template again: bit.ly/2PuHzVK
We can also add an accuracy and/ or fluency exercise to the beginning of the lesson. I recommend searching accuracy and fluency if you still do not understand what these terms are: tesol.boards.net/search
Is it too much to jump into a simulation test? - And at that, we are ONLY taking one small portion of the complete test, remember we are SCAFFOLDING UP the students` skills.
I may end up going over the session plan with students if time allows. Remember, preparation is everything! We may end up going over the session plan exercise ten times before we sit the practice test. We may use ten different test samples in the sessions as well, we may use the same sample lesson five times if we need to really develop the skills for students who are not confident or competent in selecting relevant case notes yet. Again, professional decision, and this is why TESOL graduates will be the only ones allowed to be our trainers.
We first go through the preparation by telling students about the test conditions. This is important because students will sit the exam in the future.
(Going to repeat myself here) Now it seems like we are not doing alot in this test sample session plan, so what we shall do now is introduce an accuracy and fluency exercise between test preparation and test settings.
What accuracy exercise will you introduce for selecting relevant case notes? What fluency exercise will you use to introduce selecting relevant case notes?
So to design our accuracy/ fluency exercises, let's use our template:
bit.ly/2nGXYuv
Plenty here to have students ready to complete a practice test. They will probably do terribly on the first one, but after a few will understand how to complete it. The more we practice, the better we get!
Again, start cooperating with others: www.facebook.com/groups/TESOLQA/
People pay ALOT of money for test preparation, and very few people are trained to be test trainers. Grabbing an off-the-shelf textbook rarely suffices, people need trainers who can adjust and edit plans to suit their needs.
OK, so I made an IELTS test sample session plan: bit.ly/2NtyARN