IELTS for LUNCH in the New Year offers more!

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Did you know on any given IELTS test, 75% of the candidates will fail to reach a score of 6?

This is a shout-out to international residents seeking steady, reliable and professional preparation for the IELTS test at no charge, whether General or Academic. This is not for last-minute, panicking candidates, but for people who intend to build their success. A class will take place online twice a week on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, delivered by a very experienced former IELTS examiner. One weekly class will be at lunch time (IELTS for Lunch) at EST, the other on an evening (Pop-Up IELTS) that will change week to week. Members will get a notification at least 24 hours in advance.

Job aids containing notes from the class are available. If you wish to actually practice and get feedback, you may choose from two packages. Writing and speaking private sessions and feedback programs are delivered live through Lolart Academy, or online via Zoom. Full access to our Gaming the IELTS website with speaking and writing exercises and games are included. Ask for details in class.

A LIST of the STRATEGY LESSONS

1. IELTS Myths - Presentation and Q&A. Many people believe things that are untrue about the IELTS test. Let's set the record straight!
2. The Writing Tests – How They Are Scored. You may be surprised by the traps that crash your score and the rules that govern what counts!
3. The Speaking Test - How Each Part Is Scored. Find out why the speaking test is has three parts (Hint: they are looking for different things). Take control and give the examiner what he or she values.
4. Paraphrasing - Four Methods. There are four main methods of paraphrasing, so there is no excuse for getting stuck. This lesson and job aid are useful for Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking.
5. Nature of the Question - Decode Oral Questions. As far as we know, no other course teaches the four types of speaking questions that repeat with regularity and have specific test missions.
6. Analyzing a Task 2 Essay Question: Decode Written Questions. Coherence and Cohesion plus Task Response are two writing sub-scores that make up half of your writing score. See beyond grammar and vocabulary to raise your score and your confidence in ways too many IELTS courses neglect.
7. Observing & Imaging - Content Gathering for Essays. So many scores are low due to sheer ignorance of issues. Let me show you that you know more than you think you know in one of my most popular classes.
8. Sentence Variety - More is More! If you think an essay full of long, complex sentences guarantees a high score, you could not be more wriong!
9. Syntax Games and Our Online Self-Study Resource: an introduction to how the Gaming the IELTS website works for you.
10. Verb Tenses for the IELTS Speaking Test. How to generate legitimate perfect tenses for a high grammar score.
11. Task 1 Academic – General. Some models for your use.
12. Task 1 Academic – Do the Math. Did you know Part 1 Academic Writing is 30% of your whole writing score? Almost no one does a good job on this! Learn the fundamentals to the math-based Part 1 Writing questions.
13. Task 1 Academic – Pie Charts & Bar Graphs. Unlock 150 word, top-score responses.
14. Task 1 Academic – Tables. See the patterns, wow the examiner.
15. Task 1 Academic – Line Graphs. A step-by-step guaranteed score-raiser, this lesson will put you in the driver's seat for the graph's journey through time.
16. Task 1 Academic – Maps & Plans. Learn the ways to boost your score: what verb tenses do these types of questions invite?
17. Task 1 Academic – Flow Charts and Processes. Processes are about verb tenses, paraphrasing, and sequence language. Processes add a twist: navigation.
18. Guided Reading Test Practice. The current wisdom on approaches.
19. Guided Listening Test Practice. The current wisdom on approaches.
    20. Task 2 Essay Theme Practice: Let's tackle essays together! 10 Themes and hundreds of questions: this is an audience (volunteer) participation in an essay analysis, planning and writing - start to finish.

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