Welcome to

glish Oral Advanced

Proficiency Cour
By Ms. Phuong

COURSE OUTLINE
15 weeks 15 lessons 12
units
Tests: Weeks 7 and 13
Revision and wrap-up: Week 15
IELTS speaking and listening
skills
IELTS tests

REQUIREMENTS
Be on time
Do not use cell phones in classroom
Participate the lesson actively (to get
bonus)
Complete the workbook
Be present more than 80%

IN-CLASS ASSESSMENT

Speaking practice: 20%

Listening practice: 20%
Mid term tests 1: 30%
Mid term tests 2: 30%

INTRODUCTION
TO IELTS TEST

What is IELTS?
International English Language Testing
System

What is IELTS?
Designed to assess the English
language ability of people who
intend to study or work where
English is the language of
communication

The Partners

Test fee
4.500.000 VND

Modules
Academic
General Training

IELTS Test
Results
Test Result
is valid for 2 years

A band score is awarded per subtest

(LRWS)
Band score ranges from 1-9
There is no passing or failing mark

Band scores

Band
Band
Band
Band
Band
Band
Band
Band
Band

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Expert User
Very Good User
Good User
Competent User
Modest User
Limited User
Extremely Limited User
Intermittent User
Non User

IELTS Test Format

Listening
30 minutes

Academic reading

General training
reading

60 minutes

60 minutes

Academic writing

General training
writing

60 minutes

60 minutes

Speaking
11-14 minutes

Listening Test
Timing: approx. 30 minutes + 10 minutes
transfer time
Questions: 40 items
Types of questions: multiple choice,
matching, plan/map/diagram labelling, form
and note completion, table completion, flowchart completion, summary completion,
sentence completion, short-answer
questions)

Listening Test
Test Parts: 4 sections
Section1: conversation between two people set
in everyday social context
Section2: monologue set in everyday social
context
Section3: conversation between up to 4 people
set in an educational or training context
Section4: monologue on an academic subject

Listening Test
Skills Assessed:
Understanding of main ideas and
specific factual information
Recognising opinions, attitudes and
purpose of the speaker
Following development of an
argument

Speaking Test
Timing: 11-14 minutes
Tasks: A face-to-face interview with an
examiner.
The speaking test is recorded.

Speaking Test
Parts: 3 parts
Part 1: Introduction and interview (3-4 mins)
The examiner confirms candidate identity
and ask general questions on familiar topics
e.g. home

Speaking Test
Part 2: Individual long turn (3-4 minutes)
Candidate is given a task card
Candidate is given 1 minute to prepare
their talk
Candidate talks for 1-2 minutes
Examiner then asks the candidate 1-2
questions on the same topic

Speaking Test
Part 3: Two-way discussion (4-5 minutes)
Examiner asks further questions related to
topic on part 2
These questions can give the candidate an
opportunity to discuss more abstract issues
and ideas

Speaking Test
Skills Assessed
A wide range of speaking skills is assessed
including:
Ability to communicate opinion and information on
everyday topics, experiences etc by answering a
range of questions
Ability to speak at length using appropriate
language and organising ideas coherently
Ability to express and justify opinion and to
analyse, discuss and speculate about issues

Speaking Test Criteria

Fluency:

Vocabulary range

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Pronunciation

Sample IELTS Speaking Test

Band 8.0 - Part 1