Foundation IELTS Masterclass is one of the best IELTS preparation books that is going to help you pass the IELTS test easily and get your desired IELTS band score.
Foundation IELTS Masterclass | Student’S Book (pdf + Audio)
Although I get more and more requests to assist my learners with their IELTS exam preparations, the exam, or at least aspects of it, remains elusive to me. Due largely to my inexperience in teaching for this test, I endeavored to learn more about approaches to teaching IELTS materials, and this increasingly popular exam itself by reviewing Oxford’s Foundation IELTS Masterclass books. This work is geared towards candidates at the IELTS band of 4.5 to 5.5, which correlates with the Common European Framework of Reference’s (CEFR) B1/B2.
The first plus I noticed in the Masterclass Student’s Book (SB) was the Guide to the IELTS Exam on pages 4 and 5.
So often books leave such guides out and I end up searching for how long the writing section is, for instance, on the internet or flipping through textbook pages. The SB is additionally very clearly laid out, with a section of 10 topic-based, colorful units, followed by an Information File, which contains information missing from the units themselves, such as sample writing answers and speaking parts for pairwork.
About The Book
This course provides optimum IELTS Academic preparation in the classroom and at home for students working in a band score of 4.5-5.5.
- Prepares students to tackle the exam with confidence – Exam tips, graded language and skills exercises develop students’ exam technique. ‘Exam challenge’ activities provide graded exposure to realistic exam practice and help students to assess their progress.
- Boosts fluency in Speaking tasks – Lively real-world infographics at the start of each unit encourage students to think critically about current topics and express their own ideas.
- Develops critical thinking – ‘What do you think?’ questions encourage expression of ideas necessary to perform well in Speaking and Writing tasks.
- Writing File with analysis of model answers builds students’ understanding of task requirements, and provides them with the structure and support to improve their Writing.
- Study Skills File in the Student’s Book features current research on the most effective ways to improve reading, writing, speaking and listening.
- Vocabulary File supports development of key vocabulary for the exam.
- Grammar File with explanatory notes and exercises builds students’ confidence, and helps them to use language flexibly in Writing and Speaking tasks.
- Extra practice opportunities – The Student’s Book includes a full practice test, as well as access to Online Practice, and another full practice test online. The Online Practice features grammar, vocabulary and skills exercises, ‘speak and record’ activities, plus extra exam practice tasks.
- Support outside class – Online Practice features automatic marking and feedback on answers, giving students extra support at home. It is also linked to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, so students can check unfamiliar words at the click of a button.
- Teacher’s Book to download – Contains an additional photocopiable lesson for each unit to develop the language and topics covered in the Student’s Book.
- Audio and Speaking video to download – Speaking video shows students doing a mock Speaking exam, which teachers can play to reassure their class about what to expect on exam day.
Key Features
- Prepares students to tackle the exam with confidence – Exam tips, graded language, and skills exercises develop students’ exam technique. Exam challenge activities provide graded exposure to realistic exam practice and help students to assess their progress
- Boosts fluency in Speaking tasks – Lively real-world infographics at the start of each unit encourage students to think critically about current topics and express their own ideas
- Develops critical thinking – What do you think? questions encourage expression of ideas necessary to perform well in Speaking and Writing tasks
- Extra practice opportunities – The Student’s Book includes a full practice test, as well as access to Online Practice, and another full practice test online. The Online Practice features grammar, vocabulary and skills exercises, ‘speak and record’ activities, plus extra exam practice tasks
Audio- password: superingenious.com
