Rules of Study Group

I. Goals:
- Sharpen IELTS speaking skill
- Exchange knowledge, experience and boost IELTS band score
II. Prerequisites for members
- Have a very good understanding of IELTS Speaking
- Took IELTS before or have been trained for IELTS
- Plan to take IELTS in the near future
- Good English speaking skills
III. Size: small
IV. Materials
- IELTS Speaking by Mark Clark
- IELTS Speaking by Mat Allen
- 15 days
- Simon-ielts
- Participants experience
V. Time:
In 2 months time (scheduled later on)
15 sessions
2 hours
VI. Venue
Arranged later
VII. Procedures:
Day Individuals work beforehand procedures Time Note
1 Do research about IELTS
Speaking
Revise books and materials
- Each gives a brief introduction about important
IELTS Speaking aspects
+ Marking Criteria
+ Commonly-seen mistakes (from experience)
+ Useful tips and tools
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 in
turn
Skip simple and easy aspects
Focus on what boosts scores
Be specific
+ his/her materials if available Provide examples
2 - 6 topics in 15 days (1-5)
(list of questions included
already)
- Each prepare at home:
+ uncommon Vocab to use
Nouns: >= 10 and relevant
Verbs:
Adj
Idioms: >= 4 idioms & relevant
+ Tenses to use
+ Structure to use
- Some give a brief overview
+ How it goes
+ Question types
+ Commonly-seen mistakes (from experience)
+ Useful tips and tools
+ his/her materials if available
- Practice
+ Some present the vocab they have prepared and
explain the meanings
+ Practice within groups of 3-4
+ Based on the feedback sheet, deliver feedback
+ Procedure: Ans Fb Ans again
+ While 2 people are practicing, the other take note
Skip simple and easy aspects
Focus on what boosts scores
Be specific
Provide examples
3 Topics 6-10
4 Topics 10-15
5 Topics 15-18
6 Part 2
- Some give a brief overview
+ How it goes
+ Question types
+ Commonly-seen mistakes (from experience)
+ Useful tips and tools
+ his/her materials if available
Skip simple and easy aspects
Focus on what boosts scores
Be specific
Provide examples
7 Cards 1-3
(list of questions included
already)
- Each prepare at home:
+ uncommon Vocab to use
Nouns: >= 10 and relevant
Verbs:
Adj
Idioms: >= 4 idioms & relevant
+ Tenses to use
+ Structure to use
- Practice
+ Some present the vocab they have prepared and
explain the meanings
+ Practice within groups of 3-4
+ Based on the feedback sheet, deliver feedback
+ Record for future reference
+ Procedure: Ans Fb Ans again
+ While 2 people are practicing, the other take note
Skip simple and easy aspects
Focus on what boosts scores
Be specific
Provide examples
8 Cards 4-6
9 Cards 7-9
10 Part 3
- Some give a brief overview
+ How it goes
+ Question types
+ Commonly-seen mistakes (from experience)
+ Useful tips and tools
+ his/her materials if available
Skip simple and easy aspects
Focus on what boosts scores
Be specific
Provide examples
Topics 1-5
(list of questions included
already)
- Each prepare at home:
+ uncommon Vocab to use
Nouns: >= 10 and relevant
Verbs:
Adj
Idioms: >= 4 idioms & relevant
+ Tenses to use
+ Structure to use
- Practice
+ Some present the vocab they have prepared and
explain the meanings
+ Practice within groups of 3-4
+ Based on the feedback sheet, deliver feedback
+ Record for future reference
+ Procedure: Ans Fb Ans again
+ While 2 people are practicing, the other take note
Skip simple and easy aspects
Focus on what boosts scores
Be specific
Provide examples
11 Topics 6-10
12 Topics 11-16
13 Simulated test Do 1 by 1 and feedback is
provided by each and
everyone
14 Simulated test
15 Simulated test