Students' Guide to Academic IELTS

About the Book: This book is written in simple language to help students who aspire to study on their own and take the IELTS test. Moreover, fellow teachers can also benefit from the designed materials in this book such as templates, criteria checklists, and plans for daily task sheets. This book comprises four sections; each module has a separate section. Section 1 is the IELTS listening section. It covers general information about the listening module followed by general tips. Then strategies for each question type that might come up in the IELTS exams. The section ends with a plan sheet for students to track their progress. Section 2 is the reading module. Like the previous section, it covers general facts, tips, strategies of each question type, and a plan sheet for IELTS students. As for speaking section, it covers general knowledge about the module, criteria for assessment speaking, important expressions and linkers, tips for each part in speaking tests, a plan worksheet, and a criteria checklist. The last section is the writing module. It comprises two subsections: report writing and essay writing tasks. In Task 1, the assessment criteria were explained, steps of writing a report, useful vocabulary for describing a graph, samples for writing reports, and a report writing checklist. The second task is the essay writing, which occupies a large proportion of this book. It covers four types of essays: opinion, argumentative, advantages and disadvantages, problem-solution. About the Author: Abdulaziz Saif is a PhD holder in English Language Education, CELTA certified teacher with grade b, IELTS teacher, communication skills trainer, content creator, and researcher. For more than a decade, Mr. Saif has immersed himself in teaching, researching, and training students and teachers in the field of English Language Education in different countries including Yemen, India, and Nepal.