IELTS SAMPLE PAPERS AND UNIVERSITY (ACADEMIC) ENGLISH COURSES
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IELTS Sample Papers and Brays English Courses for Academic Purposes gives you access to 74 IELTS reading and listening papers plus complete courses of English for Academic Purposes with an IELTS tutor and plenty of IELTS sample papers.
How many ielts sample papers are there? 74
What courses are there which include IELTS sample papers?
Brays B2 University English with IELTS sample papers and practice for students at upper intermediate level
Brays C1 University English with IELTS sample papers and practice for students at advanced level
Brays Curso de Selectividad, Spain 2010
Who would benefit from the courses with IELTS sample papers?
The course content and the International English Language Testing System IELTS test is aimed particularly at the students hoping to study, or studying, at an English speaking university e.g. Erasmus students. But the content is very rich and therefore ideal for any adults.
The courses, with the IELTS tutor and IELTS sample papers, are also useful for anyone entering university in any country, particularly if you need to pass an English exam to enter (e.g. Selectividad in Spain).
More than 6000 organisations, including many government departments and universities, rely on IELTS. The IELTS exam and IELTS sample papers scoring system is recognised globally, giving you a truly international result.
The IELTS test nine (9) band score system grades scores consistently. It is secure, benchmarked and understood worldwide.
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An IELTS tutor is available to provide you with:
- Help with the courses, motivation, correction of written work etc.
- Advice about universities and university courses, especially in the UK and English speaking countries (rankings, the best universities, the best courses, settling in, what you need to know etc.).
Online 1 to 1 English Conversation Classes with your IELTS tutor, using Skype Video, can also be arranged (though these classes are not included in the course payment).
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Brays B2 University English with IELTS sample papers practice
This is an Upper Intermediate English for Academic Purposes course. It corresponds to CEFR level B2. You will find a collection of reading and listening activities, sample essays, web projects, news items, grammar reference units and IELTS exercises. There are 12 units to this course, focusing on cultural and academic aspects, grammar and exam practice.
An ideal course for Erasmus students.
Approximate course length = 100 hours
IELTS sample papers
UNIT 1
Visit top universities – 2 web projects to help you navigate the web to find out about and compare top universities around the world.
Find out about courses – A web project, a language exercise and a vocabulary activity helping you to find out about different kinds of university courses and types of assessment.
UNIT 2
Use reading strategies – 5 language exercises providing you with practice of different reading strategies, for example, skimming, scanning, predicting and identifying different types of text.
Listen with a purpose – 6 listening activities providing practice of listening for gist (main ideas) and detail, plus practice in predicting information.
Work out the meaning of words – A web project, a vocabulary exercise, a listening activity and a language exercise that gives you practice in using context (surrounding text) to work out the meaning of unknown words or expressions.
UNIT 3
Take a look at future forms – 2 grammar reference units that help you check your knowledge of how to express predictions, intentions and general possibility in academic English.
Study the elements of a good essay – 5 sample essays that show you how to plan your writing, structure your essay and separate ideas into paragraphs, plus how to write introductions and conclusions.
Get some IELTS reading and listening practice – 6 IELTS academic reading tasks and 2 IELTS listening tasks giving you reading and listening practice.
UNIT 4
Get to know the people on campus – A language exercise and an IELTS vocabulary activity helping you become familiar with the roles of the different people working in a university.
Find your way around campus – 2 academic English vocabulary activities helping you become familiar with the departments, facilities and support networks available on campus.
UNIT 5
Summarize it! – 3 language exercises and an academic English listening activity providing practice of creating a summary of a text, and of classifying key ideas.
Take note! – 4 listening activities offering practice in taking notes when listening to a lecture.
Make your point – 3 listening activities and language exercise providing practice of the kind of language you can use to participate in class discussions, plus practice of identifying turn-taking signals.
UNIT 6
Convey the right message – 4 grammar reference units helping you check your knowledge of words and structures used to compare and contrast in academic English and also helping you check your knowledge of ways to express cause and effect, logical results and purpose.
Study different types of essay – 4 sample essays that show you how to write comparison-contrast essays, argument essays, evaluation essays and essays that describe a problem and present solutions for it.
Get some more IELTS reading and listening practice – 6 IELTS academic reading tasks and one IELTS listening section helping you to prepare for your IELTS test.
UNIT 7
Find somewhere to live – A language exercise and an IELTS vocabulary activity providing practice of the kind of language used in advertisements which offer accommodation.
Share student experiences – 2 web projects and a language exercise giving you practice of the kind of language you can use to talk about different experiences at university.
UNIT 8
Complete tables and diagrams – 5 listening activities and 2 language exercises that provide you with practice of completing tables and labelling diagrams with the information you read or hear.
Interpret statistics – a web project, a listening activity and a language exercise giving you practice in interpreting information that is presented in the form of statistics.
Identify opinions – 3 language exercises and an ESL listening activity providing you with practice in distinguishing fact from opinion and identifying the writer's/speaker's point of view or purpose.
UNIT 9
Choose the right verb forms – 5 grammar reference units helping you check your knowledge of how the present continuous, the past simple, the present perfect and passive verb forms are used in academic English, and practising noun-verb agreement and verbs followed by prepositions and the '-ing' form.
Describe and explain processes – 5 sample IELTS essays showing you how to describe processes, changes and historical developments in academic writing. They also show you how to explain how something works.
Get some more IELTS reading and listening practice – 6 IELTS academic reading tasks and one IELTS listening section helping you to prepare for your IELTS test.
UNIT 10
Use the appropriate register – 2 language exercises that help you practise the kind of language you can use to interact with members of staff and other students.
Do academic research – 3 web projects showing you how to search for academic information online. They help you identify reliable resources and become aware of how information is put into categories.
UNIT 11
Pay attention to key words – 2 listening activities giving you practice in using the specific language used by speakers to introduce their ideas and signpost their talk for their listeners. They also provide practice of understanding sentence stress.
Understand long descriptions – A listening activity and a language exercise providing practice of understanding long descriptions in lectures and academic texts.
Use appropriate language and punctuation – 3 language exercises and 2 vocabulary activities providing practice of using academic vocabulary. They also give you practice in finding errors and identifying the meaning of punctuation marks.
UNIT 12
Take a look at adverbs, quantifiers and clauses – 4 grammar reference units helping you check your knowledge of how adverbs, quantifiers, relative clauses and participle clauses are used in academic English.
Take a look at reporting and references – a sample IELTS essay and a web project showing you how to use other people's ideas in your academic writing. It looks at paraphrasing, reporting and referencing.
Get some more listening, reading and writing practice in IELTS – 8 IELTS reading tasks, 1 IELTS listening exam practice and one IELTS writing test preparing you for your IELTS test.
More IELTS sample papers – 43 IELTS test preparation exercises to complete your exam preparation.
Brays C1 University English with IELTS exam practice through IELTS sample papers
IELTS sample papers
UNIT 1
Universities worldwide – 2 academic English web projects
Courses and grades – web project, language exercise, vocabulary activity
UNIT 2
Read efficiently – 4 IELTS language exercises
Listen effectively – IELTS listening material, 3 samples
Make your point
UNIT 3
Take a look at nouns and articles – 3 grammar reference units about academic writing
Take a look at noun phrases – 3 grammar reference units about academic writing
Get organized! – 3 sample IELTS essays
Get some practice with IELTS sample papers – 6 IELTS exam preparation exercises
UNIT 4
The people on campus – 3 language exercises and a vocabulary activity
Campus facilities – 2 vocabulary activities
UNIT 5
Work out meaning – 3 vocabulary activities and a language exercise
Pay attention to key words – IELTS listening material, a language exercise and a vocabulary activity
Give a good presentation – An IELTS listening practice activity and a language exercise
UNIT 6
Take a look at verbs – 3 IELTS grammar reference units about academic writing
Take a look at particles and prepositions – 3 grammar reference units about academic writing
Enrich your writing with IELTS sample papers – 4 IELTS sample essays and a language exercise
Get some more practice with IELTS sample papers – 5 exam preparation exercises
UNIT 7
Somewhere to live – A language exercise and a vocabulary activity
Student experiences – 2 web projects and a language exercise
UNIT 8
Find hints in words and identify facts and opinions in texts – 2 language exercises, a grammar reference unit and a vocabulary activity
Recognize fast speech and lecturers' opinions – 4 listening activities
Be polite! – A language exercise and a vocabulary activity
UNIT 9
Take a look at reported speech – 2 grammar reference units and a vocabulary activity
Take a look at conjunctions, adverbs and time words – 3 grammar reference units
Do it right! – 2 language exercises, a grammar reference unit and a vocabulary activity
UNIT 10
IELTS practice listening test – IELTS listening material, 7 samples
IELTS Test - practice reading test – 8 IELTS sample papers to help your reading skills
IELTS practice writing test – 2 sample essays
UNIT 11
Get the most out of lectures – 4 listening activities
Be effective in seminars – a web project, 2 listening activities and a vocabulary activity
UNIT 12
Master words – A vocabulary activity and IELTS listening material
Take note! – 3 listening activities
Do's and don'ts in academic writing – 3 sample essays, a language exercise and a vocabulary activity
UNIT 13
Take a look at nouns and determiners – 2 grammar reference units
Take a look at clauses – 2 grammar reference units
Write summaries and describe graphs – 2 sample essays
UNIT 14
IELTS listening material – 7 exam preparation exercises
IELTS reading test – 8 exam preparation exercises
IELTS practice writing test – 2 sample essays
More IELTS sample papers – 33 exam preparation exercises
Brays Curso de Inglés para Selectividad – Nivel B2
Unit 1 (Unidad 1- COMPRENSIÓN DE LECTURA)
Work out the meaning of words (Deduce el significado de las palabras) – An ESL vocabulary activity and a language exercise providing practice of using context (surrounding text) to work out the meaning of unknown words or expressions.
(Una actividad de vocabulario y un ejercicio de gramática para practicar la utilización del contexto para deducir el significado de palabras o expresiones desconocidas.)
Use reading strategies (Utiliza estrategias de lectura) – 5 language exercises giving you practice of different reading strategies, for example, skimming, scanning, predicting and identifying different types of text.
(Cinco ejercicios de gramática para practicar las diferentes estrategias de lectura, ej: leer por encima, escanear, predecir, e identificar distintos tipos de texto.)
Take a look at future forms (Repasa las formas futures) – 2 ESL grammar items help you check your knowledge of how to express predictions, intentions and general possibility in academic English.
(Dos ejercicios de gramática para ayudarte para repasar como expresar predicciones, intenciones y posibilidad utilizando inglés académico.)
Get some Selectividad reading practice (Practica tu lectura para Selectividad) – 6 IELTS reading practices and 12 TOEFL reading practices helping you prepare for your Selectividad Test.
(6 ejercicios de práctica de lectura de IELTS y 12 de TOEFL para ayudarte a prepararte para el examen de Selectividad.)
Unit 2 (Unidad 2 – ESCRITURA)
Study the elements of a good essay (Estudia los elementos de una buena redacción) – This syllabus item contains 5 Academic English writing samples. It shows you how to plan your writing, structure your essay and separate ideas into paragraphs. It also shows you how to write introductions and conclusions.
(Esta sección contiene 5 ejemplos de redacciones en Inglés Académico. Te muestra como planificar tu escritura, estructurar tu redacción y separar tus ideas en párrafos. También te enseña a escribir introducciones y conclusiones.)
Convey the right message (Transmite el mensaje adecuado) – This part of the syllabus contains 4 ESL grammar units. It helps you check your knowledge of words and structures used to compare and contrast in academic English. It also helps you check your knowledge of ways to express cause and effect, logical results and purpose.
(Aquí encontrarás 4 unidades de gramática. Te ayuda a mejorar tu conocimiento de palabras y estructuras utilizadas para comparar y contrastar en inglés académico. También te ayuda a comprobar tus conocimientos sobre distintos modos de expresar causa y efecto, resultados lógicos y propósito.)
Study different types of essay (Estudia distintos tipos de redacciones) – This syllabus item contains 4 academic English writing examples. It shows you how to write comparison-contrast essays, argument essays, evaluation essays and essays that describe a problem and present solutions for it.
(Esta sección contiene 4 ejemplos de redacciones en inglés académico. Aprenderás a escribir redacciones para comparar y contrastar, para evaluar situaciones y para describir problemas y presentar soluciones.)
Get some more Selectividad reading and writing practice (Vuele a practicar tu lectura y tu escritura para Selectividad) – 6 IELTS reading practices, 1 IELTS writing practice and 13 TOEFL reading practices helping you prepare for your Selectividad Test.
(6 prácticas de lectura IELTS, 1 práctica de escritura IELTS y 13 prácticas de lectura TOEFL para ayudarte a prepararte para tu exámen de Selectividad.)
Unit 3 (Unidad 3)
Choose the right verb forms (Escoge las formas verbales correctas) – This syllabus item contains 5 English grammar reference units. It helps you check your knowledge of how the present continuous, the past simple, the present perfect and passive verb forms are used in academic English. It also practises noun-verb agreement and verbs followed by prepositions and the '-ing' form.
(Contiene 5 unidades de Referencia Gramatical (Grammar Reference). Te ayuda a comprobar y mejorar tu conocimiento sobre cómo se usan en el inglés académico el presente continuo, el pasado simple, el presente perfecto y las formas verbales pasivas. También podrás practicar la concordancia entre el sustantivo y el verbo y verbos seguidos de preposiciones y la forma ‘ing’.)
Describe and explain processes (Describe y explica procesos) – This contains 5 EFL academic writing samples. It shows you how to describe processes, changes and historical developments in academic writing. It also shows you how to explain how something works.
(Esta sección contiene 5 ejemplos de redacciones de inglés académico. Te enseña a describir procesos, cambios y desarrollos históricos en inglés académico. También te enseña a explicar el funcionamiento de cosas.)
Use the appropriate register Utiliza el registro apropriado – 2 language exercises that help you practise the kind of language you can use to interact with members of staff and other students.
(Dos ejercicios que te ayudan a practicar el tipo de lenguaje que puedes utilizar para interactuar con trabajadores o estudiantes.)
Get some more UC Selectividad reading practice (Practica tu lectura para Selectividad un poco más) – 6 IELTS reading practices and 12 TOEFL reading practices helping you prepare for your Selectividad Test.
(6 ejercicios de práctica de lectura de IELTS y 12 de TOEFL para ayudarte a prepararte para el examen de Selectividad.)
Unit 4 (Unidad 4)
Take a look at adverbs, quantifiers and clauses (Adverbios, cuantificadores y oraciones) – This item contains 4 grammar practices and helps you check your knowledge of how adverbs, quantifiers, relative clauses and participle clauses are used in academic English.
(Cuatro ejercicios de práctica de gramática para la utilización de adverbios, cuantificadores, oraciones relativas y oraciones de participio en inglés académico.)
Use appropriate language and punctuation (Utiliza el lenguaje y la puntuación adecuada) – 2 Academic English ESL vocabulary activities and 3 language exercises providing practice of using academic vocabulary. It also provides practice of finding errors and identifying the meaning of punctuation marks.
(2 actividades de vocabulario y tres ejercicios de gramática para la utilización de vocabulario académico. También practicaras como encontrar errores e identificar el significado de los símbolos de puntuación.)
Take a look at reporting and references (Reportar y referenciar) – This item contains a sample esay and a web project and shows you how to use other people's ideas in your academic writing. It looks at paraphrasing, reporting and referencing.
(Esta sección contiene un ejemplo de redacción y un proyecto web para aprender a utilizar las ideas de otros al escribir en inglés académico. Explora como parafrasear, reportar y referenciar.)
Get some more reading and writing practice for Selectividad (Vuele a practicar tu lectura y tu escritura para Selectividad) – 30 IELTS reading practices, 1 IELTS writing practice and 13 TOEFL reading practices helping you prepare for your Selectividad Test.
(30 prácticas de lectura IELTS, 1 práctica de escritura IELTS y 13 prácticas de lectura TOEFL para ayudarte a prepararte para tu examen de Selectividad.)
