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Unit 1 Getting higher qualifications

Unit objectives Suggested answers
a 9OU DO THINGS LIKE READ DOCUMENTS VERY
s Listening Section 1: INTRODUCTION TO FORM
COMPLETION IDENTIFYING WHAT INFORMATION IS NEEDED CAREFULLY AND FOCUS ON ALL THE SMALL POINTS
CHECKING THEIR ACCURACY
s Vocabulary: DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS b 9OU ARE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING AND COME
s Reading Section 1: INTRODUCTION TO SKIMMING AND UP WITH AN ORIGINAL OR UNUSUAL APPROACH TO IT
SCANNING RECOGNISING REFERENCES @4RUE &ALSE c 7HEN YOU COME ACROSS SOMETHING NEW YOU ARE
.OT 'IVEN NOTE COMPLETION AND SHORT ANSWER EAGER TO LEARN OR FIND OUT ABOUT IT
QUESTION TASKS d 9OU ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO WORK WITH OTHER
s Speaking Part 1: USING HIGHER LEVEL VOCABULARY PEOPLE AS PART OF A GROUP IN ORDER FOR EXAMPLE
TALKING ABOUT PAST HABITS AND STATES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OR DEVELOP NEW IDEAS
e 9OU CAN LOOK AHEAD AND PLAN HOW AN
s Pronunciation: SENTENCE STRESS n STRESSING
IMPORTANT WORDS THAT ANSWER QUESTIONS ORGANISATION OR COMPANY MIGHT BEST MEET THE
NEEDS OF THE FUTURE
s Writing Task 1: REPHRASING INFORMATION IN THE TASK f 9OU ARE FRIENDLY AND ENERGETIC AND FIND IT EASY
USING YOUR OWN WORDS WRITING THE INTRODUCTORY AND ENJOYABLE TO BE WITH OTHERS
SENTENCE ANALYSING GRAPHS AND DESCRIBING THE g 9OU FIND IT EASY TO EXCHANGE IDEAS WITH OTHERS
MAIN FEATURES PARAGRAPHING ORGANISING AND YOU LISTEN WELL AND CAN ACCURATELY PUT ACROSS
STRUCTURING AN ANSWER
YOUR OWN IDEAS
s Key grammar: PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE h 9OU CAN LOOK AFTER AND ORGANISE GROUPS OF
AND PAST PERFECT SIMPLE EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY ARE PERFORMING IN THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY
Starting off
2 4ELL STUDENTS TO GIVE REASONS FOR THEIR ANSWERS

1 As a warmer 7RITE THESE QUESTIONS ON THE BOARD AND

ASK STUDENTS TO DISCUSS THEM IN SMALL GROUPS WITH Suggested answers
BOOKS CLOSED 1 A C 2 F G H 3 D G H 4 A C 5 A B E 6 F G
– Why are you preparing for the IELTS test?
– What personal qualities help people to be successful Extension idea Ask students to choose two of the
at language exams? photos and say what other personal qualities the people
)F YOU WISH ROUND UP WITH THE WHOLE CLASS AND TURN IT need (apart from a–h).
INTO A GENERAL CLASS DISCUSSION

s 7ITH BOOKS OPEN ASK STUDENTS TO LOOK AT THE 3 4ELL STUDENTS THAT IN THE 3PEAKING TEST THEY WILL
USUALLY BE EXPECTED TO GIVE QUITE LONG ANSWERS
EXAMPLE AND SAY WHETHER IT IS A DEFINITION OR AN
EXAMPLE answer: AN EXAMPLE BACKING UP THEIR OPINIONS BY GIVING REASONS
Alternative treatment !SK STUDENTS TO LOOK AT THE Extension idea Ask students to say what qualities they
EXAMPLE IN THE BOOK 4HEN ASK THEM TO WORK IN personally already have.
PAIRS AND HAND EACH PAIR A PIECE OF PAPER WITH ONE
OF THE OTHER PERSONAL QUALITIES BnH WRITTEN ON IT Listening Section 1
s !SK STUDENTS TO LOOK AT THE OTHER QUALITIES BnH 1 As a warmer 7ITH BOOKS CLOSED ASK STUDENTS TO

AND WRITE DOWN WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE THAT QUALITY DISCUSS IN SMALL GROUPS YOU CAN WRITE THE QUESTIONS
WITHOUT NAMING IT ON THE BOARD
s 7HEN STUDENTS ARE READY THEY READ OUT WHAT THEY – How can students in your country find out about
HAVE WRITTEN TO THE WHOLE CLASS 4HE CLASS THEN SAYS careers and jobs?
WHICH QUALITY THEY ARE DESCRIBING AND DISCUSSES – How do young people in your country decide what
HOW ACCURATE THEY THINK THE DESCRIPTION IS job they would like to do?
s 7HEN THEY HAVE FINISHED ASK STUDENTS TO COMPARE – What did you decide to study, and why?
THEIR ANSWERS WITH THE SUGGESTED ANSWERS ON
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