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IELTS Exam Preparation
We prepare students for popular English language exams including IELTS.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is used to test your ability to follow a course of study in an English-speaking college or university and is recognised in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and North America. It tests your ability to read, write, speak and listen in academic contexts.
IELTS exam preparation is available for students who are Pre-Intermediate or above and are studying for a minimum of 4 weeks. We advise you on the best combination of General English and exam preparation. Usually students study General English in the morning and take exam preparation in the afternoon.
Your specific IELTS training includes:
- understanding and evaluating texts
- interpreting diagrams, tables and graphs
- writing academic essays
- understanding authentic listening passages
- speaking on a variety of topics
Course content
Your lessons are dynamic and demanding: our experienced teachers motivate and encourage you to achieve success. You have practice exams, including oral interviews. Your teachers discuss your progress with you in individual tutorials and help you with your personal study programme.
Different teachers have different styles of teaching, but the Lake School 'style of teaching' is dynamic and communicative. In class you will often work in pairs or small groups so you have the chance to speak as much English as possible. Teachers and students take their studies seriously and work very hard, but you will also have a lot of fun in class.
You will receive all the materials you need to use in class; but please bring a notebook with you. You will have homework every night and a revision test at the end of each week, which will help you monitor your own progress.
Exam registration
We will arrange your IELTS registration in Oxford: exams are held every month. You are responsible for your exam fees.
Achieving your goals
You will achieve a formal qualification in English. You will improve all your language skills, increase your range of vocabulary and develop your understanding of grammar. You will gain confidence in speaking, listening reading and writing. You will also improve your pronunciation, so you can communicate more fluently and effectively in English, in an academic environment. IELTS is recognized by universities all over the English-speaking world.
You will also learn a lot about British culture and make friends from all over the world: our students are of all ages and nationalities.
The Lake School also provides university placement advice for students who wish to go on to further education in the UK. Since 1998, many students from The Lake School of English have begun undergraduate and postgraduate courses in leading UK universities, including the University of Nottingham, Oxford Brookes University and Reading University.
If you are not sure which is the best English language exam for you, we will be happy to give you exam guidance.
The Lake School of English, 14 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1JQ
