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FutureLearn Understanding IELTS: Writing Course - British Council
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Understanding IELTS: Writing Course - British Council

Online United Kingdom

Course

3 weeks

English

Part time

Distance Learning

Key Summary

    About : The Understanding IELTS: Writing Course offered by the British Council helps students improve their writing skills for the IELTS exam. This course focuses on various writing tasks, including task 1 and task 2, and provides valuable tips and techniques to enhance performance. Students will engage with practice exercises and receive feedback on their writing to facilitate progress.
    Career Outcomes : Completing this course can lead to improved scores in the IELTS writing section, which supports academic and professional opportunities. Successful IELTS scores can be essential for university admissions and job placements, especially in English-speaking countries.

Find out what you need to know about the IELTS Writing test and learn techniques and strategies to improve your test performance.

This course is part of the Understanding IELTS program, which will enable you to prepare for your IELTS test. Practise with other learners. Perfect your English.

Prepare for success in your IELTS Writing test

The four courses in the British Council’s Understanding IELTS ExpertTracks give you a complete guide to everything you need to know as you prepare for the IELTS test.

This 3-week course focuses on the Academic Writing test. You’ll explore the test format and develop strategies for each type of task.

Understanding the IELTS writing tasks

We will begin with an introduction to the IELTS Academic Writing test format, where you’ll receive tips on how to get the most out of this course. You’ll then discover how the assessments work.

You’ll gain an introduction to charts and data, where you’ll learn how to write about numbers and compare numerical data. This part of the course will also involve you learning the proper language to describe dynamic graphs and tables.

Improve your essay writing skills

Next, you’ll be tackling essay writing, which is an important part of task 2 of the writing exam. In order to answer the question at hand, you’ll learn to generate, develop and organise your ideas into a clear plan.

Using your plan, you’ll discover how to create an effective and organised essay, with a strong introduction and conclusion. Finally, we’ll discuss how to write in a more formal style, and go over how grammatical range and accuracy is assessed.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:

  • Explore the IELTS Academic Writing test and develop strategies for each type of task.
  • Investigate the language needed for a successful answer in Task One.
  • Apply techniques to help you plan, write and check academic essays in Task Two.
  • Develop confidence, learn how to improve your test performance and feel fully prepared on the day of the test.

Who will you learn with?

Neil McLaren

I live and work in Bratislava and have been teaching for more than twenty-five years. I’m the Social Community Manager in charge of the British Council’s global social media channels for learners.

Sally T

Hi - I'm from Britain but I live and work in Spain. I'm an English teacher, EFL materials writer and online courses coordinator.

Who developed the course?

British Council

The British Council is on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries connecting the best of UK culture with a global audience and providing high-quality English language courses.

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