💜 Starting Point: Pre-Intermediate (A2) level
Learning Stages:
✔️ Stage 1 – Improving the general level of English language proficiency by passing several levels: Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate, Advanced level.
✔️ Stage 2 – Get fully prepared for the IELTS exam with our “IELTS YouSkill” course.
💜 Goal – Score 7.0 in IELTS Academic, equivalent to Advanced (C1) level.
🎧 Listening 7.5
📚 Reading 8.0
✍️ Writing 6.0
💬 Speaking 6.0
🌸 Catherine's Strengths: Good pronunciation for a Pre-Intermediate level, knowledge of basic vocabulary and grammatical structures.
🌸 Catherine's Weaknesses: Lack of knowledge of collocations, idioms, complex vocabulary and grammatical structures, difficulties with fluency.
Catherine's Preparation Strategy ➡️
✔️ We faced a very ambitious task – to confirm an Advanced level on the IELTS exam while starting from a Pre-Intermediate level. If we consider this volume as a standard preparation program, it would take 4 years to master it by studying with a tutor twice a week.
➡️ In our case, we chose an intensive preparation option.
Learning Steps ➡️
1️⃣ First Stage - Completing the Intermediate level in the "Fluent Fast" course in 3 months.
2️⃣ Second Stage - Completing the Upper-Intermediate level also in the "Fluent Fast" course in 3 months.
3️⃣ Third Stage - Preparing for the exam in the "IELTS YouSkill" course in 3 months, during which we included 20 topics from the Advanced level to enhance her skills.
⚠️ By streamlining the material and focusing on the most essential topics from a higher level, we were able to cover all necessary themes and the foundation for IELTS preparation effectively.
☑️ Preparation for IELTS was divided into 4 parts: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing, which we approached by increasing the level of difficulty.
➡️ In the Listening section, we covered all necessary listening strategies, allowing Catherine to hear and comprehend all required information on the first try.
➡️ In the Reading section, we also practiced various speed reading skills. This enabled her to read an entire text and answer questions in 20 minutes.
➡️ In the Speaking section, we provided 20 ready-made strategies for answers. These strategies are suitable for all types of questions, allowing her to identify the question type during the exam and select the appropriate strategy.
➡️ In the Writing section, we practiced all formats and structures for Writing Part 1 and for essays in Writing Part 2. We studied how to write the main body, key points, and conclusions, enabling Catherine to present her thoughts confidently and organize her ideas.
🪄💡🪄 As a result, thanks to comprehensive preparation, Catherine successfully passed the IELTS exam, achieved an inspiring score of 7.0, confirmed her Advanced level, and landed her dream job at Emirates.
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