Teaching IELTS
Assignment
Your name: Date of submission:
Xxxxx xxxxx 14/04/2022
Analyse the information in the class summary. What are your learners’ strengths and weaknesses?
(max. 100 words)
The class summary shows the class overall strength to be reading where most of the students have scored a bang of 7.0.
According to the information provided in the class summary their listening and speaking skills are all overaged below a
band 6 with writing being slightly higher with an average band score of 5.75. The class summary shows clearly that the
students are weak in their reading and listening skills, it also clearly shows that they have established good reading skills
therefore making reading their strength.
Which two skills have you chosen to teach in this lesson? Why? (minimum 150 words)
After scanning the class summary, I have chosen to teach or build on the students listening and speaking skills for this
particular lesson because they are more important skills to enhance because the IELTS final grade is weighted on a
combination of all four skills band scored and in the IELTS exam the two skills go hand-in-hand. These two skills are also
vital for good communication and making decisions in a daily, social and professional sense. Having a conversation
without being goof in one skill in a real life sense would result in bad and misunderstood communication. That is why I
thought that it would be important to build and strengthen these two skills that they are weaker on in the given summary.
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, Teaching IELTS
Assignment
Which lesson topic have you chosen? Why? (minimum 100 words)
I have decided to go with the topic ‘health and fitness’ rather than the others because I believe that it's a more popular and
relatable topic that all the students might already be familiar with. I also thought that it was a topic that all the students
could adapt with their motivations as the students have different motivations one of them being work, no one besides Anna
has specified what type of job they are working towards therefore would make the topic hard for every student to pay
attention to. I believe that with this topic everyone should have some interest or knowledge on the topic. Health is an issue
everyone will have to face at some point, so equipping students with the correct vocabulary might allow them to explain
their health issue better to a healthcare professionals or in Ana's case, who wants to be a nurse, will equip her with the
functional health knowledge she needs in the future.
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Understand and make use of vocabulary related to Practiced and reviewed idioms regarding health
health and fitness. Discussed how they can improve their own health
Discuss and explain their own experiences regarding and the benefits of being healthy and fit in their own
the lesson topic. lives.
Listen for detail in the context of health, diets and Practiced discussing how they can improve their own
fitness. health.
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, Teaching IELTS
Assignment
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
(include at least three points covering: students’ L1, the
tasks, classroom management, any other relevant points)
1. Students all have different L1s, therefore there might 1. The benefit of the class being small is that it makes it
be areas that will be easier for students or more easier to work with students individually during the
difficult for each students in grammar, vocabulary and course of the lesson. It makes it easier to identify
especially pronunciation. their strengths and weaknesses allowing me to easily
2. Students have varying capability levels and pairs strong STs with weaker STs.
motivations , making it difficult to predict or be certain 2. The topic-based lesson encourages everyone to
whether all the tasks will be useful to every student. learn and participate in the lesson, it also allows
3. Student ages range from 19-37 years, so they have students to practice multiple skills in one lesson.
different backgrounds and motivations for learning or 3. I will use a variety of activities so the lessons are
taking the IELTS, making it difficult for students to feel interesting and engaging for everyone. I will also
comfortable communicating in group or pair activities. monitor discussions and encourage learners to
4. Since the students have multiple L1s may lead to a lot communicate by giving motivational feedback if
of confusion among the students in terms of necessary.
language, understanding accents and different views 4. I will put a rule in place that forbids use of any other
of the lesson topic. languages besides English during the lesson. I will
also encourage students to mainly use vocabulary
learnt in the lesson.
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Assignment
Your name: Date of submission:
Xxxxx xxxxx 14/04/2022
Analyse the information in the class summary. What are your learners’ strengths and weaknesses?
(max. 100 words)
The class summary shows the class overall strength to be reading where most of the students have scored a bang of 7.0.
According to the information provided in the class summary their listening and speaking skills are all overaged below a
band 6 with writing being slightly higher with an average band score of 5.75. The class summary shows clearly that the
students are weak in their reading and listening skills, it also clearly shows that they have established good reading skills
therefore making reading their strength.
Which two skills have you chosen to teach in this lesson? Why? (minimum 150 words)
After scanning the class summary, I have chosen to teach or build on the students listening and speaking skills for this
particular lesson because they are more important skills to enhance because the IELTS final grade is weighted on a
combination of all four skills band scored and in the IELTS exam the two skills go hand-in-hand. These two skills are also
vital for good communication and making decisions in a daily, social and professional sense. Having a conversation
without being goof in one skill in a real life sense would result in bad and misunderstood communication. That is why I
thought that it would be important to build and strengthen these two skills that they are weaker on in the given summary.
1
, Teaching IELTS
Assignment
Which lesson topic have you chosen? Why? (minimum 100 words)
I have decided to go with the topic ‘health and fitness’ rather than the others because I believe that it's a more popular and
relatable topic that all the students might already be familiar with. I also thought that it was a topic that all the students
could adapt with their motivations as the students have different motivations one of them being work, no one besides Anna
has specified what type of job they are working towards therefore would make the topic hard for every student to pay
attention to. I believe that with this topic everyone should have some interest or knowledge on the topic. Health is an issue
everyone will have to face at some point, so equipping students with the correct vocabulary might allow them to explain
their health issue better to a healthcare professionals or in Ana's case, who wants to be a nurse, will equip her with the
functional health knowledge she needs in the future.
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Understand and make use of vocabulary related to Practiced and reviewed idioms regarding health
health and fitness. Discussed how they can improve their own health
Discuss and explain their own experiences regarding and the benefits of being healthy and fit in their own
the lesson topic. lives.
Listen for detail in the context of health, diets and Practiced discussing how they can improve their own
fitness. health.
2
, Teaching IELTS
Assignment
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
(include at least three points covering: students’ L1, the
tasks, classroom management, any other relevant points)
1. Students all have different L1s, therefore there might 1. The benefit of the class being small is that it makes it
be areas that will be easier for students or more easier to work with students individually during the
difficult for each students in grammar, vocabulary and course of the lesson. It makes it easier to identify
especially pronunciation. their strengths and weaknesses allowing me to easily
2. Students have varying capability levels and pairs strong STs with weaker STs.
motivations , making it difficult to predict or be certain 2. The topic-based lesson encourages everyone to
whether all the tasks will be useful to every student. learn and participate in the lesson, it also allows
3. Student ages range from 19-37 years, so they have students to practice multiple skills in one lesson.
different backgrounds and motivations for learning or 3. I will use a variety of activities so the lessons are
taking the IELTS, making it difficult for students to feel interesting and engaging for everyone. I will also
comfortable communicating in group or pair activities. monitor discussions and encourage learners to
4. Since the students have multiple L1s may lead to a lot communicate by giving motivational feedback if
of confusion among the students in terms of necessary.
language, understanding accents and different views 4. I will put a rule in place that forbids use of any other
of the lesson topic. languages besides English during the lesson. I will
also encourage students to mainly use vocabulary
learnt in the lesson.
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