#LA-04-13 Understanding IELTS: Reading
About Course
British CouncilDescription
Prepare for success in your IELTS Reading test
The British Council’s four Understanding IELTS courses will give you a complete guide to everything you need to know as you prepare for the IELTS test.
This course focuses on the reading test. You’ll explore the format of the test and the kinds of text you need to read, and develop learning strategies to help you tackle the different task types, from multiple choice to true, false, and not given.
You’ll also look at general reading strategies that will help you cope with the kind of complex texts on unfamiliar topics that you’ll meet in your IELTS studies.
Who will you learn with?
I’ve been involved with English language teaching for over 20 years and now I split my time between online courses, teacher training and various work with UK universities.
I’ve taught English in Hungary, Romania, China and the UK. At the moment I teach in Shetland and I also write English language teaching materials.
Who developed the course?
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.
What Will I Learn?
- Explore the IELTS Reading test format and learn about the different kinds of text you need to read
- Develop learning strategies to help you tackle the different task types, from multiple choice to true, false, and not given
- Apply techniques that will help you cope with the kind of complex texts on unfamiliar topics that you’ll meet in your IELTS studies
- Develop confidence, learn how to improve your test performance and feel fully prepared on test day
Topics for this course
Introducing the IELTS Reading test
WHAT DO YOU READ? VIDEO (02:57)00:02:57
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THIS FUTURELEARN COURSE VIDEO (06:37)00:06:37
Getting it right
Skimming
Scanning
IELTS task types
Review
Amazing course.
Really improve my Reading score for my actual test.
I love this course, it has every IELTS students need to know about it. Lots of examples and the most important, the instructor teaches you how to answer.
Reading module was always a bit difficult to me personally, compared to the others. I feel confident now and hoping for the best.
Initially, I found this course a bit monotonous, however, later i could able to understand the tricks and guidance provided. My understanding about the types of questions and way to answering them..has improved a lot.
I presented the Academic IELTS exam last May and I got 6.5 in reading with a lot of complications. Then, I took this course, and I presented the exam again, this August, and I got 8.0 easily, without overthinking.