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This is the first semester of a two semester program designed to help students get ready for studying abroad. Students will work on improving their academic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

本課程主要加強同學應考雅思的英文能力；
說－兩人練習、訓練學生表達意見與喜好等
聽－針對雅思聽力訓練、訓練學生將聽力應用到短篇作文當中等
讀－長篇學術文章閱讀、快速重點閱讀技巧等
寫－看圖表寫作、文法加強等
單字－建立廣泛的單字能力。
定期給予學生雅思模擬測試，追蹤學生的進步幅度。

Speaking
•Pair work and small group discussions which focuses on specific test questions.
•Extensive practice expressing, explaining and giving reasons for opinions and preferences.
•Oral presentations that teach students how to organize topics.
•Simulated IELTS speaking tests.

Listening
•Real life listening practices which teach students to listen for context
•Timed listening practices where students practice listening for main ideas and details.
•Practice listening to lectures (5+ minutes)
•Learning to listen for signaling in lecture language
•Simulated IELTS listening tests.

Reading
•Intensive reading of medium-length academic passages
•Training in skimming and scanning
•Training in reading strategies such as surveying, predicting, and summarizing
•Training in how to recognize unknown vocabulary from context
•Simulated reading tests

Writing
•General grammar instruction
•Training on thought development in order to be able to logically express an opinion in writing
•Instruction and practice on describing graphs, charts, tables, maps, and diagrams in written English
•Practice writing in a timed atmosphere
•Frequent writing homework assignments
•Simulated IELTS writing tests