What I remembered and found useful in the video: 1. That part 0 exists and should be recognized and is definitely worth practicing. It's useful to role-play it several times. 2. I found it pretty helpful to first elicit natural answers from the class and then get your students to extend it in order to meet IELTS criteria better, by giving reasons and supporting by examples. Also, we should give our students a list of cohesive devices and linking words. 3. In part 2 it is advisable to brainstorm ideas rather than start right away. One method that I enjoyed was the "question method" in which students make several more questions for every IELTS sub-topic in part 2. Another thing that I've been overlooking is making notes, we shouldn't only encourage our trainees to make them, but also teach how to do it, with further checking of their notes. Several words for every point are a must. 4. It's also a great piece of advice to help students find parts in which they could use particular grammar. I think I will also encourage my students to use 2nd conditional in the introduction. Another useful tip is to have a checklist of grammar structures that could make a student's speech more advanced and involving others to check whether those were used is also worthwhile. 5. After a person has finished speaking it's quite a good idea to get their partner to paraphrase and summarize what has been said.
Thanks for this video, it's very useful. I personally have 15 years exp teaching but not once have I talked about an IELTS test, so now that I'm going to try teaching classes on it soon, I find it a bit intimidating, lol. By the way, you didn't put any links to the videos you mentioned. Maybe you can add them to the description? I (and by the sound of it, many others) definitely would have been watching more of your videos if there was a clickable link for them somewhere. Anywho, thanks again for this info.
Hey. I did a whole series of live mock speaking exams on my sister channel - The IELTS Grind. You might pick up some tips there: th-cam.com/video/QJffWP1FBXg/w-d-xo.html
Hi Phil, What extra certifications/credits does an English teacher need to teach IELTS students? Or is it a matter of being fluent with the course content?
In my case, there wasn't any special training needed. I have a university degree and a CELTA and had taught the odd examination class before I applied for my current job. Honestly, I blagged it a bit in the interview. I think the most important thing is to have some sort of TEFL qualification and to be as familiar as you can be with the exam. Schools also quite like to have former or current IELTS examiners, but you need to be very careful about any conflicts with your contract.
@@pisceanbee1913, In fact, to be an ESL teacher I would say the TEFL is more important than the degree. It's a real craft and even a basic TEFL qualification would be useful. However, in many countries, such as Taiwan, you cannot get a work visa to teach without a degree. So, that is why I included it. You can do a TEFL online these days and I have my recommendation here: theenglishgrind.com/tefl-training/
@@TheEnglishGrind Thank you so much, Phil. This has been very informative and I shall continue to pursue this new path. 😊 Keep up the good content and have a wonderful day ahead.... Best wishes
Thank you so much for your informative videos . I really understood so so many things from them it's so helpful. Also I do have a question, my recruiter told me to do a research about how to teach IELTS and TOFEL and tell him after if I can do it or not. For me I do believe that I can but I'm not sure if I'm qualified for it because I do have BA in English and CELTA but I didn't do TOFEL yet . In your opinion is it enough to provide good lessons or I have to take more time to prepare myself for such new experience?! Thank you in advance. Hope you see my comment😅 🙏🙏
Honestly, when I started teaching IELTS lessons full-time a few years ago I didn't know much about the exam. I had nearly 10 years of experience teaching English, and I think that was what was important. I think that if you are a proficient English teacher then you can quickly pick up IELTS or TOEFL exam strategies over a couple of weeks. It really depends on what your school or students want from you. For me at the school I worked for, it was all about how to take the exam and less about improving a student's English level. I had a few weeks where I felt all at sea, then once I was more familiar with the exam structure and tasks it was much easier. So, don't be intimidated, and rest assured you can definitely learn on the job!
I see your point . Thank you for sharing it really helped me to have a clear idea what I'm going to do. But still I do want to ask about your opinion since your an experienced teacher and I would highly appreciate your guidance. I didn't mention in my first comment that I don't have experience. I just graduated last year and got my CELTA this year so I do think even I'm proficient in English it won't help to provide lessons that students are waiting from me. That's why I want to focus on doing normal sessions to practice what I studied and master it and at the same time to gain experience in teaching English. And at the same time I'll start working myself and get familiar with IELTS tests , scoring system etc ... Do you think that is a good start for me as a not experienced teacher or I have to accept this challenge and go for it ?! Thanks in advance Phil much appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
Please let me know if this rough lesson plan is spot on or not. Timings only given where mentioned. I'd guess around a 60 minute lesson. PART ONE 1. Board a few questions (with answers) relating to home and work/study. (5 mins) 2. Group speaking activity where students find a partner to ask at least one question off the whiteboard (WB) 'list' (5 mins) 3. Common error correction from activity 4. Pair work for students to answer a list of questions (10 mins) 5. Common error correction PART TWO 1. Teach either story/question method notetaking on WB 2. Pair work for students ask each other. Each listens for common errors/grammar structures 3. Second pair work using a different prompt. Each then paraphrases their partner's answer. 4. Third pair work using a different prompt. Each asks a short follow-up question based on 2 min answer just given. 5. Common error correction by teacher at suitable points or at end. PART THREE 1. Elicit a response to a first question on the WB. Together alter structure to 'fix' the answer to adjust to a format. Repeat a few times. 2. Group speaking activity where students find a partner to each ask at least one question off the WB 'list' (5 mins) 3. Common error correction from activity 4. Pair work for students to answer a list of questions (10 mins) 5. Common error correction
What I remembered and found useful in the video:
1. That part 0 exists and should be recognized and is definitely worth practicing. It's useful to role-play it several times.
2. I found it pretty helpful to first elicit natural answers from the class and then get your students to extend it in order to meet IELTS criteria better, by giving reasons and supporting by examples. Also, we should give our students a list of cohesive devices and linking words.
3. In part 2 it is advisable to brainstorm ideas rather than start right away. One method that I enjoyed was the "question method" in which students make several more questions for every IELTS sub-topic in part 2. Another thing that I've been overlooking is making notes, we shouldn't only encourage our trainees to make them, but also teach how to do it, with further checking of their notes. Several words for every point are a must.
4. It's also a great piece of advice to help students find parts in which they could use particular grammar. I think I will also encourage my students to use 2nd conditional in the introduction. Another useful tip is to have a checklist of grammar structures that could make a student's speech more advanced and involving others to check whether those were used is also worthwhile.
5. After a person has finished speaking it's quite a good idea to get their partner to paraphrase and summarize what has been said.
Tomorrow is my demo session and i feel so prepared after watching this video! Thank you for the helpful tips!
I know you don’t post anymore, but just letting you know that these videos are still helping people every day!
Glad they were helpful. Cheers!
Pls post an updated video Phil on speaking
Thankyou so much sir
Tommorow is my demo
In an IELTS institution
And my module is speaking
I hope everything will be in my favor ❤️
Hey Harshit, how did it go?
@@TheEnglishGrind I got a gig as a freelancer
$50
I think it's a good start ❤️
Excellent video and outstanding advice!
Very, very helpful. Thank you very much for taking the time to prepare this for us. ❤💪
9:25 That dude writing on the glass has some serious backwards-writing skills!
Thank you so much for the content, please don't stop making these videos.
Thanks for that. Is there anything you are struggling with in particular?
Thank you this was a fantastic training for me. I really enjoyed it.😻👩🏫
You're so welcome!
I love love this. Thank u so much. This is profound
Great video. Really helpful, thanks a lot
Glad it was helpful!
Brother, your method of teaching is quite overwhelming, thank you for you the amazing tips.
My pleasure! If you found it at all useful, that's fantastic!
Great video. Thanks!
nice tips, thank you so much!
Thanks! It has helped me a lot!
A pretty informative video, Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very helpful! Thanks!
You're welcome!
just a heads up, at 2:53 you didn't put a video link in your video.
Awesome series though! Thanks so much for all this useful information!
Thank you for your help!!! :)
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing nice and informative lectures
Just subscribed your channel
Wow... Thank you so much. This was a very informative video. 😊
You are so welcome!
This was very helpful
very useful .
Thanks for this video, it's very useful. I personally have 15 years exp teaching but not once have I talked about an IELTS test, so now that I'm going to try teaching classes on it soon, I find it a bit intimidating, lol. By the way, you didn't put any links to the videos you mentioned. Maybe you can add them to the description? I (and by the sound of it, many others) definitely would have been watching more of your videos if there was a clickable link for them somewhere. Anywho, thanks again for this info.
Thanks for the info
You bet
What do you do if you have no experience to answer an examiner's question, such as "Describe a museum or art gallery that you have visited."???
Thank you for a super informative video. I have a small question. Is it better to teach each part separately or teach them all together?
Sir kindly teach us how to give feedback to writing tasks ? Acadmic or general any
please make a video of how we can assess students in mocktests.
Hey. I did a whole series of live mock speaking exams on my sister channel - The IELTS Grind. You might pick up some tips there: th-cam.com/video/QJffWP1FBXg/w-d-xo.html
Hi Phil, What extra certifications/credits does an English teacher need to teach IELTS students? Or is it a matter of being fluent with the course content?
In my case, there wasn't any special training needed. I have a university degree and a CELTA and had taught the odd examination class before I applied for my current job. Honestly, I blagged it a bit in the interview.
I think the most important thing is to have some sort of TEFL qualification and to be as familiar as you can be with the exam. Schools also quite like to have former or current IELTS examiners, but you need to be very careful about any conflicts with your contract.
@@TheEnglishGrind Thank you, Phil. If you have a degree in English, is a TEFL still needed even though you are a native speaker? 🙏
@@pisceanbee1913, In fact, to be an ESL teacher I would say the TEFL is more important than the degree. It's a real craft and even a basic TEFL qualification would be useful. However, in many countries, such as Taiwan, you cannot get a work visa to teach without a degree. So, that is why I included it. You can do a TEFL online these days and I have my recommendation here: theenglishgrind.com/tefl-training/
@@TheEnglishGrind Thank you so much, Phil. This has been very informative and I shall continue to pursue this new path. 😊 Keep up the good content and have a wonderful day ahead.... Best wishes
Thank you so much for your informative videos . I really understood so so many things from them it's so helpful. Also I do have a question, my recruiter told me to do a research about how to teach IELTS and TOFEL and tell him after if I can do it or not. For me I do believe that I can but I'm not sure if I'm qualified for it because I do have BA in English and CELTA but I didn't do TOFEL yet . In your opinion is it enough to provide good lessons or I have to take more time to prepare myself for such new experience?! Thank you in advance. Hope you see my comment😅 🙏🙏
Honestly, when I started teaching IELTS lessons full-time a few years ago I didn't know much about the exam. I had nearly 10 years of experience teaching English, and I think that was what was important. I think that if you are a proficient English teacher then you can quickly pick up IELTS or TOEFL exam strategies over a couple of weeks.
It really depends on what your school or students want from you. For me at the school I worked for, it was all about how to take the exam and less about improving a student's English level. I had a few weeks where I felt all at sea, then once I was more familiar with the exam structure and tasks it was much easier.
So, don't be intimidated, and rest assured you can definitely learn on the job!
I see your point . Thank you for sharing it really helped me to have a clear idea what I'm going to do. But still I do want to ask about your opinion since your an experienced teacher and I would highly appreciate your guidance.
I didn't mention in my first comment that I don't have experience. I just graduated last year and got my CELTA this year so I do think even I'm proficient in English it won't help to provide lessons that students are waiting from me. That's why I want to focus on doing normal sessions to practice what I studied and master it and at the same time to gain experience in teaching English. And at the same time I'll start working myself and get familiar with IELTS tests , scoring system etc ...
Do you think that is a good start for me as a not experienced teacher or I have to accept this challenge and go for it ?!
Thanks in advance Phil much appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
very informative
Thank you for watching Oygul.
Please let me know if this rough lesson plan is spot on or not. Timings only given where mentioned. I'd guess around a 60 minute lesson.
PART ONE
1. Board a few questions (with answers) relating to home and work/study. (5 mins)
2. Group speaking activity where students find a partner to ask at least one question off the whiteboard (WB) 'list' (5 mins)
3. Common error correction from activity
4. Pair work for students to answer a list of questions (10 mins)
5. Common error correction
PART TWO
1. Teach either story/question method notetaking on WB
2. Pair work for students ask each other. Each listens for common errors/grammar structures
3. Second pair work using a different prompt. Each then paraphrases their partner's answer.
4. Third pair work using a different prompt. Each asks a short follow-up question based on 2 min answer just given.
5. Common error correction by teacher at suitable points or at end.
PART THREE
1. Elicit a response to a first question on the WB. Together alter structure to 'fix' the answer to adjust to a format. Repeat a few times.
2. Group speaking activity where students find a partner to each ask at least one question off the WB 'list' (5 mins)
3. Common error correction from activity
4. Pair work for students to answer a list of questions (10 mins)
5. Common error correction