Can you remember, more or less, when you will do the Speaking test on the day of the exam?

How long is the test?

How many sections of the test are there?

What are they?

You can write the answers in the ‘comments’ section below. To check your answers, you can do the following:

1. Read the British Council’s overview of the Speaking test.

Speaking test – Parts 1 and 2

Speaking test – Part 3

2. Watch a video of an overview of the IELTS Speaking exam:

IELTS Speaking test overview

3. Practice some sample speaking questions: Practice Speaking Tests (Dominic Cole\'s IELTS website)

Have fun!

Amanda has just described some photographs to you and you had to guess the link between them.

Now we will play a game called ’5 card flikr’ and make more links between photographs. What you have to do is choose 5 photos from a selection from Flikr and then make a logical short story to link them.

You can use signpost words (firstly, subsequently, however etc) to support your story (this is the IELTS practice )

The topic of today’s lesson is ‘Travel and Tourism’ so this must be the theme of your story!!

To play the game click here

When you have written your story, read aloud it to a classmate or record it and listen to yourself speak here – vocaroo.com

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• Think about when you were younger.
• Write a short passage about what your life was like.
• Think about the gadgets that you had or didn’t have then.

Visit Telescopic Text and write your answer there.

Start your writing with, ‘When I was younger ……’

If you would like to practise reading your piece of writing aloud, visit Vocaroo (online voice recorder) and record yourself speaking.

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Watch this video and try to work out what items the children are looking at.

Go to this online noticeboard and add your thoughts about modern technology.

Here’s the video that Amanda based today’s lesson on. Click here

The video is from a Channel 4 television series called ‘Grand Designs’ which is all about the design of amazing homes. Check out the Grand Designs website if you would like to see more!

Amanda

Amanda has told you a story about media. Watch a video of the story here.

Discuss these questions with your partner

What would you have done in the same situation?
Do you know any other stories of mistaken identity?

Have you ever been on tv? If so, what for?
Would you like to be on tv in the future? If so, what for?

Would you be worried about becoming famous? If so, why?

You will notice that there are two words missing from the paired reading that you just did with your partner.

Watch this video to find out what they are.

Write the two words in the comments section below.

Watch the video here .
Who is talking?

Amanda will dictate some questions. Answer the questions by watching the video again.

If you fancy going on this very special journey, check out the prices here

How much does it cost?

Watch this week’s news in rap and write your opinions about 3 of the stories.

You can access the video here .

Amanda will give each of you a number, from 1 to 7.

Read this article which lists the 7 things you should know about Citizen Journalism.

Write the information which corresponds to your number here