Module 1 · Listening: Keywords, Paraphrase and Completion (2 h)
Question stems and keyword marking, paraphrase recognition, note/table/summary/sentence completion, spelling and plural traps
KeywordsParaphraseCompletionSpelling
Class exercise: Underline the keyword in every stem before the audio starts, write the paraphrase you expect, then check what was actually said.
Module 2 · Listening: Maps, Diagrams and Multiple Choice (2 h)
Map and plan labelling, diagram labelling, multiple choice, matching details, following changes of direction in speech
Map LabellingDiagram LabellingMultiple ChoiceMatching
Class exercise: Label a campus map from a single play, then justify each answer by naming the direction word that fixed it.
Module 3 · Listening: Structure, Frequent Errors and a Full Paper (2 h)
Test structure across the four sections, why Section 4 is different, frequent-error clinic, answer entry on computer
Test StructureSection 4Error ClinicComputer Entry
Timed practice: A full 40-question paper in 30 minutes, then log every error as spelling, plural, distractor followed, or never heard.
Module 4 · Reading: Skimming, Scanning and Completion Tasks (2 h)
Skimming for structure, scanning for detail, note/table/summary completion, locating evidence rather than reading fully
SkimmingScanningCompletionEvidence
Class exercise: Skim 900 words in three minutes, summarise each paragraph in one line, then answer using only your summaries.
Module 5 · Reading: Speed, Comprehension and True/False/Not Given (2 h)
Reading speed, sentence and flow-chart completion, diagram labelling
Reading SpeedFlow ChartsDiagram LabellingT/F/NG
Class exercise: Twelve statements: quote the words that decide each one, or write no evidence. Not Given means silent, not false.
Module 6 · Reading: Matching Headings, Details and Endings (2 h)
Matching headings to paragraphs, matching details to sources, matching sentence endings, eliminating distractors
Matching HeadingsMatching DetailsSentence EndingsDistractors
Class exercise: Match eight headings to six paragraphs, then say in one line why each spare heading is a distractor.
Module 7 · Reading: Timing and a Full Paper (2 h)
Twenty minutes per passage, what to do when a set stalls, frequent errors, answer entry on computer
60-Minute PaperTimingError ReviewComputer Entry
Timed practice: A full 40-question paper in 60 minutes, 20 minutes per passage, answers entered as you go.
Module 8 · Speaking: The Four Criteria and Part 1 (2 h)
Strategy explanation per part, fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, pronunciation and intelligibility
FluencyLexical ResourceGrammarPronunciation
Live exercise: Score your own Part 1 against the four criteria before the trainer does, then compare. Pronunciation is marked on clarity, not accent.
Module 9 · Speaking: Part 2, the Long Turn (2 h)
One minute to prepare, two minutes to speak, note-making on the cue card, extending an answer without padding
Cue CardPreparationLong TurnAnswer Extension
Live exercise: Three cue cards: one minute to prepare, two to speak. The trainer marks every stop, repeat and self-correction.
Module 10 · Speaking: Part 3 and a Full Recorded Mock (2 h)
Abstract and comparative questions, justifying an opinion, disagreeing politely, handling a question you have no view on
Part 3OpinionsComparisonLive Correction
Speaking mock: All three parts with the trainer, corrected in the session, with a band estimate and one action per criterion.
Module 11A · Writing Task 1 — Academic Track (4 h)
Informal, semi-formal and formal letters, decoding the three bullet points, register and salutation, openings and sign-offs
Academic TrackLettersRegisterStructure
Writing submission: Five letters, three of them on one situation — to a friend, a Dubai landlord and a UAE employer. Same facts, three registers.
Module 11B · Writing Task 1 — General Training Track (4 h)
Reading the prompt for what it actually asks, stating a position, topic sentences, paragraph planning, the four Writing criteria
General TrainingPositionTopic SentencesPlanning
Class exercise: Produce only the plan — position, two topic sentences, examples — then write the introduction alone and check your position shows.
Module 13 · Writing Task 2: Argument, Discussion and Opinion (2 h)
Agree/disagree prompts, discuss-both-views prompts, to-what-extent prompts, useful phrasing for stating and conceding
Agree/DisagreeDiscussionOpinion40-Minute Essay
Writing submission: 250-word essays in 40 minutes on agree/disagree, discussion and opinion prompts, each corrected on all four criteria.
Module 14 · Writing Task 2: Problems, Solutions and Both Sides (2 h)
Problem-solution prompts, advantages-disadvantages prompts, causes and effects, frequent errors clinic
Problem-SolutionAdvantages/DisadvantagesCausesEffects
Writing submission: Problem-solution and advantages essays, plus a rewrite of your weakest earlier one. Ten Task 2 essays corrected in all.
Module 15 · Mock-Test Lab: Five Full-Length Papers (15 h)
Listening, Reading and Writing in one sitting, Speaking mock separately, computer-delivered format, component-level reporting after each
5 Full PapersComputer-DeliveredTCY OnlineBand Reporting
Mock exam × 5: Five full papers on TCY under test conditions, each followed by a component report against the band your target programme asks for.
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