IELTS Academic Reading

About the Module

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  
• An Overview of IELTS Academic Reading
  
• Academic Reading Skills and Strategies in IELTS
  
• A detailed look at the principal task types with sample tasks
  
  • Type 1 Multiple Choice
    
  • Type 2 Short-answer questions
    
  • Type 3 Sentence Completion
    
  • Type 4 Notes, Summary or Table/Flow-chart Completion
    
  • Type 5 Labelling a Diagram
    
  • Type 6 Choosing Headings for Paragraphs or Sections of a Text
    
  • Type 7 Locating Information
    
  • Type 8 Identification of Writer’s Views/Claims or of Information in a Text
    
  • Type 9 Classification
    
  • Type 10 Matching
• Tips for Teachers
  
• Tips for Students
  
• DOs and DON’Ts

Classroom Activities

• Activities List

Skills Development

• Developing General Academic Reading Skills
  
• Language Development for Reading Comprehension
  
• Vocabulary Development
  
• Guessing the Meaning of Words from Context
  
• Cohesion
  
• Grammar and Meaning

Other Information

• IELTS Handbook
  
• IELTS Annual Review

For additional information and materials please visit the IELTS website www.ielts.org