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Welcome to Level 3
Fall Semester 2013
Academic year 2013/2014
Two aims of level 3 integrated
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Aim number 1 – helping you to:
Understand written and spoken academic
texts
Take notes
Take part in discussion
Learning important vocabulary (VTL lists 1-12)
Improve your ability to use grammar
Aim number 2
• To prepare you for the IELTS exam
• Band 5 or above
Assessment in Level 3
There are 12 grades given in level 3 in total
Integrated strand (8 grades - 70%)
Writing strand (5 grades -30%)
• 4 CGE Tests (30%)
• Coursework Grade (10%)
• 2 exams (Listening and Reading) – Midterm
and Final – (30%)
Integrated strand 4 Computer Generated Exam (30%)
• 1st CGE 3 %
week 4
• 2nd CGE 6%
week 7
• 3rd CGE 9%
week 11
• 4th CGE 12%
week 14
In each CGE Test :
• 35 VTL questions
• 20 Grammar Questions
• 5 Preview Reading Questions
2 Coursework Grades (5% + 5%)
• CWG allocated by the teacher 2 times during the
semester
- 1 Group Presentation (2%)
- 8 Individual Reading Reports (3%)
1st CWG – 5% - due week 9
(1 group presentation and 1 individual reading
report per week )
2nd CWG – 5% - due week 15 (1 group presentation
and 1 report per week )
Integrated Strand - 2 exams 30%
ONLY Listening and Reading
(2 Preview Listening and 1 Preview Reading
texts included)
Midterm Exam – week 9 (12%)
Final Exam – week 15 (18%)
Writing strand
5 grades (30%)
• 1 writing project – 7%
• 1 alternative graphs grade – 3%
• 2 writing exams – 20 %
Assessment in level 3
• Integrated strand – 8 grades - 70%
• Writing strand – 5 grades - 30%
• Passmark for level 3 – 60%
Materials for Level 3
• Level 3 Integrated Skills i-book (to be downloaded
from www.ugru.info/files )
• Road to IELTS Online Course and App
• Student Handbook: Vocabulary to Learn Lists 1 to 12
• Student Handbook: Grammar Syllabus parts 1a to 2b
• Preview Listenings and Readings for Module 1 and
Module 2
• my blog: http//agataintegratedenglish.wordpress.com
How to pass level 3
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WORK HARD !!!
Don’t take days off
Work hard on vocabulary
Work hard on grammar
Work hard on preview listenings and readings
Use my blog:
agataintegratedenglish.wordpress.com
• Use English websites and ipad apps to practise
English
How to pass IELTS
• WORK HARD!!!
• READ – go to the ILC, borrow books, do a lot of
IELTS reading practice
• LISTEN – watch TV in English, listen to L3 lectures,
use listening practice in the ILC
• WRITE – pay attention in your writing course,
visit the Writing Centre
• SPEAK – use any opportunity to speak English
(visit the Speaking Centre)
How to get better in English
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Work in class as well as outside the class
BE INTERESTED in what you are learning
SPEAK ENGLISH during your English classes
Spend at least 2 HOURS a day to work on your
English OUTSIDE THE CLASS
• Use resources in the
Writing and Speaking Centres
• Use resources in the ILC