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Student's Book

Mindset for IELTS Foundation Level is aimed at students who are thinking about taking IELTS, but who are currently at an A2 level. It
teaches students in a linear way and helps them to improve both their general English level and introduces elements of assessment
that are helpful for both the IELTS test and English language assessment in general.It is designed for up to 90 hours classroom use.
The topics have been chosen to help students develop their skills and knowledge in connection with everyday topics at the start of
the course and introduces topics that will be useful for the IELTS test as they progress.
• Topics have been chosen to suit the needs and abilities of students at this level. They help build confidence at the start of the
course whilst stretching them in the later stages, so that they start to get an idea of what they will meet on the IELTS test.
• There is coverage of the type of tasks that students at this level can cope with on the IELTS test and more general activities that
will give students the foundation for understanding how assessment items work when they progress to a full lELTS course.
• Each level of Mindset is challenging, but doesn't push students above what they can do.
How Mindset for IELTS Foundation helps with each skill
In the Foundation level all of the skills are integrated within the unit. This is because students at this level need to be able to see how
the skills work with each other. Reading skills help develop the ideas and skills that are needed to complete Writing tasks and
Listening skills help to develop the ideas and skills that are needed for the Speaking activities.
• Speaking- Mindset for IELTS Foundation helps students to develop their skills and confidence on familiar topics that they will
need to progress their general English knowledge while also enabling them to become more familiar with the type of questions
that they will need to be able to deal with on the I El TS test.
• Writing- In the Foundation level students develop their writing skills for everyday communication; become familiar with the
type of tasks for Part 1 and Part 2 of the IELTS test; and learn about how these types of writing can be developed and in
respect to exam type tasks, how they will be assessed.
• Reading- Mindset for IELTS Foundation helps develop ideas and language skills that students can use in conjunction with the
other skills. It also helps them get used to the types of questions they will face at IELTS in a way that is appropriate for students
who are at this level.
• Listening - Mindset for IELTS Foundation helps to develop strategies for listening and makes students aware of the types of
activities that are used on the IELTS test. It also helps to build confidence and develop ideas that will help them with their
short-term and long-term linguistic goals.
Outcomes
At the start of every unit you will see a list of outcomes

IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

• understand activities that people do in their daily routine
• use present simple and adverbs of frequency
• read multiple texts to choose the correct answer
• write describing a daily routine
• read to guess meaning from context
• listen to information about a student exchange trip
•speakabout your day

In the Student's Book you will see how these outcomes relate to the unit as a whole and in the Teacher's Book you will see which part
of the unit that they refer to. This will help you to decide the best way to develop the skills that your students need. There are
typically three or four overarching outcomes that relate to either goals that will help students to progress their overall English ability
and knowledge or ones that will give them an insight into the types of skills they will need when they enter a full lELTS course .
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