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Review of To Be and Personal Pronouns
Use am, is, are and every pronoun with confidence.
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Band 3–3.5 Foundation · Academic IELTS course
IELTS Foundation
12 modules and 102 lessons. Everyday English plus your first IELTS skills: forms, a simple chart, an opinion paragraph and Part 1 answers.
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Module 1 · 9 lessons
Me and My World
- Lesson 2Open
Present Simple — Review and He/She/It Spelling
Use present simple accurately, including the -s and -es spelling rules.
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Question Forms and Word Order
Make correct questions with be, do and question words.
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Possessive Pronouns and Whose
Use mine, yours and hers, and ask whose.
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Family, Friends and Relationships
Talk about the people in your life.
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Speaking Part 1: Work, Study and Hometown
Answer the first IELTS questions in two or three sentences.
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Listening: Spelling Names and Addresses
Write names, addresses and postcodes exactly as you hear them.
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Writing: Introducing Yourself
Write a clear paragraph about yourself with linking words.
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Review: Me and My World
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
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Module 2 · 8 lessons
Everyday Life
- Lesson 10Coming soon
Present Continuous — Review
Talk about now and about temporary situations.
- Lesson 11Coming soon
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Choose between habits and things happening now.
- Lesson 12Coming soon
Stative Verbs: Like, Know, Want, Need
Learn the verbs we don’t normally use in the continuous.
- Lesson 13Coming soon
Frequency Expressions
Say how often with once a week, twice a month and hardly ever.
- Lesson 14Coming soon
Housework and Daily Jobs
Talk about chores with do and make.
- Lesson 15Coming soon
Reading: Finding Specific Information
Scan a text quickly for names, numbers and key words.
- Lesson 16Coming soon
Speaking: Talking About Habits
Answer Part 1 questions about your routine with details.
- Lesson 17Coming soon
Review: Everyday Life
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 3 · 9 lessons
Stories from the Past
- Lesson 18Coming soon
Past Simple — Review
Use regular and irregular past forms in positives, negatives and questions.
- Lesson 19Coming soon
Past Time Expressions: Ago, Last, In
Say exactly when things happened.
- Lesson 20Coming soon
Past Continuous
Describe actions in progress at a time in the past.
- Lesson 21Coming soon
Past Simple vs Past Continuous: When and While
Say what was happening when something else happened.
- Lesson 22Coming soon
Could and Couldn’t for Past Ability
Say what you could and couldn’t do in the past.
- Lesson 23Coming soon
Life Events
Talk about the main events in a person’s life.
- Lesson 24Coming soon
Sequencing Words: First, Then, After That, Finally
Put events in a clear order.
- Lesson 25Coming soon
Speaking: A Day I Remember
Talk for one minute about a day you remember.
- Lesson 26Coming soon
Review: Stories from the Past
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 4 · 8 lessons
Food and Health
- Lesson 27Coming soon
Quantifiers: Some, Any, No, Much, Many, A Lot Of
Talk about amounts correctly.
- Lesson 28Coming soon
A Few, A Little, Too Much, Too Many, Enough
Say if an amount is small, too big or just right.
- Lesson 29Coming soon
Containers and Quantities
Use phrases for packets, bottles and kilos.
- Lesson 30Coming soon
The Body and Common Illnesses
Say what is wrong when you feel ill.
- Lesson 31Coming soon
Should and Shouldn’t for Advice
Give and ask for advice.
- Lesson 32Coming soon
Healthy and Unhealthy Habits
Talk about diet, sleep and exercise.
- Lesson 33Coming soon
Listening: Booking an Appointment
Complete a form while someone books an appointment, as in IELTS Listening Part 1.
- Lesson 34Coming soon
Review: Food and Health
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 5 · 10 lessons
Places and Travel
- Lesson 35Coming soon
Comparative Adjectives
Compare two people, places or things.
- Lesson 36Coming soon
Superlative Adjectives
Say which is the biggest, the best or the most popular.
- Lesson 37Coming soon
As … As and Not As … As
Say that two things are the same or different.
- Lesson 38Coming soon
Homes and Neighbourhoods
Describe where you live.
- Lesson 39Coming soon
Cities and the Countryside
Compare life in a city and in the countryside.
- Lesson 40Coming soon
Transport, Tickets and Timetables
Buy tickets and read a timetable.
- Lesson 41Coming soon
Prepositions of Movement
Say where people go: across, along, through, into, past.
- Lesson 42Coming soon
Listening: Following Directions on a Map
Follow directions on a simple map, the first step to IELTS map labelling.
- Lesson 43Coming soon
Speaking: Describe a Place You Like
Talk for one minute about a place, in the style of IELTS Part 2.
- Lesson 44Coming soon
Review: Places and Travel
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 6 · 8 lessons
Plans and the Future
- Lesson 45Coming soon
Going To for Plans
Talk about plans and intentions.
- Lesson 46Coming soon
Will for Predictions, Decisions and Offers
Use will to predict, decide and offer.
- Lesson 47Coming soon
Going To or Will?
Choose the right future form.
- Lesson 48Coming soon
Present Continuous for Arrangements
Talk about fixed plans with a time and place.
- Lesson 49Coming soon
Might for Possibility
Say what is possible but not certain.
- Lesson 50Coming soon
Future Time Expressions
Use time words for the future.
- Lesson 51Coming soon
Writing: My Plans for the Future
Write a paragraph about your plans and hopes.
- Lesson 52Coming soon
Review: Plans and the Future
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 7 · 8 lessons
Study, Work and Rules
- Lesson 53Coming soon
Have To and Don’t Have To
Talk about what is necessary and what is not.
- Lesson 54Coming soon
Must and Mustn’t
Talk about rules and things that are not allowed.
- Lesson 55Coming soon
Can, Could and May for Permission and Requests
Ask for and give permission politely.
- Lesson 56Coming soon
School Subjects and Education
Talk about subjects, exams and school life.
- Lesson 57Coming soon
Jobs and Workplaces
Talk about jobs, what people do and where they work.
- Lesson 58Coming soon
Verb + -ing and Verb + To
Use the right form after enjoy, want, decide and finish.
- Lesson 59Coming soon
Speaking: Your Studies or Your Job
Answer IELTS Part 1 questions about study or work with reasons.
- Lesson 60Coming soon
Review: Study, Work and Rules
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 8 · 8 lessons
Experiences
- Lesson 61Coming soon
Present Perfect — Form and Past Participles
Make the present perfect with have and the past participle.
- Lesson 62Coming soon
Ever and Never: Life Experiences
Ask and talk about experiences in your life.
- Lesson 63Coming soon
Been or Gone?
Know the difference between been and gone.
- Lesson 64Coming soon
Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Use the present perfect for experience and the past simple for when.
- Lesson 65Coming soon
Just, Already and Yet
Talk about recent actions.
- Lesson 66Coming soon
Travel and Holiday Experiences
Talk about places you have visited and what you did there.
- Lesson 67Coming soon
Writing: An Experience I Will Never Forget
Write about an experience with past simple and present perfect.
- Lesson 68Coming soon
Review: Experiences
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 9 · 8 lessons
People and Feelings
- Lesson 69Coming soon
Adjectives Ending in -ed and -ing
Know the difference between bored and boring.
- Lesson 70Coming soon
Adverbs of Manner: Slowly, Carefully, Well
Say how people do things.
- Lesson 71Coming soon
Adjective or Adverb?
Choose between an adjective and an adverb.
- Lesson 72Coming soon
Feelings and Emotions
Talk about how you and other people feel.
- Lesson 73Coming soon
Describing Character in More Detail
Describe people with more exact personality words.
- Lesson 74Coming soon
Speaking: Describe a Person You Admire
Talk for one minute about a person, in the style of IELTS Part 2.
- Lesson 75Coming soon
Writing: Describing a Person
Write a paragraph describing someone’s appearance and character.
- Lesson 76Coming soon
Review: People and Feelings
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 10 · 8 lessons
Our World
- Lesson 77Coming soon
Technology, the Internet and Social Media
Talk about how you use technology.
- Lesson 78Coming soon
Nature, Animals and the Environment
Talk about nature and simple environmental problems.
- Lesson 79Coming soon
Weather and Climate
Describe weather and the climate in your country.
- Lesson 80Coming soon
Linking Words: And, But, So, Because, Also
Join ideas and show reasons and results.
- Lesson 81Coming soon
Fractions, Percentages and Large Numbers
Say percentages, fractions and big numbers, ready for IELTS charts.
- Lesson 82Coming soon
Reading: Facts and Figures
Read a short factual text with numbers and find the key facts.
- Lesson 83Coming soon
Speaking: Giving Your Opinion
Say what you think and why.
- Lesson 84Coming soon
Review: Our World
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 11 · 10 lessons
First Steps in IELTS
- Lesson 85Coming soon
The Four Papers of Academic IELTS
Learn what happens in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
- Lesson 86Coming soon
Listening: Form Completion
Fill in a form with one word or a number and keep to the word limit.
- Lesson 87Coming soon
Listening: Choosing the Right Answer
Answer simple multiple-choice questions while you listen.
- Lesson 88Coming soon
Reading: Key Words and Synonyms
Find the words in the text that mean the same as the words in the question.
- Lesson 89Coming soon
Reading: True or False?
Check sentences against a short text, the first step to True / False / Not Given.
- Lesson 90Coming soon
Writing: Reading a Bar Chart
Read a simple bar chart and write sentences that compare the bars.
- Lesson 91Coming soon
Writing: An Opinion Paragraph
Write a paragraph with an opinion, two reasons and an example.
- Lesson 92Coming soon
Speaking Part 1: Answer, Reason, Example
Give Part 1 answers with three clear steps.
- Lesson 93Coming soon
Pronunciation: Word Stress and -s and -ed Endings
Say endings and stressed syllables clearly.
- Lesson 94Coming soon
Review: First Steps in IELTS
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 12 · 8 lessons
Review and Final Test
- Lesson 95Coming soon
Grammar Review: Present, Past and Future
Choose the right tense in every situation.
- Lesson 96Coming soon
Grammar Review: Modals, Comparisons and Quantifiers
Check modals, comparatives and quantifiers.
- Lesson 97Coming soon
Vocabulary Review: Everyday Topics
Check the words for every topic of this level.
- Lesson 98Coming soon
Listening Test
Answer form-completion and multiple-choice questions under time.
- Lesson 99Coming soon
Reading Test
Read three short texts and answer true/false and short questions.
- Lesson 100Coming soon
Writing Test
Write a bar-chart description and an opinion paragraph.
- Lesson 101Coming soon
Speaking Test
Answer Part 1 questions and talk for one minute on a topic.
- Lesson 102Coming soon
Foundation Final Test
Show that you are ready for the Bridge level (band 4).