UCAP

Speaking Cue card:

Writing Task-1: (Diagram) -

How to write:

1. Find the beginning of the diagram
2. Understand the different stages of the process
3. Find a way of organizing your description
4. The language of the description - it may be that the language you are given is the correct topic language & don’t copy language incorrectly.

Subject Verb Agreement:

Basic Rule-1: A singular subject (she, Karim, car) takes a singular verb (is, goes, run), whereas a plural subject takes a plural verb.
Example: The list of items is/are on the desk.

Rule 2: Two singular subjects connected by or, either/or, or neither/nor require a singular verb.
Examples:
- My aunt or my uncle is arriving by train today.
- Neither Hasan nor Salman is available.
- Either Sakib or Riad is helping today with stage decorations.

Speaking Cue Card:

Writing -Task-1 : Map - when you write about a map, you need to focus on describing where things are in location to each other.

Vocabulary for showing location:
to the north of
to the east of
in the west
to the south of
north west of
Prepositions are essential when describing location on a map, such as:
on
next to
near
from north to south
from east to west
by
across from
nearby
between
beside
over
along

Speaking cue card:

IELTS Writing Task-1: diagram is a tough part of Task-1. Student seems to dislike it. But if you able to practice it properly then you can do better on writing diagram.

How to write:
1. Find the beginning of the diagram
2. Understand the different stages of the process
3. Find a way of organizing your description
4. The language of the description - it may be that the language you are given is the correct topic language & don’t copy language incorrectly.

IELTS Listening Tips:

1. Predict the topic – it helps you to listen if you know what kind of conversation is taking place so you can picture it in your head.

2. Predict the questions – you should also try and have an idea of what kind of information you are listening out for.

3. Underline key words – when you look through the questions first, particularly in the more difficult parts 3 and 4, underline key words (such as names, places and dates) in the question stems to help you hear the answer.