تمرین و بازخورد
در دوره تمرین و بازخورد (Practice and Feedback)، با هدف ایجاد بالاترین سطح آمادگی پیش از تست، به تمرین با تمرکز ویژه بر ۳۰ تاپیک رایج در آیلتس در بخش اسپیکینگ و رایتینگ پرداخته میشود.
بر اساس یک برنامه منسجم، چند روز پیش از هر جلسه، فایل کلمات اصلی و ترکیبات رایج مرتبط با دو تاپیک (key words and collocations)، عبارات کنایی و افعال چند کلمه ای مرتبط (idioms and phrasal verbs) و هم چنین کلمات مرتبط با موضوع (topic-specific vocabulary) همراه با سوالات اسپیکینگ تفکیک شده و تسک های رایتینگ متناسب با موضوع از سری کتاب های کمبریج آیلتس و منابع به روز در اختیار فراگیر قرار خواهد گرفت تا به مطالعه و تمرین بپردازد. در طول جلسه با شبیه سازی شرایط تست با تمرکز بر همان تمرین ها به صورت پرسش و پاسخ بازخورد توسط مدرس فراهم میشود تا با طرف کردن کاستی ها و نقاط ضعف، آمادگی فراگیر برای شرکت در تست به بالاترین سطح ممکن برسد.
همچنین در طول دوره ۱۰ تسک اول و ۱۰ تسک دوم رایتینگ خارج از وقت کلاس تصحیح و برای فراگیر ارسال خواهد شد و در صورت نیاز بخشی از زمان جلسه به بررسی ضعف های نگارشی و پاسخ به سوالات فراگیر اختصاص داده میشود.
- تعداد جلسات: ۱۶
- هزینه دوره به همراه پکیج دوم تصحیح رایتینگ: ۱۱،۵۰۰،۰۰۰ تومان
جهت ثبت نام در دوره کلیک کنید.
در قسمت زیر میتوانید نمونه ای از فایل های ارسالی جهت تمرین با موضوع Family را مشاهده کنید.
Family
child labour
a five-year-old child
in/during (sb’s) childhood
in (sb’s) early/late childhood
happy/unhappy childhood
normal childhood
deprived childhood (without enough money, food, attention etc)
spend your childhood
remember sth from your childhood
childhood memories
a childhood friend
sb’s childhood home
a childhood experience
marriage (n), married (adj), unmarried (adj), marital (adj)
a successful marriage
a happy/unhappy marriage
a failed/broken marriage
a childless marriage
married to sb
get married
happily married
married life
divorce (n, v), divorced (adj)
get a divorce
ask (sb) for a divorce
go through a divorce
a painful/bitter divorce
the divorce rate
divorce sb
Key words
family (n)
sb’s immediate/extended family
a close/close-knit family
a large/small family
respectable families
loving/dysfunctional families
a one-parent/single-parent family
the nuclear family
family resemblance
parent (n), parental (adj), parenting (n), parenthood (n)
a single parent/mother
strict parents
working parents
an elderly parent
biological/natural parents
parental control
parental role
parental responsibilities
parental supervision
parental expectations
child (n), childhood (n)
a difficult/problem child
a courteous/well-behaved/ well-mannered child
a well-adjusted/mal-adjusted child
a well-brought-up child
a badly brought-up child
an only child
a gifted/bright child
naughty child (doing things that are not allowed)
a spoilt child
a street child
child labour
a five-year-old child
in/during (sb’s) childhood
in (sb’s) early/late childhood
happy/unhappy childhood
normal childhood
deprived childhood (without enough money, food, attention etc)
spend your childhood
remember sth from your childhood
childhood memories
a childhood friend
sb’s childhood home
a childhood experience
marriage (n), married (adj), unmarried (adj), marital (adj)
a successful marriage
a happy/unhappy marriage
a failed/broken marriage
a childless marriage
married to sb
get married
happily married
married life
divorce (n, v), divorced (adj)
get a divorce
ask (sb) for a divorce
go through a divorce
a painful/bitter divorce
the divorce rate
divorce sb
Phrasal verbs and idioms
Come from a large/small family (to be born in a family)
She comes from a small family of four, and they are very close to each other.
Grow up (to gradually become an adult)
He grew up in a small town and had a happy childhood.
Born and bred (used to say that sb was born and grew up in a particular place, and usually that they are a typical example of sb who lives there)
I was born and bred in the country and all I know is farming.
Bring up a child (to care for and train a child)
I find it hard to imagine myself bringing up a child.
I was brought up on a farm.
Take after sb (to be similar to an older member of your family in appearance or character)
She takes after her mother in terms of looks and personality.
Get sth from sb (to inherit sth from sb)
He’s a talented musician. He gets it from his mother.
Bear a striking resemblance to sb (to look a lot like sb else)
The twins bear a striking resemblance to each other, and it’s hard to tell them apart.
Run in the family (If a quality, ability, disease, etc. runs in the family, many members of the family have it)
Intelligence runs in their family.
On sb’s mother’s/father’s side of the family (your mother’s/father’s side are the people you are related to through your mother’s/father’s linage)
On my mother’s side of the family, there is a long history of musicians and artists.
Name sb after sb (to give sb the same name as sb else)
She named her daughter after her grandmother, who was her role model.
Blood is thicker than water (said to emphasise that you believe that family connections are always more important than other types of relationship)
Blood is thicker than water, and family should always come first.
Hand down/Pass down sth to sb (to teach or give sth to sb who will be alive after you have died)
My grandfather handed down his watch to me as a family heirloom.
It is important for parents to hand down their values to their children to ensure they grow up with strong morals.
Hold the family together (if you hold a group of people together, you help them to live or work together without arguing, although they may have different aims, attitudes, or interests)
My grandparents hold the family together and ensure that everyone is taken care of.
Follow in sb’s footsteps (to do the same thing as sb else did previously, especially as a job)
My father was a doctor, and I decided to follow in his footsteps and pursue a career in medicine.
Bring a child into this world (to have a baby)
It’s a huge responsibility to bring a child into this world, and it requires a lot of love and dedication.
Look after sb (to take care of or be in charge of sb)
She looked after her sick mother until the very end.
Care for sb (to protect sb or sth and provide the things they need, especially sb who is young, old, or ill)
She cares for her younger brother, who has special needs.
Topic-specific vocabulary
Being married to a busy physician can leave you playing the role of a single parent.
David and Nicole, who are married with two children, make it a priority to balance their professional lives.
It’s very hard to raise a family on a single income.
They decided not to start a family until they had enough money to buy a house.
If you are already pregnant or planning to have a baby, find information on medical care options.
You need to know about your newborn baby, from sleeping and feeding to crying.
For many households, maintaining the family can be an ongoing challenge.
More and more people are struggling with the rising costs of providing for their family.
When you are a family–oriented person, you always put your family’s needs first.
She enjoyed the society of her family, finding comfort and joy in their companionship.
They come from a stable home and had a great upbringing
A child who grows up in a broken home may experience a variety of challenges.
He comes from a deprived home, where the basic needs and necessities are not being met.
Working mothers are responsible for all the things stay-at-home mothers do in addition to working.
It is important that an adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide.
He spent his adolescent years playing guitar in the church band.
Reading to children helps them develop their cognitive skills such as memorising and problem-solving.
Poor parenting can contribute to violent or aggressive behaviour in children.
Child rearing demands support and fostering healthy relationships within the family.
Childcare facilities provide care for children while parents are working.
Many parents rely on child minding services, such as babysitters or day-care centres.
Childminders can play an important role in a child’s development.
Daycare workers support children with their physical and emotional needs.
After-school programmes support low-income people to take a job.
It is also important for parents to ensure their children are safe and not engaged in child labour.
Parents serve as powerful role models for their children, influencing their beliefs, behaviours, and attitudes.
The childbearing age of women generally ranges from the late thirteens to the late thirties.
Delayed child-bearing is associated with an increased risk of infertility.
These days, the postponement of parenthood is a global public health issue.
While late childbearing can pose challenges, many women in their early fourties can have healthy pregnancies.
The average age of first-time parenthood has been increasing in recent years.
Is this movie age-appropriate for my child?
Single-income couples rely on one income to cover all expenses.
Women and men in dual-earner couples may benefit from having multiple roles.
Dual-career families have two working parents who must balance work and family responsibilities.
Children are at an impressionable age, and other people easily influence them.
Socialisation enables children to interact with others and develop social skills.
The conflict between work and family responsibilities affects everyone.
The age gap between siblings can affect their relationships and dynamics.
Over time, sibling rivalry can develop into serious tensions.
Newly-wed couples have lots of desires, wishes, and curiosity towards their lives ahead.
The unhappiness of a broken marriage is felt by the spouses and their families.
family/marital breakdown, marital problems/dispute, divorce
the disruption to family relationships, the erosion of family ties/bonds
Thesaurus
children, offspring, young ones
have a child, start a family
rear a child, raise a child, bring up a child
care for sb, look after sb, take care of sb
maintain a family, provide for your family
family/marital breakdown, marital problems/dispute, divorce
the disruption to family relationships, the erosion of family ties/bonds
Model answer
How much time do you manage to spend with members of your family?
Well, I come from a close-knit family, where the bonds are pretty strong. In fact, my life revolves around my family and they mean a lot to me, so I try to spend as much time as possible with them. As often as not, in the evening, after work, I call on my parents and we chat away over coffee. On weekends, we often go away together to the countryside, where my grandparents live. It’s great place to wind down and get a bit of peace and quiet.
Have relationships between parents and children changed in recent years?
When do families celebrate together in your country?
How often do all the generations in a family come together in your country?
Why is it that some people might not enjoy attending family occasions?
Do you think it is a good thing for parents to help their children with schoolwork?
How important do you think it is for families to eat together at least once a day?
Do you believe that everyone in a family should share household tasks?
What should parents do if their children don’t want to study?
What are the advantages of having people of different ages living in the same house?
What are things that young people can teach old people to do? What skills can the old teach the young?
Writing tasks
In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if try hard enough.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?
Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that schools are the place to learn this.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that children are given too much free time. They feel that this time should be used to do more schoolwork.
How do you think children should spend their free time
Practice
Part one questions
Do you have a large family or a small family?
Can you tell me something about them?
What sort of things do you like to do together?
Do you get on well with your family?
Part two tasks
Describe someone in your family who you like.
You should say:
how this person is related to you
what this person looks like
what kind of person he/she is
and explain why you like this person.
Describe a time when you enjoyed visiting a member of your family in their home.
You should say:
who you visited and where they lived
why you made this visit
what happened during the visit
and explain what you enjoyed during this visit.
Part three questions
Have attitudes to marriage changed in recent years?
In what ways do men and women feel differently about marriage, in your opinion?
In what ways can people in a family be similar to each other?
Do you think that daughters are always more similar to mother than to male relatives? What about sons and fathers?
In terms of personality are people more influenced by their family or by their friends?
How much time do children spend with their parents in your country? Do you think that is enough?
How important do you think spending time together is for the relationships between parents and children?
Have relationships between parents and children changed in recent years?
When do families celebrate together in your country?
How often do all the generations in a family come together in your country?
Why is it that some people might not enjoy attending family occasions?
Do you think it is a good thing for parents to help their children with schoolwork?
How important do you think it is for families to eat together at least once a day?
Do you believe that everyone in a family should share household tasks?
What should parents do if their children don’t want to study?
What are the advantages of having people of different ages living in the same house?
What are things that young people can teach old people to do? What skills can the old teach the young?
Writing tasks
In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if try hard enough.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?
Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that schools are the place to learn this.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that children are given too much free time. They feel that this time should be used to do more schoolwork.
How do you think children should spend their free time.