Skills & Analysis of obstacles of my Strategies to improve Study materials

current current level

level

Listening 1. Preview questions 1. Figure out hard tasks + 1. Advanced

efficiently your weaknesses technical
Current
vocabs:
level: 7.5 2. Concentration with - Multiple choice:
long track (part 4) Barrons’ IELTS
Target: 8 -  confusing distractors =>
Vocabulary + My
8.5 3. Fast speed & quick understand & predict
teacher’s
thematic change the intentions of the
vocabulary
speakers
4. Lack of advanced resources
technical/academic => avoid being tricked by
2. Skills:
words similar answers (previewing
Note-
skill)
5. Comprehension of taking
the overall meaning  paraphrasing skills
(National
6. Strategies to tackle - summary: ….
Geographi
section 3+4
- diagram: ……. c)
(changing opinions,
tricky scripts) 2. Work to improve 3. Extensive
attention span & focus listening:
7. Grammar: elision,
in Youtube
plurals
3. Improve previewing
speed (the first 40s,
and inbetween breaks)

4. Following the
development of ideas:
practice Note-taking
skill + discourse
connectors

5. Familiarize listening to
academic topics +
academic/technical
vocabs
Reading: 1. Lacking advanced 1. Input terms, advanced 1. Cambridge
academic vocab academic vocabs. -
Current
Target topics with high Vocabulary
level: 7.0 2. Lacking
level of difficulty to for IELTS
- 7.5 understanding of
enhance background Advanced
academic article
Target: knowledge (ex: history,
organization (ex: 2. Cambridge
8.0 - 8.5 biology)
reasoning, - Official
describing, 2. Learn the common Tests
comparing) article/argumentative
3. Cambridge
organization & practice
3. Underdeveloped - Get ready
reading for organization
reading strategies for C2
from authentic
materials (The 4. Authentic
Guardian, NYT) to materials
familiarize with
common organization

3. Develop skills

 Skimming & scanning

to find the
keywords/paraphrased
words quickly
(prioritize finding the
words that cannot be
paraphrased - often A1
level words)

 Implying meaning:
what’s the purpose of
the paragraph? what
does it suggest?

4. Focus on hard question

types & tricks often
used in the question
types

5. Work on speed & focus:

aim for 10-15 minutes
 per task.

Speaking: 1. Lexcial: lacking 1. Work on vocabulary 1. My

Current variety & nuances teacher’s
 Learn in trunks and
level: 6.5 in lexical resource, , resources
topics (ex:
use repeated
Target: environment, history, 2. ChatGPT /
vocabularies (ex: I
7.5 - 8.0 gift, lifestyle). Find sample
think, you know,
topics of weaknesses answers
vv)
and work on them
3. Cambridge
2. Fluency: show first.
-
hesitance in finding
 Input more collocations Vocabulary
the right
(ex: sustainble for IELTS
expressions
development, feeling
4. IELTS
3. Coherence: lacking low), idioms, technical
Vocabulary
logical connectors terms, slangs.
for IELTS
(especially in Part 2
=> avoid formal form, focus on booster
7 Part 3)
spoken form. (ex: why on
4. Grammar: basic earth, no way, no wonder, vv)
structures (ex:
 Improve paraphrasing
simple sentence),
skill (can express one
frequent
meaning in different
grammatical errors
ways)
& self-correction
 Enhance background
5. Pronunciation &
knowledge to express
Intonation: pretty
personal meaning.
good so far.
2. Work on fluency to
6. Idea
show little to no stop
 Lack ideas & don’t
 Study the ideas
know what to say in
development logic.
unfamiliar topics.
 Be prepared with multi-
purpose samples.

3. Coherence: input more

spoken logical
 connectors

(ex: on top of that, what I

mean is, vv)

4. Grammar: input more

advanced grammar:

 compound, complex
sentence

(ex: As someone who live in

the city, I think forest bathing
is rejuvenating;

Living in the city my whole life,

I find forest bathing super
refreshing, which helps me
stay connected with nature)

 Use more than one

tense

 Use Inversion, passive

voice, relative clause, if
clause

ex: Had i known earlier, I

would have taken a different
path

What I find fascinating is how

technology reshapes our lives

5. Pronunciation:

work on connected speech (

“Would you mind…” →
/wʊdʒə/) never miss ending
sounds.

6. Work on ideas.

 Work on unfamiliar
 topics first.

 Answer with clarity &

keep the answer short.

 Keep on giving the

answer even I don’t
understand the
question.

 Answer part 3
questions using content
from essay outlines.

 Give critical/
emotional/ dramatic
answers.

Writing: 1. Task Achievement 1. Task achievement

Current  Lack specific 2. Coherence & Cohesion

level: 6.0 examples,
3. Lexical Resources
weakening the
Target:
argument’s 4. Grammatical Range &
7.0 - 7.5
persuasiveness Accuracy

ex: "Hosting sporting  Use a range of

events can improve the grammar structure
economy."
 use hedging: it is
=> "Hosting sporting generally
events can boost the understood/accepted,
economy, as seen in undoubtedly
Barcelona’s tourism surge
 use nominalisation. ex:
after the 1992 Olympics."
using mobile phone ->
 Basic Conclusions, the use of mobile
lacking depth or phone
broader
implications, failing
 to leave a strong
impression

ex:: "In conclusion, hosting

sporting events has
benefits and
disadvantages."

=> "Ultimately, hosting

sporting events can yield
economic gains if strategic
planning prioritizes long-
term societal benefits."

2. Coherence &
Cohesion

 unnatural or
repetitive cohesive
devices and weak
implicit links
between sentences.

ex: "Hosting sporting

events is costly. And it
creates jobs => "While
hosting sporting events
incurs high costs, such
expenses are often offset
by job creation."

 Overuse template
phrases like “On
the one hand… On
the other hand…”
makes writing
formulaic and lacks
originality.

ex: "On the one hand,

hosting events brings
benefits. On the other
hand, it has drawbacks."

=> "Although hosting

events drives economic
growth, it may also create
financial burdens."

3. Lexical resources

 Overusing simple
words like people,
benefit, or good
and failing to use
precise, academic
vocabulary, leading
to monotonous
writing.

ex: "Hosting sporting

events has many benefits."
=> "Hosting competitions
fosters economic
prosperity and global
recognition."

 Overusing
Advanced
Vocabulary
Without Proper
Collocation, leading
to unnatural or
inaccurate
expressions.

ex: "Hosting events

ameliorates the fiscal
paradigm of a nation.” =>
"Hosting events boosts the
nation’s economy."
 4. Grammatical Range
& Accuracy

 Overly use of
complex sentences
& "Which", making
ideas hard to follow
& reducing clarity

ex: Hosting events, which

wastes resources, is
costly." => "Hosting events
wastes resources and
incurs high costs."

 Lack advanced
grammar.

Điền vào bảng timeline 6 tháng sau

Month 1 Speaking Writing Reading Listening

Goals Expand vocabulary & Enhance Learning the Note-taking

unfamiliar topics structures structures of
& quick
& grammar academic articles &
 Expand previewing
scanning for
vocabularies to
keywords
curb vocabulary
repetition

 Add logical
connectors

Weekly plan & Finish the topics in  3 tests

deliverables
 3 articles
Measurement 34/40