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Sep 2025
(Wed)

IELTS Test Focus Skill Preparation Workshop 2 : Academic Reading

Subject
English for Academic Purposes, English

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Date & time
17Sep 2025 (Wed)09:00 - 13:00
Type of Event
In-person Attendance
Venue
Sheung Shui Learning Centre
Fee
HKD 480
Enquiry
2975 5741 / 3762 0930 (Mr Shawn Mui) (shawn.mui@hkuspace.hku.hk)
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IELTS Test Focus Skill Preparation Workshop Series

This series aims to help participants who wish to boost their IELTS Test (academic module) scores. It comprises four 4-hour workshops, each providing focused practice on one specific skillset: Listening, Academic Reading, Academic Writing or Speaking. 

For Workshop 2 which focuses on Academic Reading, topics include:

  • understand speed reading strategies.
  • practise reading long texts, ranging from descriptive to factual, and discursive to analytical.
  • learn skills and practice timed IELTS test question types:
    • multiple choice questions
    • short answer questions
    • identifying: information, writers’ views/claims
    • matching: information, headings, features, sentence endings
    • completing: sentences, summaries, notes, tables, flowcharts and diagrams
  • obtain feedback.
Teaching Staff

Instructors of the course are drawn from our panel of qualified and experienced English language teachers. Some of them are native speakers; others are local teachers with native speaker competence.
 

Applicants should note:
  • Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
  • Unless changes are made to the advertised details, we do not usually issue joining instructions. If your application has been accepted, you should go to the first session of the class at the time and place shown.
  • No refunds or transfers to a different class will be approved. 
  • Applicants should have  a CEFR B1+ or above English language proficiency.