Ielts Step-By-Step | Mastering Grammar (updated 6/2022)

Learn the grammar you need for the IELTS exam — get that IELTS 7+!

What you'll learn
Improve your IELTS grade significantly to a 7+
Cover 25 different areas of grammar that are essential for a 7+
Watch 25 videos which cover each area of grammar
Do 25 IELTS-style tasks that practice each area of grammar
Improve your general grammar skills in preparation for university study or work in an English-speaking country
Do over 100 multiple-choice, fill-in-the-gap, and matching exercises (at least 4 per area of grammar)
Requirements
Intermediate (B1) English
Description
From ex-IELTS examiner James Castleden's YouTube channel IELTS Step-by-step comes a course dedicated to improving your grammar specific to the IELTS exam. We'll be looking at 25 different areas of grammar, each of which includes a video, a context-setting task, at least 4 exercises as well as a IELTS-style task that makes use of the grammatical area in question.You'll also get a free PDF booklet with all the grammatical rules that will accompany you on your journey through this course. On top of that, you will have personalised feedback from me and other students when you submit your work to the IELTS Step-by-step Community page on Facebook.So what are you waiting for? Get that 7+ in the IELTS that you deserve!★★★★★ "It is a well organised course context and consisted of lots of useful and handy exerices."—Joyce★★★★★ "Content was direct and satisfying, a nice overview concerning the English grammar topics. The presentation techniques in this course were also well. The tone of the tutor's voice and accent was clear, easy to understand throughout the course. IELTS oriented and topic related exercises were really helpful to understand the lessons. I would recommend it as a person who was already getting along with English language but looking for ways to improve one's language skills mainly in grammatical manner."—Murat★★★★★ "Easy to follow along, and many practise exercises"—Sandra

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Video: Introduction

Lecture 2 Video: How this course works

Lecture 3 Needs Analysis Test

Section 2: 4️⃣ The Present Tenses

Lecture 4 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 5 Input video

Lecture 6 Grammar practice

Lecture 7 Test practice — Listening

Section 3: 5️⃣ The Past Tenses

Lecture 8 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 9 Input video

Lecture 10 Grammar practice

Lecture 11 Test practice — Reading

Section 4: 6️⃣ The Present Perfect Tenses

Lecture 12 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 13 Input video

Lecture 14 Grammar practice

Lecture 15 Test practice — Writing

Section 5: 6️⃣ The Past Prefect Tenses

Lecture 16 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 17 Input video

Lecture 18 Grammar practice

Lecture 19 Test practice — Reading

Section 6: 5️⃣ The Future Tenses (Part I)

Lecture 20 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 21 Input video

Lecture 22 Grammar practice

Lecture 23 Test practice — Reading

Section 7: 6️⃣ The Future Tenses (Part II)

Lecture 24 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 25 Input video

Lecture 26 Grammar practice

Lecture 27 Test practice — Writing

Section 8: 6️⃣ Reported Speech

Lecture 28 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 29 Input video

Lecture 30 Grammar practice

Lecture 31 Test practice — Listening

Section 9: 5️⃣ Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Lecture 32 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 33 Input video

Lecture 34 Grammar practice

Lecture 35 Test practice — Reading

Section 10: 5️⃣ Referring to Nouns

Lecture 36 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 37 Input video

Lecture 38 Grammar practice

Lecture 39 Test practice — Listening

Section 11: 5️⃣ Pronouns and Referencing

Lecture 40 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 41 Input video

Lecture 42 Grammar practice

Lecture 43 Test practice — Writing

Section 12: 5️⃣ Adjectives and Adverbs

Lecture 44 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 45 Input video

Lecture 46 Grammar practice

Lecture 47 Test practice — Reading

Section 13: 5️⃣ Comparing Things

Lecture 48 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 49 Input video

Lecture 50 Grammar practice

Lecture 51 Test practice — Writing

Section 14: 5️⃣ Modals I

Lecture 52 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 53 Input video

Lecture 54 Grammar practice

Lecture 55 Test practice — Listening

Section 15: 6️⃣ Modals II

Lecture 56 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 57 Input video

Lecture 58 Grammar practice

Lecture 59 Test practice — Reading

Section 16: 6️⃣ Verbs and Verb Patterns

Lecture 60 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 61 Input video

Lecture 62 Grammar practice

Lecture 63 Test practice — Reading

Section 17: 6️⃣ Prepositions

Lecture 64 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 65 Input video

Lecture 66 Grammar practice

Lecture 67 Test practice — Listening

Section 18: 7️⃣ The Noun Phrase

Lecture 68 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 69 Input video

Lecture 70 Grammar practice

Lecture 71 Test practice — Reading

Section 19: 7️⃣ Nominalisation in written English

Lecture 72 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 73 Input video

Lecture 74 Grammar practice

Lecture 75 Test practice — Reading

Section 20: 7️⃣ Likelihood I

Lecture 76 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 77 Input video

Lecture 78 Grammar practice

Lecture 79 Test practice — Reading

Section 21: 7️⃣ Likelihood II

Lecture 80 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 81 Input video

Lecture 82 Grammar practice

Lecture 83 Test practice — Reading

Section 22: 7️⃣ Relative Clauses

Lecture 84 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 85 Input video

Lecture 86 Grammar practice

Lecture 87 Test practice — Reading

Section 23: 7️⃣ Ways of Emphasising Information

Lecture 88 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 89 Input video

Lecture 90 Grammar practice

Lecture 91 Test practice — Writing

Section 24: 7️⃣ Expressing your Opinion

Lecture 92 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 93 Input video

Lecture 94 Grammar practice

Lecture 95 Test practice — Writing

Section 25: Linking Ideas

Lecture 96 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 97 Input video

Lecture 98 Grammar practice

Lecture 99 Test practice — Reading

Section 26: 7️⃣ The Passive Voice

Lecture 100 Context setting & competence checking

Lecture 101 Input video

Lecture 102 Grammar practice

Lecture 103 Test practice — Writing

Section 27: Conclusion and Summary

Lecture 104 Thank you and good luck!

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