A range of activities to get the students talking, thinking about their use of grammar, expanding their lexical resource for common IELTS Speaking exam topics as well as links to other useful sites for students to practise their own examiner skills by listening to samples and assessing them. Activities to improve vocabulary, including high level lexical resource such as discourse markers, and give the students opportunities to practise the important Part 2 section.

This is a sheet for teachers with links to 12 crimes (some well known, some less so) which have a Christmas link. Could be used as a research task for students or adapted into a quiz or presentation task.

This is a useful “cheat sheet” for Unit 4 revision which covers every AC in Unit 4 with relevant case studies, important legislation and links to Unit 2 theories which are relevant to that AC and useful for exam answers. Can be used by the teacher as well to add more details during lessons then be given when it is time to revise or could be given at the start of Unit 4 and the students could research the cases prior to covering the next AC.

Covering each AC of the Controlled Assessment with a range of suggested comments for the Mark Record sheet according to mark band and suggested marks. You can copy and paste from Word to your mark record. Saves a lot of time!

A sample brief for students to practise analysing for Unit 3 Controlled Assessment in Criminology. I have the students go through with different coloured highlighters to link to different AC topics and see if any information in the brief could be relevant to that topic (task 1 on the sheet). Then I have the students discuss and make notes on the sources of information in the brief and how valid they are (links to AC 3.1). I have included a sample answer for the AC 3.1 topic (worth 15 marks in the assessment) which could be given to/shown to students and then taken back in so they don’t have in their folders.

This is for Unit 2 of Criminology. You can have the students work independently, in pairs or in groups. Hand out the case cards and the students can work on researching the case and formulating their own theories as to why the individual committed their crimes. Then they could add their theories to a blank template of the table (not included) which I have typed up for each serial killer, linking to various biological, psychological and sociological theories to possibly explain their behaviour. Extension tasks could include having the students write up an exam answer on the theories explaining criminal behaviour or a class debate on which theory is best to explain a particular serial killer’s behaviour. This could be done as an intro to Unit 2 or as a way to end the Unit prior to exam revision. The case cards could be used like Application scenarios, as in the exam.

A sample brief for Unit 3 Controlled Assessment

A table worksheet where students are given a list of case studies to research, make notes on what happened and then try to link to any of the Biological theories covered in Unit 2 of Criminology.

This booklet should last 3-6 lessons. It features top tips for doing well in the exam, useful vocabulary, sample questions and answers for Writing Tasks 1 and 2. Contents: General tips for the writing exam parts 1 and 2 classifying ideas Process Diagrams - grammar, phrases and practices Exercises sentence structure Grammar and language for process diagrams Sample Essay questions Connectives Writing introductions Writing exercises for tasks 1 and 2 Problem /solution essays Forming the passive Model answers Grammar/prepositions Prepositions Peer assessment tasks Grammar for line graphs Task 1 and 2 Model answers Language for line graphs Checklist for IELTS writing Question types and structures Example structures Planning an answer

This booklet should last 3-5 lessons. Contents 4. Exam Information 5. Question types 6. General information 7. Useful links for reading practice 8. Useful language 9.-15… True/False Not Given Tips and practice 16. Answers 17. Links to web resources 18-23. Matching headings Tips and practice 24. Answers 25. Traps in the exam 27- 32. Multiple choice Tips and practice 33.-34. Answers 34.-37 practice paper 38. -44. answers/skimming practice/answers 44.-59 Practice test with answers explained in detail 59-72 Practice tests and answers 73-89 Practice tests and answers

A ‘getting to know you’ activity as well as useful tips on settling into a new location and advice from previous students.

A handy checklist for teachers and students when preparing for the Unit 3 Controlled Assessment. Gives ideas for structuring answers as well as useful case studies to research. Timings and marks per Assessment Criteria included.

A reading article, vocabulary check and picture match activities with teacher’s answers included.

A fun quiz on power-point with accompanying worksheet for an induction activity to welcome international students or as part of covering a food topic.

A plan for a year of teaching 3x lessons per week including ideas for topics, homework and assessments. This is a homework and assessment schedule - not a detailed scheme of work.

This is a lesson’s worth of resources covering the topic of music and potential questions which could come up in the IELTS Speaking and Writing exams. It also has a listening practice using a BBC documentary with the YouTube link included and a worksheet of questions for the documentary. Vocabulary skills activity and sample answers to the practice IELTS essay question included.

A 45 minute-1 hour session to give a Taster of Criminology for Year 11 students.

This is a sample brief which I created for students to be able to practise applying skills from the various ACs. I have included a model answer for AC 3.1 and 3.2 to give some ideas for potential structuring of the answer, content, case studies and how to apply those skills to the brief.

A power-point with worksheets (differentiated materials) to deliver an introductory lesson to the IELTS Listening exam, looking at key skills, key terms and giving the students a practice (using one of the Cambridge sample papers).

To help prepare students for the Unit 2/Unit 4 exam for Criminology with top tips, focus on command words and sample questions for Unit 2 exam practice.