The IELTS Target 5.0 is aimed at students who wish to prepare for the IELTS exam while studying at a pre-intermediate level. The primary focus of the preparation is on IELTS General Training, which is more suitable for this level of students. The program includes additional linking materials for those students who wish to continue with IELTS Academic.

The IELTS General Training section consists of three modules of five units that advance students from a strong beginner to intermediate level. The initial units focus on basic skills and foundational language, such as sentence structure and spelling.

The IELTS Academic section includes five units that prepare students for the academic content of reading texts and the more demanding writing tasks. By the end of the program, students will be working with texts and language similar to what they will encounter on the exam.

Tips for the exam are provided throughout the program to familiarize students with the various exam tasks and to offer advice on achieving the highest possible score.

Each General Training unit includes five sections:

• Speaking and Vocabulary: Prepares students for the type of interaction they can expect with the examiner. The selected vocabulary is what is most commonly encountered during the speaking test.
• Listening: This unit features two parts. The first part engages students in a topic and teaches essential vocabulary before focusing on a key skill or specific IELTS testing technique. The second part practices the skill.
• Reading: Similar to the listening unit.
• Writing: This addresses both parts of the writing test, with each unit focusing on a different skill or writing technique. There is an emphasis on guided writing, with composition and report models for all tasks.
• Consolidation and Practice Test: The first part reviews the conversation and vocabulary from the first unit. The second part practices the skills.