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Amira · IELTS · target 7.0Sample lesson

Last mock

6.0

Exam date

12 June

Weak topics from this lesson

  • Reading: true, false, not given

  • Writing task 2: linking ideas

  • Speaking part 2: two-minute talk

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The exam is fixed. Your memory of each lesson is not.

Exam students come with a deadline. Every lesson has to move them closer to a target score, and every lesson you forget to write up is a lesson you may have to repeat.

With four or five exam students a week, the details blur: which reading question type tripped one student up, which essay structure another one finally got. Jotmonk writes it down while you teach, so the weak topics stay in view until they are fixed.

Lucía · strengths and achievementsSample lesson
  • Ordered food in Spanish without switching to English

  • Used the past tense correctly for one-off events

  • Asked follow-up questions on her own

What changes for you

Plan the next lesson from the last one, in minutes.

  • Weak topics stay visible

    Each lesson note lists what the student struggled with, so the next lesson starts in the right place.

  • Strengths you can build on

    What the student now does well, so you stop spending time on what is already secure.

  • Progress you can show

    Lesson after lesson, you and your student see what has improved before exam day.

Plan vs what happened
  • Past tense reviewCovered
  • Interview questions 1 to 6Partly covered
  • Role play: salaryNot covered
Draft next planUse for next lesson

What changes for your student

Practice that comes out of the lesson itself.

Your student leaves every lesson with a short recap: what was covered, what went well, which mistakes to fix and exactly what to practice. Homework names the paper, the section and the question type, so it is easy to start.

For students under 18, notes can go to the parent or guardian, so families see the work being done between mock exams.

Amira · homeworkSample lesson
  • Cambridge 17, Test 2, Reading passage 3
  • Rewrite the essay intro using the two linking phrases we practiced
  • Record a two-minute answer: describe a place you visited

Open tasks carry into the next lesson's focus.

A sample exam lesson note

EXAM LESSON NOTES (sample lesson)
Student: Amira      Exam: IELTS Academic      Target: 7.0

Summary
We worked on Reading true / false / not given and a Writing task 2 introduction.

What went well
- Skimmed the passage in under three minutes
- Clear opinion sentence in the essay introduction

Mistakes to fix
- Chose "false" when the text did not mention the fact (should be "not given")
- Linking: "In the other hand" -> "On the other hand"

Homework
- Cambridge 17, Test 2, Reading passage 3
- Rewrite the essay introduction with two linking phrases

Next lesson
Speaking part 2: the two-minute talk

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Jotmonk works for language and non-language subjects. IELTS and TOEFL speaking, SAT maths, GCSE science, bar exam essays, medical school interviews: the notes follow what was taught and said.

Keep the exam goal on each student's page, so every lesson note is read against the target. When you want the bigger picture, a progress report pulls the lessons together for a check-in with the student or their family.

Lucía · ProgressSample lesson

Talk time this lesson

Student 43% / You 57%

Skills levels

  • Past tensedeveloping
  • Interview answerssecure
  • Pronunciation of -ciónnot yet
Progress report · last 6 weeksSend to parent

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Does Jotmonk work for exams other than language tests?
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