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The IELTS Exam

Hi I would like to have the details of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) including the test format as well as the training required?
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9th February 2017, 02:21 PM
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Re: The IELTS Exam

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) measures the dialect capability of individuals who need to study or work where English is utilized as a dialect of correspondence. It utilizes a nine-band scale to plainly distinguish levels of capability, from non-client (band score 1) through to master (band score 9).

IELTS Academic or IELTS General Training

IELTS is accessible in two test variants: Academic - for individuals applying for advanced education or expert enrollment, and General Training for those moving to Australia, Canada and the UK, or applying for optional instruction, preparing projects and work involvement in an English-talking environment. Both forms give a legitimate and exact appraisal of the four dialect abilities: tuning in, perusing, composing and talking.

Two sorts of IELTS test

Fair to all

IELTS treats all test takers with the most extreme reasonableness and regard by effectively maintaining a strategic distance from social predisposition, and tolerating all standard assortments of local speaker English, including North American, British, Australian and New Zealand English.

Ensuring quality and fairness

Generally accessible

IELTS is accessible at more than 1,100 areas around the world, including more than 50 areas in the USA, and there are 48 test dates a year.

Test format

The IELTS test surveys your capacities in tuning in, perusing, composing and talking – in under three hours.

There are two sorts of the IELTS test: IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training. Tuning in and Speaking are the same for both tests, yet the topic of the Reading and Writing parts varies relying upon which test you take.

The Listening, Reading and Writing segments of all IELTS tests are finished around the same time, without any breaks in the middle of them.

The Speaking segment, be that as it may, can be finished up to seven days before or after alternate tests. Your test focus will exhort.

The aggregate test time is 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Test format – Listening

30 minutes

You will listen to four recordings of native English speakers and then write your answers to a series of questions.

Recording 1 – a conversation between two people set in an everyday social context.
Recording 2 - a monologue set in an everyday social context, e.g. a speech about local facilities.
Recording 3 – a conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context, e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment.
Recording 4 - a monologue on an academic subject, e.g. a university lecture.

Test format – Reading

60 minutes

The Reading component consists of 40 questions, designed to test a wide range of reading skills. These include reading for gist, reading for main ideas, reading for detail, skimming, understanding logical argument and recognising writers' opinions, attitudes and purpose.

Test format – Academic Writing

60 minutes

IELTS Academic test

Topics are of general interest to, and suitable for, test takers entering undergraduate and postgraduate studies or seeking professional registration. There are two tasks:

Task 1 - you will be presented with a graph, table, chart or diagram and asked to describe, summarise or explain the information in your own words. You may be asked to describe and explain data, describe the stages of a process, how something works or describe an object or event.
Task 2 - you will be asked to write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem. Responses to both tasks must be in a formal style.
IELTS General Training

Topics are of general interest. There are two tasks:

Task 1 - you will be presented with a situation and asked to write a letter requesting information, or explaining the situation. The letter may be personal, semi-formal or formal in style.
Task 2 - you will be asked to write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem. The essay can be fairly personal in style.

Test format – Speaking

11–14 minutes

The speaking component assesses your use of spoken English. Every test is recorded.

Part 1 - the examiner will ask you general questions about yourself and a range of familiar topics, such as home, family, work, studies and interests. This part lasts between four and five minutes.
Part 2 - you will be given a card which asks you to talk about a particular topic. You will have one minute to prepare before speaking for up to two minutes. The examiner will then ask one or two questions on the same topic.
Part 3 - you will be asked further questions about the topic in Part 2. These will give you the opportunity to discuss more abstract ideas and issues. This part of the test lasts between four and five minutes.


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