WHAT IS IELTS?
IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System. It is an English language proficiency test developed and run by the British Council in collaboration with IDP Education and Cambridge Assessment English. It is trusted by more than 12000 organizations in over 140 countries around the globe. Governments in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom all trust IELTS when processing immigration applications.
There are four modules in IELTS.
| LISTENING | This section assesses how well you understand the ideas, recognize opinions and follow the development of an argument. |
| READING | This section assesses how well you read for general sense, main ideas and details, and whether you understand the author’s inferences and opinions. |
| WRITING | In this module the examiner mainly focus how well you organize your ideas and write a response, along with your ability to use wide – ranging vocabulary and grammar. |
| SPEAKING | In this section examiner concentrates on your communication skills i.e. how well you can communicate opinions and information on everyday topics and common experiences, as well as how you express and justify your opinions. |
There are two levels of IELTS
ACADEMIC GENERAL TRAINING
(For study visa) (For work visa and PR)
ACADEMIC MODULE
You can choose this if you wish to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels, or if you are seeking professional registration, e.g. doctors and nurses.
Following are the details regarding academic modules.
Academic Reading Exam
In this paper, texts come from books, journals, magazines and online resources, written for a non-specialist audience. All the topics are of general interest to students at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
| DETAILS | |
| TIME ALLOWED | 60 minutes (including answer transferring time) |
| NUMBER OF SECTIONS | 3 passages, the total text length are 2150-2750 words. |
| NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | 40 |
| MARKING | Each correct answer receives 1 mark. Your final score is given as a band score from 1-9. |
QUESTION TYPES
- Multiple type questions
- Identifying information (true/false/not given)
- Identifying writer’s choice (yes/no/not given)
- Matching information
- Matching headings
- Matching features
- Matching sentence endings
- Sentence completion
- Summary/note/table/flow chart completion
- Diagram label completion
Academic Listening exam
This module has four parts, with ten questions in each part. The questions are in the same order as the information in the recording, so answer to the first question, will be before the answer to the second question and so on. Part 1 and 2 deal with everyday social situations whereas 3 and 4 deal with educational and training condition.
| DETAILS | |
| TIME ALLOWED | Approximately 30 minutes ( along with extra 10 minutes to transfer answers) |
| NUMBER OF PARTS | 4 |
| NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | 40 |
| MARKING | Each correct answer receives. |
QUESTION TYPES
- Multiple choice questions
- Matching
- Plan/map/table/flow chart/ summary completion
- Sentence completion
- Short answer questions
Academic Writing paper
There are two writing tasks and both must be completed in the duration of one hour.
In task 1 you have to describe some visual information in your own words. You need to write at least 150 words in about 20 minutes. In task 2, you are given a point of view, argument or problem which you need to discuss. Here, you have to write minimum 250 words.
| DETAILS | |
| TIME ALLOWED | 60 minutes |
| NUMBER OF TASKS | 2 |
| MARKING | Task 2 contributes twice as much as task 1 to the writing score. |
Academic Speaking paper
The speaking test is a face to face interview between the candidate and an examiner. The speaking test is recorded. There are three parts to the test.
Part 1 consists of Introduction and interview
Part 2 consists of long run which is called a cue card.
Part 3 is based on discussions and candidates are asked follow ups.
| DETAILS | |
| TIME ALLOWED | 11 – 14 minutes |
| NUMBER OF PARTS | 3 |
| MARKING CRITERIA | Marking is done on four assessment criteria’s i.e. fluency and coherence, Lexical resources, Grammatical range and accuracy, pronunciation. |
GENERAL TRAINING MODULE (GT IELTS)
You can choose this if you wish to migrate to an English speaking country, (e.g. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and UK) or if you wish to study at below degree level.
Following are the details regarding general training module.
GT Reading paper
There are three sections of increasing difficulty. Section one may contain two or three shorter texts. Section 2 contains two texts. In section 3, there is one long text.
Section 1 deals with every day topics.
Section 2 deals with work topics.
Section 3 focuses on more longer and complex texts.
| DETAILS | |
| TIME ALLOWED | 60 minutes ( including answer transferring time) |
| NUMBER OF SECTIONS | 3, total text length is 2150-2750 words. |
| NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | 40 |
| MARKING CRITERIA | Each correct answer receives 1 mark. Your final score will be given as a band score from 1-9 bands. |
TYPE OF QUESTONS
- Multiple choice
- Identifying information (true/false/not given)
- Identifying writer’s views (yes/no/not given)
- Matching information
- Matching headings
- Matching features
- Matching sentence endings
- Sentence completion
- Summary/ note/table/flow chart completion
- Diagram label completion
- Short answer questions
GT Listening paper
It has four parts, with ten questions in each section. The questions are in the same order as the information is recording.
Part 1 and 2 deals with everyday social situations, whereas 3 and 4 deals educational and training conditions.
| DETAILS | |
| TIME ALLOWED | Approximately 30 minutes( + 10 minutes extra to transfer answers to an answer sheet) |
| NUMBER OF PARTS | 4 |
| NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | 40 |
| MARKING CRITERIA | Each correct answer receives 1 mark. Your final score is given as a band score in whole or half bands, e.g. 5.5 or 7.0. |
Type of questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Matching
- Plan/map/diagram labeling
- Form/note/table/flow chart/ summary completion.
- Sentence completion
- Short-answer questions
GT Speaking test
The speaking test is a face to face interview between the candidate and examiner. The speaking test is recorded.
There are three parts to the test and each part follows a specific pattern of tasks in order to test your speaking abilities in different ways.
Part 1 includes Introduction and interview questions
Part 2 consists of Long term and candidate will be asked to speak on a topic for about 1-2 minutes.
Part 3 is a discussion part and candidate has to answer the follow ups.
| DETAILS11 | |
| DURATION | 11-14 minutes |
| NUMBER OF PARTS | 3 |
| MARKING CRITERIA | Fluency and coherence, lexical resources, grammatical range and accuracy, pronunciation. |
GT Writing paper
There are two writing tasks and both must be completed on time.
In task 1, you have to respond to a situation by writing a letter, for example, asking for information or explaining a situation. You need to write at least 150 words in 20 minutes.
In task 2, you are given a point of view, argument or problem which you need to discuss. You need to write at least 250 words in about 40 minutes.
| DETAILS | |
| TIME ALLOWED | 60 Minutes |
| NUMBER OF TASKS | 2 |
| MARKING | Task 2 contributes twice as much as task 1 to the writing score. |
WHERE CAN IELTS TAKE YOU?
You can begin your life in English speaking countries like Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Ireland with IELTS.
IELTS is accepted by more than 11,500 organizations across 140 countries, these include universities, companies, government organizations and migration agencies.
Australia, for example offers a wide range of opportunities for students with 22,000 courses available in over1100 institutions. Canada hosts more than 500000 international students each year, while you can experience a world class education with countryside charms in locations like New Zealand or Ireland.
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