about IELTS

Are you preparing for IELTS?

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is one of the most popular English language tests in the world. The IELTS test is trusted by over 10000 operations together with high schools, universities, establishments and immigration administrators Most of the countries that require IELTS are the countries where English is the official language of the country like Canada, England,Australia, United Kingdom, and New zealand. So they consider whether you have enough English language skills to come and work in those countries or not. Therefore people take IELTS exam for different purposes

1. For study
2. For work
3. For migration.

IELTS evaluates all the fundamental language skills of,

• Reading
• Writing
• Listening
• Speaking (presenting).

The IELTS test is made up for two parts,

• IELTS Academic training
• IELTS General training.

In a general sense, It's needed to take the General IELTS exam if you are in need of going to a country for work or residence, since you will be engaging with the English that is needed for work or residence. It is necessary to take the Academic IELTS exam if you are in need of studing abroad.listening and speaking are same tests for both the academic and general exam types. The only difference is reading and writing.

IELTS Reading Test

• You will get 60 minutes to complete the reading test.
• You will not be given extra time to transfer the answers in to the answer sheet. Do it immediately as you read.
• One correct answer carries one mark in reading module.
• Although there are two different exam papers for both Academic and general, task types are same in both.

Ex:

1. Multiple choice questions.
2. Information identification questions.
3. Information matching.
4. Head Matching.
5. Sentence completion.
6. Summary completion.
7. Matching sentence endings

• There are 3 sections including 40 questions. All the questions are not in the same order as the information given in the passage.

• Answers should be written clearly with correct spelling since a spelling mistake is taken as a wrong answer.

• Consantrate about the grammar. If you find a singular noun from the passage do not write the plural noun of it since it is taken as a wrong answer.

• One spelling mistake is counted as a wrong answer and both American and british English spelling are accepted.

• A hyphenated word is counted as one word ( brother-in- law Is one word)

How to tackle the Reading test?

• First of all quickly look through the entire test before startin just to understand what you should do.

• Try to complete one passage in 20 minutes. If you don't find the answer do not spend more time on one question, guess and move forward since the time is important. ( limit the time to 1 minute per 1 question)

• Reading module measures your vocabulary and you will be given more synonyms in the passages. Therefore read attentively to find the right answer.

• Skim the paragraphs to understand what it is about (skim- go or move quickly through tbe lines)

• Scan the sentences to catch the specific fact you have been asked in the questions. (Scan -reading quickly to find exact detail)

• Further scanning means go through the each and every single word quickly but just looking for the answer you have been asked in the questions. It doesn't need to understand the meaning of each and every word just enough to find the answer.

• When answering for WH type questions read the questions carefully so you are aware what to look for. Ex: a number , A place , A name etc.

• WH type questions are questions starting with what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why etc. 

 IELTS Writing Test

• The writing test should be completed within 60 minutes.
• You will be given two tasks to complete the exam and the test format is same for both Academic and General training but the task types are different. below table explains the difference between academic and general tests. 

• Use up 20 minutes on Task 01 and 40 minutes on task 02. This is applied for both academic and general tests. 

You are measured by 04 marking criteria

1. Grammatical range and accuracy
2. Lexical resource
3. Coherence and cohesion
4. Task achievement (task 01), Task response (task 02)

IELTS Listening Test

• The listening test should be completed in 30 minutes.
• You will be given extra 10 minutes to transfer the answer to the answer sheet.
• The test is exactly same for both Academic and general trainings.
• 04 sections are there in listening module.
• The test gets difficult gradationaly.
• The most important thing is audio clip is played only once and it consists with different accents eg : British, Australian , American.
• After each section You will be given sometime to recheck the answers you have written.
• Answers can be found in the same order as the information on the recording.
• Do not spend much time on one question. If you miss listening to the relavant answer just move on. 

1. Each correct answer carries one mark.
2. One spelling mistake is taken as a wrong answer.
3. IELTS is accepted both American and British spellings.
4. A hyphenated word is counted as one word ( brother-in- law Is one word).
5. Consantrate about the grammar. If you hear a singular noun do not write the plural form of it since it is taken as a wrong answer. Eg: flower - flowers
6. Answers should be written clearly with correct spelling since a spelling mistake is taken as a wrong answer.

IELTS Speaking Test

• IELTS speaking test is just like a real life conversation and it is the best way to assess someone's English speaking skill. 
• The speaking test takes 11-14 minutes to complete. 
• The test is exactly same for both academic and general candidates.
• You are measured by 04 marking criteria 

1. Pronounciation - What you speak should be clear
2. Grammar  - Not just the accurate grammar high range of grammar should be used 
3. Lexical Resource  - It is necessary to show that you know many different words
4. Fluency and Coherence 

The format of the speaking test as below, 

Introduction (30 seconds)
There will be an examinar and she will introduce herself first and will check your identification. Give brief answers for them.

Part 01 (4-5 minutes)

Interview 
Asking simple and personal questions on some topics and your preferences.
Eg : food, sports, films, books, fashion, study

Part 02 (3-4 minutes )

You will be given one minute preparation tine and you need to speak continuously for two minutes. 

Part 03(4-5 minutes)

A discussion depending on the topic in part 02. 

How to tackle the speaking test

being informal is completely alright during the speaking test. You have to have the confident. Present yourself with the eye contact. Be friendly. Look at them. Speak loudly and use your hand gustures. Do not say just yes, no and short answers. Let the examinar to judge you

Do not panic and Do not repeat same word several times. Do not repeat the question and do not go off the topic. Try to ignore the monotone and it is completely okay to lie as you are the only one who knows what you speak is true or not. 

 IELTS band scores

You are given a band score for each aspect Reading, Writing, Speaking,  listening, and overall band score too. The overall band score is calculated using the average score of all the above aspects.

Ex: Listening 8.5

Reading 8.5

Writing 7.0

Speaking 8.0

Overall 8.0

The overall band score is calculated to the closest entire band score.

Ex:

When your overall band score is 7.1 your score is decreased to 7.0 because 7.1 is closer to 7.0 than to 7.5. When your actual score is counted to 7.90, you will be given 8.0 because 7.90 is closer to 8.0 than 6.5. 

As mentioned, your IELTS score always rounded up to the closest band score... 

The tables below show how the band scores are counted on each aspect. 

Reading Test evaluation 

Writing Test evaluation 

Writing test is evaluated using 04 marking criteria 

1 Grammar range and accuracy 

You should write a high range of sentence structures and a high range of tenses.

2 Lexical resource

This means the vocabulary. Concentrate on spelling mistakes, punctuation, and errors. use a good range of words and synonyms. Do not repeat the same word several times.

3 Coherence and cohesion 

Should be used a range of linking words and organized information in paragraphs. 

4 Task achievement (Task 01) 

Should be written an overview and reported main features. Provide information with statistics

Task response (Task 02)

Should be provided conclusion and addressed the areas which you have been asked to do. 

Speaking Test evaluation

1 Fluency 

Should be talked about without pause, delay, and mistakes. What you speak should be able to understand. 

2 Pronunciation

IELTS expects accurate words and pronunciation and accent does not matter. 

3 Lexical resource 

This means the vocabulary. Concentrate on spelling mistakes, punctuation, and errors. use a good range of words and synonyms. Do not repeat the same word several times.

4 Grammar range and accuracy 

You should write a high range of sentence structures and high range of tenses.

Listening Test evaluation

Overall Band Score Definition 

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