2. WHY IELTS?
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HIGHER STUDIES
NATURALISATION & IMMIGRATION
PROFESSIONAL JOBS
WHO CAN TAKE IELTS?
ONE WITH AGE 16 YEARS OR ABOVE.
ONE WITH A VALID PASSPORT
3. COUNTRIES WHICH RECOGNISE IELTS
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AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
Various other commonwealth countries
USA
5. TEST TYPES
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GENERAL TRAINING
FOR IMMIGRATION
ACADEMIC
FOR HIGHER STUDIES
FOR PROFESSIONAL WORK VISAS
6. BRITISH ACADEMY OVERSEAS EDUCATION
IELTS
LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
READING
COMPREHENSION
WRITING
SECTION
SPEAKING
SECTION
TEST STRUCTURE
7. LISTENING
TIME ALLOWED 30 MIN. + 10 MIN.
PROCEDURE FIRST MODULE OF THE TEST
AUDIO IS PLAYED
INDIVIDUAL HEAD PHONES ARE PROVIDED
ATTEMPTING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOOKLET
TRANSFERING ANSWERS (USING PENCIL ONLY)
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS 40 QUESTIONS DISTRIBUTED OVER 4 SECTIONS
STRUCTURE SECTION 1 – Conversation on a social/ semi-official
topic
SECTION 2 – A monologue about a social topic
SECTION 3 – Conversation on between 2-4 speakers
about an academic topic
SECTION 4 – A university-style presentation of an
academic topic by one speaker
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8. READING
TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN.
PROCEDURE SECOND MODULE OF THE TEST
ATTEMPTING QUESTIONS FROM THE
BOOKLET AFTER READING THE UNSEEN
PASSAGES
TRANSFERING ANSWERS (No extra time
provided)
ONLY PENCIL IS ALLOWED
NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS
40 QUESTIONS DISTRIBUTED OVER 3 SECTIONS
QUESTION TYPES T/F/NG, HEADINGS, MCQs, SENTENCE
COMPLETION, MATCHING etc.
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9. ACADEMIC READING
VS
GENERAL TRAINING READING
ACADEMIC GENERAL
TRAINING
READING
PASSAGES
THREE PASSAGES FORM
MAGAZINES, JOURNALS OR
NEWSPAPERS
PASSAGES FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC
ISSUES
THREE PASSAGES FROM
NOTICES, ADS,
MAGAZINES & BOOKS
PASSAGES FOCUSED ON
SOCIAL ISSUES
DIFFICULTY
LEVEL
COMPARATIVELY DIFFICULT EASIER
TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN. 60 MIN.
NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS
40 40
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10. WRITING
TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN.
PROCEDURE THIRD MODULE OF THE TEST
TWO WRITING TASKS OF SPECIFIED
WORD LIMITS TO BE COMPLETED
OPTION OF USING A PEN OR A PENCIL
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11. ACADEMIC WRITING
VS
GENERAL TRAINING WRITING
ACADEMIC GENERAL TRAINING
FORMAT OF
QUESTIONS
INTERPRETING AND
DESCRIBING A GRAPH/CHART
GIVING AN OPINION OR
SUGGESTING A SOLUTION TO A
PROBLEM
WRITING A LETTER
GIVING AN OPINION OR
SUGGESTING A SOLUTION TO A
PROBLEM
DIFFICULTY
LEVEL
MORE DIFFICULT EASIER
TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN. 60 MIN.
WORD LIMIT 150 WORDS FOR GRAPH/CHART
250 WORDS FOR ESSAY
150 WORDS FOR GRAPH/CHART
250 WORDS FOR ESSAY
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12. SPEAKING
TIME ALLOWED 10 TO 15 MIN.
PROCEDURE ONE TO ONE INTERVIEW
ENTIRE CONVERSATION IS RECORDED
STRUCTURE INTRODUCTION AND INTERVIEW
TOPIC CARD
EXTENDED QUESTIONS ON TOPIC CARD /
DISCUSSION
WHAT IS
ASSESSED
GRAMMAR
FLUENCY
PRONUNCIATION
VOCABULARY
BODY LANGUAGE
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