With more than three million tests being registered each year, IELTS or the International English Language Testing System is considered one of the most popular proficiency test in English today. Put simply, IELTS scores are the benchmark for more than 10,000 organizations across 140 countries including educational institutions and corporates.
Established in 1989, IELTS is designed to evaluate the language proficiency of non-native English speakers who wish to work, study and live in an English-speaking environment. Jointly owned by three renowned partners, the British Council, Cambridge English Language Assessment and the IDP Education in Australia, the test modules are prepared by a team of international writers from native English speaking countries to reflect real life scenarios.
The International English Language Testing System comprises of two exams, the IELTS Academic Test & the IELTS General Test.
An overall score of 6.5 is required in IELTS with no band less than 6.0 for postgraduate courses. For bachelor’s degree courses, it is 6.0 overall with no band less than 6.0.
Academic
it is conceived for prospective students who wish to enroll to courses abroad in top institutions and universities taught in English. It assesses whether a student is ready to begin studying or training in an environment where the syllabus is taught in English. This test is also an option for those who wish to register with a professional body in an English-speaking country. The IELTS results are accepted by many associations including those under major disciplines such as engineering, law, nursing, etc.
General Training
IELTS General Training measures English language proficiency in a practical, everyday context. The tasks and tests reflect both workplace and social situations. Recipients of the IELTS General Training Certificate have a better chance to migrate to native English-speaking countries and work there. This particular exam is also favourable for those who which to enroll themselves for secondary education as well. The test focuses on basic survival skills in workplaces and broad social environments.
Four English language skills – Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking – will be assessed under the IELTS test format. The Listening, Reading & Writing Sessions will have to be completed in one day while the Speaking test can be scheduled for a later date based on your convenience.
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Which Countries Recognize IELTS?
What Are the Major Advantages of Clearing the English Test?
IELTS Coaching Benefits
The IELTS test is one of the only English language assessments received for immigration purposes, by every country that requires one. Precisely IELTS test is about three hours that comprise of English skills necessary for academic courses or for settling in abroad. Passing this test is highly important if you want to establish your future overseas.
Academic Syllabus: READING
IELTS reading test consists of 40 questions. The students have to decode these questions and answer them in 60 minutes. No extra time is allotted to students for transferring their answers to the answer script.
In the Academic IELTS test, students get three reading passages and they are quite lengthy. On the other hand, in the General IELTS test, there are four reading passages and they are very short and easy.
Different types of questions are asked in the reading test of the IELTS exam such as:
True/False
Completion Type
Fill ups: To answer these types of questions students have to find the right words for filling in the blanks. The key trick to answering these questions is to understand the statement and then locate its synonyms in the passage.
Short answer type: To answer these questions students must use one or two words.
Summary Completion: This question type requires students to complete the summary of a paragraph that is present in the passage. The summary completion question is from one or two paragraphs. You don’t have to write a summary of the complete passage. Once you find the first sentence of the para answering the question becomes a kid’s play.
Diagram Completion: These are the types of questions in which students have to complete a pictorial representation. To tackle this question, study the passage carefully and examine the terminology of the diagram.
Flow chart: These questions are very easy to answer. This is mainly because step-by-step instructions are given to students in the passage. All you have to do is just find the first step of the flow chart in the passage and you can complete the flow chart easily.
Table completion: In a table type question students need to fill in the missing content of the table by reading the passage.
Matching Type
Matching Headings to paragraph: These questions require the student to select a heading from the list of headings and place it near the related paragraph.
Matching paragraph information: These questions require students to select a question from the list of questions and match it with the paragraph that contains similar information.
Matching the sentence endings: These questions require you to complete a statement by matching it to an ideal ending.
Multiple-Choice Questions
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Academic Syllabus: LISTENING
In the listening test of both the General and Academic IELTS exam, there are 40 questions. The test is divided into 4 parts and each part contains 10 questions. The duration of the test (listening test) is 30 minutes. However, 10 extra minutes are also given to students for transferring their answers to their answer script.
During the listening test, the audio file is played once. After that, students have to write answers on their question papers. It is good practice to write your answers first on question paper rather than writing them directly on the answer sheet.
What Can You Expect in the Listening Section?
Section 1: Section 1 of the listening test is usually a conversation/chat between two individuals or people. For example, a conversation about booking accommodation, placing an order, etc.
Section 2: it is usually a speech/monologue by one person. The speech is set in a day-to-day social context. For example, a speech regarding student services in a university
Section 3: This section involves a conversation among four persons. For example, a conversation between a faculty and his students regarding an assignment.
Section 4: This section includes another monologue or speech. For example, a lecture or speech of general academic interest.
Types or sorts of questions in the IELTS listening test:
Short Answer Type
Sentence Completion
Form, Note Completion
Plan, map, diagram labeling
Matching Type
A matching type question is a question in which students have to match items from the recording with the list of items in the question. Answering these questions can be very difficult as these questions are very tricky.
Multiple-choice Questions
MCQ questions are the most popular type of questions in the IELTS listening test. To tackle these questions, you have to thoroughly go through the question and try to find its focus area. Most students struggle to solve these types of questions. Thus, you must practice a lot and follow the right strategy to answer these types of questions. To tackle these questions, look for the words of the question in the audio and then select the option which most appropriately answers the question. Mainly there are two types of multiple-choice questions:
Multiple choice single answer: In this type of question, you have to select a single answer from the options.
Multiple choice multiple answers: In this type of question, you have to select multiple answers from the options.
Tips for Cracking the Listening Test:
Our IELTS Listening Training Will Include:
Academic Syllabus: WRITING
In the IELTS test mainly there are two writing tasks. The writing exam is of the duration of 1 hour. Students get 20 min for completing writing task 1 and 40 min for completing writing task 2. Writing task 1 of Academic IELTS is very different from writing task 1 of the General IELTS test.
In task 1 of Academic IELTS, students have to write a report within the word limit of 150-180 words. On the other hand, in task 1 of General IELTS students have to write a letter within the word limit of 150-180 words.
Task 2 of both Academic IELTS and General IELTS is similar. In task 2 students have to write an essay within the word limit of 250-300 words.
There are various types of questions in task 2 such as:
Every question type must be handled differently. You will learn about handling various types of questions in task 2 thoroughly in the IELTS training.
Academic Syllabus: SPEAKING
The IELTS speaking test is mainly conducted four or five days before the other three tests. It mainly depends upon the availability of slots for the test. The duration of the speaking test is 15-20 minutes max.
The IELTS speaking test can be divided into three parts namely:
Interview Round
The interview round mainly consists of one-on-one questions. During this round, you will be asked 5-6 questions regarding your hometown, hobbies, music preference, etc. Students must answer these questions in short as the duration of the round is just 4-5 minutes.
Cue card round
The cue card round is a very important part of the speaking test. In this round, you will get a random topic on which you have to speak for at least two minutes. For preparation, students get 1 minute and after that, they have to speak on their topic for two minutes. The main thing that you must do to clear this test is to be fluent while speaking. Besides this, describe your topic in as much detail and as clearly as possible. You can also use bullet points for presenting your answer more effectively. Apart from this, make sure you cover all the bullet points given in the questions. The bullet points will help you in strengthening the fluency of the monologue.
Sample Cue Card
Follow up round
In the follow-up round, you will answer 10-12 questions relating to your cue card topic. Students have to answer these questions in a generalized manner and in as short as possible. The answers must be specific and crisp. Besides this, students must try to avoid taking any side or moving to a gender-specific discussion.
Sample questions for the Follow up round
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