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. IELTS is the
shortened form of
International EnglishLanguage Testing
System, distinct from
other English-language
exams. But it is also astandard test of
English administered
by the University of
Cambridge, the British
Council and IDP
Education in Australia.
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. It was established in the
year 1989 and since then
IELTS has become the mostpopular English language
proficiency testing system.
IELTS provides a profile of a
candidate's English
proficiency which might be
required by universities,
colleges, employers,
professional bodies and
immigration authorities.
Over 2 million candidates
take IELTS exams each year.
IELTS is a very popular
English language proficiency
test for higher education &
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More than 700,000
people a year are now
using IELTS to open
doors throughout the
English-speaking world
and beyond. The test is
taken every year across
120 countries, and is oneof the fastest growing
English language tests in
the world, and sets the
standard in integrity,
research and innovative.
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It measures ability to
communicate inEnglish across all
four language skills
listening, reading,
writing and speaking
for people who
intend to study or
work where Englishis the language of
communication.
There are two
versions of the IELTS
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Academic- to study at
an English-speaking
university. The tasks are
normally about the
higher learning
environment. The
Academic Version is
intended for those who
want to enroll in
universities and other
institutions of higher
education and forprofessionals such as
medical doctors and
nurses who want to study
or practise in an English-s eakin countr .
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General Training- for workexperience or immigrationpurposes. The GeneralTraining Version is intended
for those planning toundertake non-academictraining or to gain workexperience, or forimmigration purposes. Thetasks in the General Training
test are normally aboutworkplace, general life orsocial situations. The IELTSTest takes 2 hours and 45
minutes and is divided intothe following sections
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Listening- 4 sections (40questions) - 30 minutes + 10
Answer Transfer. The modulecomprises four sections of
increasing difficulty. It takes 40minutes: 30 - for testing, plus 10for transferring the answers to ananswer sheet. Each section, whichcan be either a monologue ordialogue, begins with a shortintroduction telling thecandidates about the situationand the speakers. Then they havesome time to look through thequestions. The first three sectionshave a break in the middleallowing candidates to look at the
remaining questions. Each sectionis heard only once. At the end ofthis section students are given 10minutes to transfer their answersto an answer sheet.
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Writing- 2 tasks (of atleast 150 and 250 words) -60 minutes In the
Academic module, thereare two tasks: in Task 1candidates describe adiagram, graph, process orchart, and in Task 2 they
respond to an argument.In the General Trainingmodule, there are also twotasks: in Task 1 candidateswrite a letter or explain asituation, and in Task 2they write an essay.
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Speaking- 3 Parts - Between 10 and
14 minute The speaking test
contains three sections. The first
section takes the form of aninterview during which candidates
may be asked about their hobbies,
interests, reasons for taking IELTS
exam as well as other general topics
such as clothing, free time,computers and the internet or
family. In the second section
candidates are given a topic booklet
and then have one minute to
prepare after which they must speak
about the given topic. The third
section involves a discussion
between the examiner and the
candidate, generally on questions
relating to the theme which they
have already spoken about in part 2.
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Reading- 3 sections (40 questions)
- 60 minutes. In the academic
modulethe reading testcomprises
three sections, with 3 texts normally
followed by 13 or 14 questions for atotal of 40 questions overall. The
General test also has 3 sections.
However the texts are shorter, so
there can be up to 5 texts to read. In
the section Reading of the academic
version of IELTS exam participants
need to read three texts and answer
40 questions (13-14 questions for
each paragraph). In the general
variant of the exam texts are simpler
and shorter than in academic one.To do all the tasks of the Reading
section you have 60 minutes.
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