Test
Structure
1)
Main testing areas
There are four papers handling the
following skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing
2)
Modules
Academic
module; those studying undergraduate and post graduate
levels or seeking professional registration eg nurse, doctor
General
training module; For those wishing to
migrate to an English speaking country
What is contained in the
academic module
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Paper
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Content
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Time
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listening
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40 questions
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Approx 30 minutes plus 10 minutes
transfer time
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reading
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40 questions
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60 minutes
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writing
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2 tasks
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60 minutes
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speaking
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3 parts
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11-14 minutes
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Total test time
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2 hours 45 minutes
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Listening, reading and writing are taken
on the same day while writing can be done on the same day or after seven days.
Students in both modules take the same
listening and speaking tests but there exists a difference of reading and writing.
Listening
The
test has four sections
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section
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Context
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Details
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participants
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Section 1
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Everyday social issues
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Eg social situations; conversation about accident, diseases,
travel,
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Two speakers
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Section 2
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Everyday social issues
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Speech on school facilities, speech
on
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One person speaking
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Section 3
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Educational and training situations
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Education and training situations; Discussion
between two college/university student
guided by a lecturer
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Conversation between two main
speakers
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Section 4
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Educational and training situations
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Academic subject
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One person speaking
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Reading . IELTS; Academic module
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There
are three reading texts from journals, magazines, newspapers and online sources
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topics
of general interest to undergraduate and post graduate students
Reading: IELTS ; General
module
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SECTION
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No of texts
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Section 1
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2-3 texts
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About everyday topics
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Timetable, notices
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Section 2
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2 texts
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Deals with work
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Job descriptions, training
materials, contract
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Section 3
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1 long text
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General interest
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Descriptive and longer texts from newspaper, magazine book, online
source
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Writing; IELTS academic
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TASK
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No of words
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Time
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Content
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Task 1
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150 words
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20 minutes
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Describe; charts
tables, map, pie charts, diagram
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Task 2
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250 words
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40 minutes
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Discuss point of
view, argument or problem; present a solution to a problem, present and
justify an opinion, compare and contrast evidence, opinion and implications,
evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or argument
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Writing: IELTS general
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Task
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Words
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Time
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Content
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EXAMPLE
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Task 1
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150
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20 mins
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Letter writing to respond to
everyday issues
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eg to a Daily newspaper about police
harassment in a town,
writing to the college principal
complaining poor lighting system
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Task 2
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250
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40 mins
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Topic of general interest
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Eg, Solving water shortage, dealing
with environmental degradation, solving air population, solving water
pollution
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Speaking
IELTS (Academic and General)
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Section
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Time
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Content
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1
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Introduction and interview
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4-5 minutes
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Home, family, work, church,
talents, hobbies, school, college, internet, computer, phones
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2
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Long turn
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3-4 minutes
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Examiner gives the student a task
card about a particular topic
1 minutes preparation
2 minutes presentation
Examiner asks one or two questions
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3
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discussions
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4-5 minutes
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Discussions about the theme handled
in section 2
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Scoring in IELTS Exams
The learners get scores in the four
areas. The student scores in listening reading, writing and speaking are
averaged and averaged to get an overall band score.
Band scale
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No
pass or fail
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There
is a nine-band scale
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The
rounding conversion applies eg if the
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Band
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Band scale
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Descriptions
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9
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Expert user
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Full operational command of
language; appropriate, accurate and fluent with complete understanding
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8
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Very good user
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Fully operational command of
language with only occasional unsystematic inaccuracies and
inappropriateness. misunderstandings may occur in unfamiliar situations,
handles complex detailed argument well
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7
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Good user
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Has operational command of language,
though with occasional inaccuracies, inappropriateness and misunderstandings
in some situations. generally handles complex language well and understands
general reasoning
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6
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Competent user
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Has generally effective command of
the language despite some inaccuracies, inappropriateness and
misunderstandings. can use and understand fairly complex language,
particularly in familiar situations
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5
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Modest user
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Has partial command of language,
coping with the overall meaning in most situations, though is likely to make
many mistakes. should be able to handle basic communication in the field
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4
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Limited user
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Basic competence is limited to
familiar situations. has frequent problems in understanding and expression.
is not able to use complex language.
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3
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Extremely limited user
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Conveys and understands only
general meaning in very familiar situations. frequent breakdowns in
communication occur
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2
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Intermittent user
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No real communication is possible except
for most basic information using isolated words or short formulae in familiar
situation sand to meet immediate needs. has great difficulty understanding
spoken and written English.
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1
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Non user
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Essentially has no ability to use
the language beyond possibly a few isolated words
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0
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Didn’t attempt the test
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No accessible information provided
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Requirements
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Secondary
school students
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who is passionate to learn English
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Features
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Lectures: 126
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Quizzes: 3
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Duration: 3 months
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Skills Level: All level
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Language: English
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