IELTS Exam

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IELTS Exam
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• People migrate from place to place either for
  higher education or career growth. People who
  move abroad for higher education are supposed to
  pre-prepare themselves in many aspects. Entering
  a university demands many factors to be
  satisfied. IELTS exams play a major role in
  getting admission in universities abroad.
• International English Language Testing System is
  the expansion of IELTS. This test is conducted
  for testing the proficiency of the English
  language. IELTS is
• recognized globally by many educational
  institutes, governments and professional bodies.
• This test is jointly owned by
• IELTS Australia
• Cambridge Assessment of English
• British Council and
• IDP

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How to write IELTS Exam

• IELTS is a bit difficult test and demands proper
  preparation. A proper strategy should be
  followed by the candidate for the successful
  completion of the test. Free sample question
  papers are readily available online which can be
  used by candidates. By doing so the candidate
  can acquire better knowledge on the test and the
  pattern followed in the test.
• For improving listening skills the candidate
  should focus more on monologues and
  conversations. The Basic English knowledge of the
  candidate is tested in reading and writing
  tests. It is mandatory for the candidate to
  concentrate more on grammar. The communication
  skill is tested in the speaking test. The
  candidate should prepare to speak without any
  hesitation and grammatical error.
• Types of IELTS test
• IELTS test is categorized into two
• Academic
• General Training
• Academic this test is used to check whether your
  English proficiency is suitable for an academic
  environment.General Training this test is
  conducted to test your English proficiency in a
  practical context.
• IELTS exam pattern
• Both IELTS Academic and IELTS general training
  covers reading, writing listening and speaking
  test. The subject matter for both listening and
  speaking skills are the same for the academic
  and general test. Both the tests follow different
  subject matter for reading and writing.
• The total time taken for completing the test is 2
  hours 45 minutes. Listening, reading and writing
  test are conducted on the same day. The speaking
  test will be conducted either before or after
  one week of completing other tests.
• Listening test
• The time taken for completing this test is 30
  minutes. The candidate is made to listen to four
  recordings and to answer the questions related to
  it.
• In 1st recording is a conversation between two
  people on the social context. In the 2nd
  recording, a monologue on everyday social context
  is played. The 3rd recording is a conversation
  between four people in the educational context.
  The last recording is a monologue on an academic
  subject.
• Here the candidate is supposed to answer 40
  questions and each question carries
• one mark. The mark scored is converted to IELTS 9
  band scale.

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• Speaking
• The time taken for the speaking test is 11 to 14
  minutes. This test includes three parts. In part
  one the candidate is asked to answer general
  questions. In the second part the student is
  given a card and asked to talk on the topic
  mentioned on it. in last part, questions related
  to part two are asked.
• Academic reading
• The test takes 60 minutes to complete. This test
  includes reading of three long texts taken from
  books, journals, magazines, and newspapers. This
  test is for candidates who try to enter any
  university or in search of professional
  registration.
• General training reading
• For this test, the extracts are taken from books,
  magazines, notices, newspapers, company
  handbooks, and advertisements. The materials used
  are encountered on a daily basis.
• Academic writing
• In task one, the candidate is given a graph,
  table, chart or diagram to describe the data and
  the process involved in it.
• In task two the candidate is asked to write an
  essay on a particular topic.
• General training writing
• The time consumed for this test is also 60
  minutes. The topic chosen is of general
  interest.
• In task one, the candidate is given a situation
  and is made to write a request letter
  elaborating the situation. The format to be
  followed can be either formal or semi- formal.
• In task two the candidate is supposed to write an
  essay on a specific problem or argument. The
  candidate can use personal style.
• IELTS band score
• The score of IELTS ranges from 0 to 9. 0.5 scores
  are also accepted in IELTS. Each skill like
  listening, reading, speaking, and writing are
  given separate band scores. The average of these
  scores is considered as overall band score.
• If the average score is 7.35, the overall score
  is marked as 7.5
• in case of the average score is 7.75, then the
  overall score is marked as 8
• the average score is 7.1, then the overall score
  is marked as 7
• The overall score is always rounded to the
  nearest 0.5.

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