IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

Test is organized by 3 organizations

IDP(AUS) British Council(UK) Esol Examination(UK)

Academic(4) 2 hours & 45 min General(4) For studying in English speaking country For working, business and PR 1. Listening _________ Same _________ Listening 2. Reading _________Different________ Reading 3. Writing _________Different________ Writing 4. Speaking _________ Same __________ Speaking 1. Listening:- 30 min (Recorded conversation is played), 40 questions, 4 sections, 10 questions each section

1. A telephone conversation (fill notes) 2. A monologue(Map labeling) 3. A group discussion(MCQs, Matching, Table) 4. A monologue(Short answers, Matching)

1. 30 sec will be given before each section 2. 10 minutes at the end to transfer 3. Read the instructions always 4. Write your answers in capital letters 5. Do not leave any answer blank 6. Listening will not stop until the end 7. Listen to the introduction

2. Reading:- 60 min (3 passages), 40 questions, 11-15 questions in each passage

I. Headings II. MCQs

III. True/False/Not Given IV. Summary Completion V. Matching information

VI. Finding information VII. Short-answer type

1. Read the passage briefly and underline the keywords Noun (person, place, country, object, organization, term) Numbers( dates, numbers, years, percentage) Adjective, (ABC), ABC, ABC, ABC

2. Read the instructions to know the rule 3. Read the question and find your keyword 4. Then match that keyword with underlined keywords of the passage 5. No extra time, only 60 min, transfer the answers immediately 6. Do not spend more than 2-3 minutes on a single question 7. No negative marking, so do not leave any answer blank 8. Use capital words for answering 3. Writing :- 60 minutes(2 tasks) Task 1 Task 2 Graphs, maps, letters Essays 20 min (150-180-225) 40 min(250-325-450) 1. Bar graph 1. Agree/disagree 2. Line graph 2. Opinion 3. Pie chart 3. Problem/solution 4. Table graph 5. Picture 6. Map 7. Flow chart 8. Cycle or process Marking criteria:- Task achievement, Grammar and Punctuation, Lexical Resources, Coherence & Cohesion

4. Speaking:- 11-15 minutes (A conversation between you and your examiner in English) 1. Introductory section:- 3 type of questions, total 10-12 questions, related to your work, study, home, family, answer in 2-3

lines, should be between 10-20 sec. 2. Cue card:- 1 question, specific topic, 1 min(preparation), pencil and paper, make notes, present the info in English 3. Follow-up:- 10-12 questions, related to cue card, discursive type, answer in 3-4 lines

Fluency, Grammar & pronunciation, vocabulary, coherence 1. 4 tests are held in a month (4 Academic, 2 General) 2. Reading, Writing, Listening:- Held on single day 3. Speaking (2 days before or after the main test) 4. Results are declared on 13th day of the test 5. Have a validity of 2 years