IELTS

 What is IELTS?

International English Language Testing System

Two types of organizations arrange this type of test: 

•  British Council
•  Idp.

 

There are 4 modules in the IELTS test:

• Speaking
• Listening
• Reading 
• Writing                                                                      

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 Speaking

The speaking test is divided into 3 sections/parts. The duration of this test is 11-14 minutes.

• Part -01) General questions (questions related to you and your life)
• Part-02) Cue-Card ( describing something for 2 minutes)
  
• Part-03) Topic related questions (related to cue-card)

 Listening  

The listening test is divided into 4 sections/parts. The duration of this test is 40 minutes.

• Conversation between 2 people: social context.
• A speech or talk with just one person: social context.
• Conversation between up to 4 people: educational or training context.
• A talk by one person on an academic subject.

Reading

The duration of this test is 1 hour.

• 2-3 passages are there in this test.
• The passages may be concluded from newspapers, magazines, books, etc.
• Make sure not to waste more than 20 minutes in a passage.

Writing

The writing test is divided into 2 sections/parts. The duration of this test is 1 hour.

Part-01

•  Write over 150 words.
• Don't spend more than 20 minutes.
• Topics are bar charts, tables, pie charts, graphs, diagrams, and maps.

Part-02

• Write over 250 words
• Don't spend much time in part-01. Cause the remaining time will last for part-02.
• Topics are discussion, opinion, advantage/disadvantage, direct questions, and solutions.