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IELTS Exam Complete Information For International Scholarships

  1. IELTS Exam Complete Information For International Scholarships

IELTS Exam Complete Information For International Scholarships:

All the International Students who Want to win Fully Funded Scholarship are advised to enroll for IELTS Exam. After passing the Test the chances of scholarship enhanced.

Introduction:

IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System. It is design to help you study, work and go to abroad where English is the national language. It is specialist in language assessment and is supported  by an spacious programme of research, validation and test development.

History:

The English Language Testing Service (IELTS), was founded in 1980 by Cambridge English Language Assessment (then known as UCLES) and the British Council. IELTS started in 1989. Test takers took two non expert elements like listening and speaking, and two specialized sections reading and writing. Test taker numbers enhanced by approximately 15% every year and by 1995 there were 43,000 test takers in 210 test centers around the world. Test tasks were deliberate to reflect the use of English language in the ‘natural world’.

Structure of IELTS:

The four parts of the IELTS test

  • Listening: 30 minutes plus 10 minutes for convey time
  • Reading: 60 minutes
  • Writing: 60 minutes
  • Speaking: 11-14 minutes
  • The total time for test is: 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Listening, Reading and Writing are finished in one sitting. The speaking test may be conduct on the same day.
All the candidates take the same listening and speaking tests, while the reading and writing tests differ based on whether the test taker is taking the academic or general Training versions of the test.

IELTS Speaking test:

The IELTS Speaking test is the same for academic and general instructions. It takes about 11-14 minutes. This part of the tests is a face-to-face interview without interruption. It is a structured discussion on a same topic.

IELTS Reading test:

The General Training Reading test takes 60 minutes. It contains 3 sections. Section 1 may consist two or three short texts or many shorter texts. Then, section 2 comprises two texts. Finally, the section 3 have one long text. The texts usually come from announcement or posters. Also, it may have texts from company handbooks, official documents, books and advertisement. Academic test have the time of 60 minutes but it include  3 long texts. These are collect from books, journals, magazines and newspapers. Don’t worry, the texts are choose for a non-expert.

IELTS Writing test:

Same as  to the reading test IELTS Writing test also takes 60 minutes. For the general training writing test, you got to write a letter which consist on150 words  and a short essay which consist on 250 words. The academic writing test is generally a bit more formal. For the first task, you are asked to narrate a table, chart or diagram of 150 words. For the second task you should write a short essay of 250 words.

IELTS Listening test:

The Listening test takes approximately 30 minutes. It is  same for academic and general instructions. This part of the test have 4 parts each  part have  ten questions. The first two deal with daily social circumstances. Section 3 and 4 consist of educational and training contexts.

IELTS Test Types:

There are two different compound of IELTS test:

Academic IELTS:

It is for international students who wish to study at a UK university or join an institute of higher education.
IELTS academic compute English language proficiency needed  for an academic higher learning environment. The task and tests are all reachable to all test takers regardless of their subject focus.

Listening:

  • Time: 30 mint plus 10 minute extra time to transfer answer.
  • Four recorded monologues and conversation.
  • 40 questions.

Reading:

  • Time: 60 minutes.
  • Three long passages with long tasks.
  • Include non verbal material such as diagram, map and graph etc.
  • 40 questions.

Writing:

  • Time:30 minutes.
  • Writing task of at least 150 words, where the candidate must summarize, describe and explain the tables, graph and charts etc.
  • Short essay task which consist of at least 250 words.

Speaking:

  • Time: 12 to 14 minutes.
  • Face to face interview.
  • Include short questions, speaking on a familiar topic, structured discussion.

General IELTS:

General IELTS classes anchor on English sound ability and social  welfare language, ideal for those who are planning to roam to English-speaking countries such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

IELTS General Writing: Task1

There are two attainable letters they will ask you to write:

  • A formal letter
  • An informal letter

There are many teachers and websites that have information about ‘semi-formal’ letters. You don’t have to worry about these. Do not made things complicated by studying a third type of letter, formal and informal are all you need.

IELTS General Writing: Strategy

The general training task 1 test always have the same format. You will be given the outline and then asked to write about three bullet points.
This is a special General Training Task 1 format:

  • Scenario
  • Write a letter to [X]. You should include:
  • Bullet point 1
  • Bullet point 2
  • Bullet point 3

For example:
You live in a apartment of college which you have to stake with another student. However, a lot of problems happen with this organization and you find it very hard to work.
 A letter to the shelter officer at the college. In this letter,

  • Describe the situation
  • Describe your problems and why it is difficult to work
  • say what kind of accommodation you would desire.

This expected format allows us to follow a strategy that ensures we cover all of the different points and that we answer the question.
You can use this policy for any IELTS general writing question. However, you need to be aware of the sound quality you require to use.

IELTS General Writing Formal or Informal:

It is a very simple way to tell if you are assumed to write a formal or informal letter the word ‘friend’.

  • If they ask you to write to a ‘friend’, it will be an informal letter.
  • If the question asks you to write to anyone else, it will be a formal letter.
  • This is the straightforward thing you will ever have to do on your IELTS test just look for the word ‘friend’.

IELTS General Writing :

  • The main thing you have to consider here is the kind of formal language or tone you will have to use.

IELTS General Writing:

  • you have to be aware of and know how to use informal language to confirm the right tone.
  • I have also created an essay on informal letters to help you out.

Official IELTS Exam Link

 

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