IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is designed to reflect how you will use English in your new life abroad, and, in less than three hours, it will assess all of your English skills: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking.
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IELTS scores
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CEFR level
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<4.0
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Below B1
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4.0-5.0
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B1
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5.5-6.5
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B2
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7.0-8.0
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C1
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8.5-9.0
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C2
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Speaking
In the Speaking test, you will have a
discussion with a certified examiner. It will be interactive and as close to a
real-life situation as a test can get. The Speaking test is 11-14 minutes long
and is in three parts.
Part 1
You will
answer questions about yourself and your family.
Part 2
You will
speak about a topic. (Including specific sub-topics, 1 minute to prepare and 1
minute to present)
Part 3
You will
have a longer discussion about the topic introduced in Part 2.
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Main Examination:
Part 1 – Listening
Duration: 30 minutes long & 10 minutes
transfer time (40 minutes)
Played : only once
Questions: 40 (10 questions per section)
Sections: 4 (same for academic and general,
it starts off from easy to hard)
- Section 1 – 2 speakers (conversation, transaction)
- Section2 – 1 speaker (general topic)
- Section 3 – {2-4} speakers ( conversation in academic situation)
- Section 4 – 1 speaker (academic lecture)
Part 2 – Reading
Duration: 1 hour, no extra transfer time
Questions: 40
Sections: 3 passages from easy to hard, so
do not spend a lot of time in each one
Question
types:
1 1. Multiple choice
2. Short choice
3. Sentence completion
4. Tables, charts, diagrams
5. Summary completion
6. Paragraph headings
7. Writer’s view or claims
8. Classification
9. Matching
2. Short choice
3. Sentence completion
4. Tables, charts, diagrams
5. Summary completion
6. Paragraph headings
7. Writer’s view or claims
8. Classification
9. Matching
Part 2 – Writing
Part 1
The Writing
Task 1 of the IELTS Academic test requires you to write a summary of at least
150 words in response to a particular graph (bar, line or pie graph), table,
chart, or process (how something works, how something is done).
Duration: 20 minutes
Part 2
The Writing
Task 2 of the IELTS test requires you to write at least 250 words. You will be
presented with a topic and will be tested on your ability to respond by giving
and justifying an opinion, discussing the topic, summarizing details, outlining
problems, identifying possible solutions and supporting what you write with
reasons, arguments and relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Duration: 40 minutes
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The Speaking part is being tested one week prior to the writen part of the examination.
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