IELTS Information
IELTS exam is created by Cambridge University
- TEST FORMAT OF IELTS
1. IELTS is conducted by IDP and British Council. So,one has to choose through which one have to exam.
2.Two types of catagories for IELTS:
1. IELTS is conducted by IDP and British Council. So,one has to choose through which one have to exam.
2.Two types of catagories for IELTS:
3. IELTS evaluates your english on two basis
a. Receptive Skills
b.Productive Skills
> Receptive Skills means Listening and Reading
> Productive Skills means Writing and Speaking
4. In the all four modules all the sections will be in order to easy to difficult.
5.First three tests of listening, reading and writing are conducted on one day where last speaking test is conducted on another day.
6. IELTS is conducted:
a. Academic-48 times in a year
b. General training-24 times in a year
- Detail explanation of each module in IELTS:
Listening⇾It is conducted for 40 minutes.The audio will be played for 30 minutes with breaks and 10 minutes are given to transfer the answers in the ans sheet.
⇾Listening test is same for both general training and academic training.
⇾There are four sections in this module and each section has 10 questions.
Section 1: In section 1 two speakers do a social conversation or transaction.
Section 2:In section 2 one speaker speaks on a social general topic.
Section 3:In section 3 two to four speakers do an academic conversation or talks on any academic situation.
Section 4:In section 4 one speaker gives an academic lecture. - Question type:
Multiple choice, Map completion, Diagram labeling, Form completion, Note completion, Flow chart completion, Sentence completion, summary completion, Short answer questions, Table completion.
- Tips:
• Audio will be played only once, it will be not repeated again
therefore listen the audio carefully.
• When headphones are given to you check if they are working properly or not.If they are not working properly ask them to change it.
• When you start to write answers first select letter case for your answers.
Ex. If you chose capital letters then write your all answers in capital letter case.
• Always follow all the instructions carefully.
For ex. If there is an instruction that you can not write answer in more than three words you must not write answer in more than three words.
• Spellings are very important. Therefore when speaker spell out the spelling listen it carefully and note them correctly.
• If you miss any answers then don't panic and concentrate on next question.
Reading - It is conducted for 60 minutes and have 40 questions.
- The reading test for academic and general training for both it is different.
- In general training there are total 5 passages and they are of social, academic and work related topics. In contrast academic training has 3 passages and they all are related to any academic topic.
- Question types:
Multiple choice, Short answer, Sentence completion, Table, Chart, Diagram, Summary completion, Paragraph headings, Locating information, Writer's view or claims, Classifications, Matching.
- Tips:
• Don't waste too much time to read the passage.
• Spellings are important so write correct spelling.
• The difficulty level will increase with increase in number of questions therefore don't waste so much time to solve the questions in starting.
Writing
- It is also conducted for 60 minutes and it have two tasks.
- Task 1 is for 20 minutes and there is report writing for academic training and is related with study and there is letter writing for general training and is related to work. The word limit for task 1 is 150.
- Task 2 is for 40 minutes and there is essay writing which is same for both academic and general training. The word limit for task 2 is 250.
- Tips:
• In your writing test your words should not be less than the word limit.
• Don't write your essay, letter or report with bullet points.
• Use strong vocabulary.
• Must write correct spellings.
Speaking - It is conducted for 11-14 minutes and it has 3 sections.
Section 1: It is the introductory section. In this section contestant has to give his/her introduction.
Section 2: In this section the contestant is given a topic on a printed paper with some clues and contestant have to talk about it in 1-2 minutes. In end of this section examiner will ask some question.
Section 3: In this section the examiner and contestant will have a further discussion on the topic related to section 2.
- Tips:
• Develop your vocabulary as much as possible because examiner will check your vocabulary.
• Your pronunciation should be clear and perfect.
• Don't memorize your answers.
• If you are giving introduction about your self or your locality examiner don't have complete knowledge about your street foods or the places located in your state etc.Therefore you should give a quick short description of them.
For ex. If you live in Gujarat and your favorite food is "Jalebi-Fafada". So, the examiner will not have any idea about this food therefore at that time you must have a short description about it so examiner can understand you properly.
• Stay relaxed and don't try to speak faster. Speak in your normal speaking speed.
- WATCHING ENGLISH MOVIES AND LISTENING TO ENGLISH SONGS WITH SUBTITLES WILL ALSO HELP YOU TO DEVELOP YOUR VOCABULARY AND WILL IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH LISTENING ABILITY.
Listening
⇾It is conducted for 40 minutes.The audio will be played for 30 minutes with breaks and 10 minutes are given to transfer the answers in the ans sheet.
⇾Listening test is same for both general training and academic training.
⇾Listening test is same for both general training and academic training.
⇾There are four sections in this module and each section has 10 questions.
Section 1: In section 1 two speakers do a social conversation or transaction.
Section 2:In section 2 one speaker speaks on a social general topic.
Section 3:In section 3 two to four speakers do an academic conversation or talks on any academic situation.
Section 4:In section 4 one speaker gives an academic lecture.
Section 1: In section 1 two speakers do a social conversation or transaction.
Section 2:In section 2 one speaker speaks on a social general topic.
Section 3:In section 3 two to four speakers do an academic conversation or talks on any academic situation.
Section 4:In section 4 one speaker gives an academic lecture.
Question type:
Multiple choice, Map completion, Diagram labeling, Form completion, Note completion, Flow chart completion, Sentence completion, summary completion, Short answer questions, Table completion.
Multiple choice, Map completion, Diagram labeling, Form completion, Note completion, Flow chart completion, Sentence completion, summary completion, Short answer questions, Table completion.
Tips:
• Audio will be played only once, it will be not repeated again
therefore listen the audio carefully.
• When headphones are given to you check if they are working properly or not.If they are not working properly ask them to change it.
• When you start to write answers first select letter case for your answers.
Ex. If you chose capital letters then write your all answers in capital letter case.
• Always follow all the instructions carefully.
For ex. If there is an instruction that you can not write answer in more than three words you must not write answer in more than three words.
• Spellings are very important. Therefore when speaker spell out the spelling listen it carefully and note them correctly.
• If you miss any answers then don't panic and concentrate on next question.
• Audio will be played only once, it will be not repeated again
therefore listen the audio carefully.
• When headphones are given to you check if they are working properly or not.If they are not working properly ask them to change it.
• When you start to write answers first select letter case for your answers.
Ex. If you chose capital letters then write your all answers in capital letter case.
• Always follow all the instructions carefully.
For ex. If there is an instruction that you can not write answer in more than three words you must not write answer in more than three words.
• Spellings are very important. Therefore when speaker spell out the spelling listen it carefully and note them correctly.
• If you miss any answers then don't panic and concentrate on next question.
Reading
It is conducted for 60 minutes and have 40 questions.
The reading test for academic and general training for both it is different.
In general training there are total 5 passages and they are of social, academic and work related topics. In contrast academic training has 3 passages and they all are related to any academic topic.
Question types:
Multiple choice, Short answer, Sentence completion, Table, Chart, Diagram, Summary completion, Paragraph headings, Locating information, Writer's view or claims, Classifications, Matching.
Multiple choice, Short answer, Sentence completion, Table, Chart, Diagram, Summary completion, Paragraph headings, Locating information, Writer's view or claims, Classifications, Matching.
Tips:
• Don't waste too much time to read the passage.
• Spellings are important so write correct spelling.
• The difficulty level will increase with increase in number of questions therefore don't waste so much time to solve the questions in starting.
• Don't waste too much time to read the passage.
• Spellings are important so write correct spelling.
• The difficulty level will increase with increase in number of questions therefore don't waste so much time to solve the questions in starting.
Writing
It is also conducted for 60 minutes and it have two tasks.
Task 1 is for 20 minutes and there is report writing for academic training and is related with study and there is letter writing for general training and is related to work. The word limit for task 1 is 150.
Task 2 is for 40 minutes and there is essay writing which is same for both academic and general training. The word limit for task 2 is 250.
Tips:
• In your writing test your words should not be less than the word limit.
• Don't write your essay, letter or report with bullet points.
• Use strong vocabulary.
• Must write correct spellings.
• In your writing test your words should not be less than the word limit.
• Don't write your essay, letter or report with bullet points.
• Use strong vocabulary.
• Must write correct spellings.
Speaking
It is conducted for 11-14 minutes and it has 3 sections.
Section 1: It is the introductory section. In this section contestant has to give his/her introduction.
Section 2: In this section the contestant is given a topic on a printed paper with some clues and contestant have to talk about it in 1-2 minutes. In end of this section examiner will ask some question.
Section 3: In this section the examiner and contestant will have a further discussion on the topic related to section 2.
Section 1: It is the introductory section. In this section contestant has to give his/her introduction.
Section 2: In this section the contestant is given a topic on a printed paper with some clues and contestant have to talk about it in 1-2 minutes. In end of this section examiner will ask some question.
Section 3: In this section the examiner and contestant will have a further discussion on the topic related to section 2.
Tips:
• Develop your vocabulary as much as possible because examiner will check your vocabulary.
• Your pronunciation should be clear and perfect.
• Don't memorize your answers.
• If you are giving introduction about your self or your locality examiner don't have complete knowledge about your street foods or the places located in your state etc.Therefore you should give a quick short description of them.
For ex. If you live in Gujarat and your favorite food is "Jalebi-Fafada". So, the examiner will not have any idea about this food therefore at that time you must have a short description about it so examiner can understand you properly.
• Stay relaxed and don't try to speak faster. Speak in your normal speaking speed.
• Develop your vocabulary as much as possible because examiner will check your vocabulary.
• Your pronunciation should be clear and perfect.
• Don't memorize your answers.
• If you are giving introduction about your self or your locality examiner don't have complete knowledge about your street foods or the places located in your state etc.Therefore you should give a quick short description of them.
For ex. If you live in Gujarat and your favorite food is "Jalebi-Fafada". So, the examiner will not have any idea about this food therefore at that time you must have a short description about it so examiner can understand you properly.
• Stay relaxed and don't try to speak faster. Speak in your normal speaking speed.
WATCHING ENGLISH MOVIES AND LISTENING TO ENGLISH SONGS WITH SUBTITLES WILL ALSO HELP YOU TO DEVELOP YOUR VOCABULARY AND WILL IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH LISTENING ABILITY.
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