Introduction to IELTS

What is IELTS?
It is (International English language testing system)

Why do we learn IELTS?

To improve our language To join local and international universities To join a post graduate program To have an international certificate

The four components of IELTS are:

- Listening (30minutes):
Four sections with ten questions each The first two sections deal with situations set in every day social contexts, e.g. (conversation about travel arrangement) In section two theres a monologue The final two sections deal with situations in educational and training contexts, e.g.( two university students in discussion ) Types of questions in listening: -Multiple choices -Matching -Plan/ note / table / flow-chart/ summary completion, sentence completion

Reading (60 minutes):

Three reading passages with 40 questions Task types: multiple choices, identifying information, indentifying writers views, matching information, matching headings, matching features, matching sentence endings. Sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, diagram label completion, short- answer questions Texts are taken from books, journals, magazines, and newspapers. These texts can be narrative, descriptive or argumentative

Writing:
IELTS academic writing description (two writing tasks must be completed) Task one /describe some visual information(graph, table, chart diagram) 150 words in about 20 minutes Task two /we have to present a point of view or argument or problem 250 words in about 40 minutes

 Writing responses are assessed on:

Task achievement Coherence and cohesion Lexical resource Grammatical range and accuracy

Speaking:
Oral interview between candidate and the examiner / Timing 11-14 minutes / 3 parts Part one: personal information such as (home, family, work, studies , interests. (Lasts for 45 minutes) Part two : Task cards about a particular topic (One minute to prepare and make notes, lasts for 2 minutes (continuous speaking, 1 minute answering one or two questions, 1 minute preparation time) Part three: Discussing issues related to the Topic in part 2 in a more general and abstract way, in greater depth lasts for 4 to 5 minutes

In speaking, candidates have to have

The ability to express and justify & analyze opinions (Part 3) The ability to speak at length on a given topic. (Part 2) The ability to communicate opinions and information on every day topic (Part 1)

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