Hi, IELTS is a test which need to be taken by students who wish to pursue education from universities abroad, as the medium of education in universities abroad is english, so all the international students whose first or native language is not english have to take IELTS test to prove their english language proficiency. IELTS has 4 section namely: - Reading. - Writing. - Speaking. - Listening. Regarding preparation of this tests, I would suggest you to join some good coaching institute in your city which offers quality coaching for IELTS. These institute offers regular and weekend classes, plus they conduct mock test on regular basis. For your reference find below some of the finest coaching institutes which offers quality coaching for IELTS. - The princeton review. - TIME. - IMS. Feel free to raise more questions. Appreciate by giving it thumbs up or marking as best. All the Best.

IELTS or International English Language Testing System,[1] is an international standardized test of English language proficiency. IELTS test structure All candidates must complete four Modules - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking - to obtain a band score, which is shown on the IELTS Test Report Form (TRF). All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking Modules, while the Reading and Writing Modules differ depending on whether the candidate is taking the Academic or General Training Versions of the Test. Listening The module comprises four sections of increasing difficulty.[6] Each section, which can be either a monologue or dialogue,[6] begins with a short introduction telling the candidates about the situation and the speakers. Then they have some time to look through questions. The first three sections have a break in the middle allowing candidates to look at the remaining questions. Each section is heard only once.[7] Reading In the academic module the reading test comprises three sections, with 3 texts normally followed by 13 or 14 questions for a total of 40 questions overall. The General test also has 3 sections. However the texts are shorter, so there can be up to 5 texts to read. Writing In the Academic module, there are two tasks: in Task 1 candidates describe a diagram, graph, process or chart, and in Task 2 they respond to an argument. In the General Training module, there are also two tasks: in Task 1 candidates write a letter or explain a situation, and in Task 2 they write an essay. Speaking The speaking test contains three sections. The first section takes the form of an interview during which candidates may be asked about their hobbies, interests, reasons for taking IELTS exam as well as other general topics such as clothing, free time, computers and the internet or family. In the second section candidates are given a topic card and then have one minute to prepare after which they must speak about the given topic. The third section involves a discussion between the examiner and the candidate, generally on questions relating to the theme which they have already spoken about in part 2. This last section is more abstract, and is usually considered the most difficult. Duration The total test duration is around 2 hours and 45 minutes for Listening, Reading and Writing modules. Listening: 40 minutes, 30 minutes for which a recording is played centrally and additional 10 minutes for transferring answer

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2013-05-09 11:39:33

Hi, IELTS is a test which need to be taken by students who wish to pursue education from universities abroad, as the medium of education in universities abroad is english, so all the international students whose first or native language is not english have to take IELTS test to prove their english

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Suryap2012 | Guide-Level 11

2013-05-07 17:59:45

IELTS or International English Language Testing System,[1] is an international standardized test of English language proficiency. IELTS test structure All candidates must complete four Modules - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking - to obtain a band score, which is shown on the IELTS Test Repor

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