IELTS

INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TESTING SYSTEM.
 WHAT IS IELTS?

• THE INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM, IS AN

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZED TEST OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR NON-
NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS. IT IS JOINTLY MANAGED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL
(NOT IN INDIA), IDP: IELTS AUSTRALIA AND CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH.
 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE IELTS TEST?
• IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU WORK, STUDY OR MIGRATE TO A COUNTRY WHERE
ENGLISH IS THE NATIVE LANGUAGE.
• COUNTRY INCLUDES: CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, UK AND USA.
 TYPES OF TEST

• ACADEMIC ( STUDY PURPOSE) ( STUDENT VISA )

• GENERAL TRAINING ( WORK PERMIT ) ( DIRECT PR )
 TYPES OF MODULE.

• LISTENING
• READING
• WRITING
• SPEAKING
 MODULE 1-LISTENING

• TIME: 30 MIN AUDIO TAPE + 10 MIN EXTRA TO TRANSFER THE ANSWERS.

• THERE WILL BE 40 QUESTIONS ( EACH ONE MARK)
• THERE WILL BE TOTAL FOUR SECTION
• SECTION 1- ( DIALOGUE) CONVERSATION BETWEEN 2 PEOPLE. ( DRIVING SCHOOL, NEW
APARTMENT, CRIME REPORT, FLIGHT TICKET AND SO ON.
• SECTION 2 -( MONOLOGUE) LECTURE OR TALK BY ONE PERSON ( UNIVERSITY LECTURE)
• SECTION 3 -CONVERSATION BETWEEN 3-4 PEOPLE (PROJECT DISCUSSION )
• SECTION 4- ( MONOLOGUE) TALK BY A PERSON ( LIFE OF FISH )
 TYPES OF QUESTION.

• FILL IN THE BLANKS

• SENTENCE COMPLETION
• MATCHING'S
• M.C.Q.
• SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
• PLAN, MAP, DIAGRAM LABELLING
• FORM, NOTE, TABLE, FLOW- CHART, SUMMARY COMPLETION.
 MODULE 2- READING

• TIME: 60 MINUTES.
• AND THERE WILL BE TOTAL 40 QUESTIONS ( EACH ONE MARK)
• THERE WILL BE THREE LONG PASSAGES
• PASSAGE ONE ( 18 MINUTES) ( MAY BE 2 PARTS ) GR.
• PASSAGE TWO ( 20 MINUTES) ( MAY BE 2 PARTS ) GR.
• PASSAGE THREE ( 22 MINUTES)
 TYPES OF QUESTION

• M.C.Q.
• INFORMATION MATCHING.
• MATCH THE HEADINGS
• SENTENCE COMPLETION
• SUMMARY COMPLETION
• MATCHING SENTENCE ENDINGS
• SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
• MATCHING INFORMATION
• FILL IN THE BLANKS
• YES/NO/ NOT GIVEN
 MODULE 3- WRITING

• THERE ARE TWO TASKS IN WRITING

• TIME 60 MINUTES
• TASK 1 GRAPH/ LETTER ( 20 MINUTES ) ( WRITE AT LEAST 150 WORDS )
• TASK 2 ESSAY ( 40 MINUTES ) ( WRITE AT LEAST 250 WORDS )
 TASK 1-TYPES OF GRAPH

• BAR GRAPH
• LINE GRAPH
• PIE CHART
• TABLE
• PROCESS
• MAP
 TASK 2-TYPES OF ESSAY

• AGREE / DISAGREE (ESSAY)

• PROBLEM SOLUTION (ESSAY)
• ADVANTAGES/ DIS ADVANTAGES (ESSAY)
• POSITIVE / NEGATIVE (ESSAY)
• DISCUSS BOTH THE VIEWS AND GIVE YOUR OPINION (ESSAY)
• DISCUSSION (ESSAY)
 PART 4 SPEAKING

• THERE WILL BE THREE PARTS IN SPEAKING MODULE.

• TIME- 11-14 MINUTES.
• PART 1- INTRODUCTION QUESTION {3-4 MIN}
• PART 2 – CUE CARD {3 MIN}
• PART 3 – FOLLOW UP QUESTION.{4-5 MIN}
 PART 1- INTRODUCTION

• YOU WILL BE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE
ANSWER IN 1 TO 2 SENTENCE. FOR E.G.
• NAME
• VILLAGE
• HOBBIES
• BOOKS
• MUSIC
 PART 2- CUE CARD

• YOU WILL GET ONE TOPIC AND YOU WILL HAVE EXACTLY 1 MINUTE TO PREPARE
FOR A PARTICULAR TOPIC, AND THIS TOPIC IS CALLED CUE CARD.
• TIME 1 MIN FOR PREPARATION { HERE IN THIS 1 MIN YOU CAN MAKE NOTES}
• 2 MIN SPEAK ABOUT THAT TOPIC.
• FOR E.G. DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU WAKE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING.
• - WHEN IT WAS?
• - WHY AND EXPLAIN HOW YOU FELT ABOUT IT?
 PART 3 FOLLOW UP

• THE FOLLOW- UP QUESTIONS ARE MOSTLY RELATED TO THE CUE CARD TOPIC
YOU WERE GIVEN.
• YOU HAVE TO ANSWER TO THAT QUESTIONS IN{3-5 SENTENCES}
• AND THERE WILL BE 3-4 QUESTIONS.
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