The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the most popular English proficiency test non – native English speakers. IELTS is jointly owned by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English.
Most academic institutions in Australia, Britain, Canada, Europe, Ireland, and New Zealand as well as more than 3,000 academic institutions in the United States and numerous professional organizations around the globe accept IELTS as a valid test.
There are two modules of IELTS:
Academic Module: IELTS Academic is designed for students who want to enroll in colleges, universities, and other higher education institutions as well as for professionals like physicians and nurses who want to study or work abroad in an English-speaking nation.
General Training Module: IELTS General Training is designed for people who want to immigrate, pursue non-academic training, or acquire work experience. For those who must prove their English speaking and listening abilities at Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) levels A1 or B1, IELTS Life Skills is designed for you. You can use it to apply for a "family of a settled person" visa, indefinite leave to remain, or British citizenship.
**Both the IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training module tests the ability to
Listen Read Write Speak**
Aspire Global Education is one of the top places to get IELTS Training in Bangalore. It helps you prepare for all these four parts and helps you face the test with much confidence. The total test time is 2 hours and 45 minutes. It is divided as follows:
Listening: 30 minutes (plus 10 minutes' transfer time) Reading: 60 minutes Writing: 60 minutes Speaking: 11–14 minutes
The Listening and Speaking task remains the same for all test takers while the Reading and Writing tasks differ based on whether the IELTS aspirants is taking the Academic or General Training version of the test.
LISTENING:
The module consists of Four sections. Each section comprises ten questions. Total duration for this module is 40 minutes with 30 for testing and 10 for transferring the answers to the answer sheet. Sections 1 and 2 are about every day, social situations.
Section 1: A conversation between two speakers.
Section 2: A monologue or a Speech
Sections 3 and 4 are about educational and training situations
Section 3: Recording of a group discussion over a particular topic
Section 4: Recording of a person speaking about an academic subject.
Each section starts with a brief introduction that provides context on the setting and the speakers. Following that, they have some time to review the questions. The questions are in the same order as the information in the recording, so the answer to the first question will be before the answer to the second question, and so on. A break in the midst of the first three sections allows test-takers to review the remaining questions. Each section is only heard once.
Students are allowed 10 minutes to transfer their answers to an answer sheet after the test. For incorrect grammar and spelling, test takers will lose marks.
READING:
The three sections of the reading paper each contain a text that is 2,150–2,750 words long. There will be a range of question types, including short-answer, multiple-choice, identifying information, discerning the author's viewpoints, labeling diagrams, finishing summaries using words from the text, and matching information/headings/features in the text/sentence endings. Write your responses carefully because mistakes in spelling and grammar will cost you points on the test.
The content of the Reading test is different for IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training tests.
IELTS Academic:
Three lengthy writings, ranging from factual and descriptive to discursive and analytical. These come from publications like books, periodicals, magazines, and newspapers. They have been chosen for a non-specialist audience but are suitable for students starting university courses or looking to register for a job.
IELTS General Training:
Extracts from publications like books, journals, newspapers, notices, and business manuals and policies. These are things that you will probably come across every day if you live in an English-speaking country.
WRITING:
There are two jobs in the writing paper that must be finished. In task 1, test-takers have 20 minutes to compose at least 150 words. Participants in task 2 of the test must compose at least 250 words in about 40 minutes. If a test-taker's response is too brief or does not address the question, they will receive a failing grade. Answers must be made in complete sentences. (Test takers must not use notes or bullet points).
IELTS Academic
Task 1: Test takers should describe/explain/summarize a graph, table, chart, map, process, pie chart or diagram in their own words.
Task 2: Test takers to write an essay discussing a point of view, argument, or problem. Depending on the task, test takers may be required to present a solution to a problem, present and justify an opinion, compare and contrast evidence, opinions and implications, and evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or an argument.
IELTS General Training
Task 1: Test takers write a letter in response or explaining the presented situation.
Task 2: Test takers to write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem.
SPEAKING:
In the speaking tests, the test-taker and the examiner talk face-to-face. Three sections make up the speaking test:
Part 1: You will be asked for some basic personal information, such as your family, place of education, and hobbies. It should take about four to five minutes.
Part 2: A task card with a specific subject will be provided to you. After that, you will have about a minute to prepare before speaking for about two minutes about the subject. The evaluator will then ask you some questions about the subject after this.
Part 3: The evaluator probes deeply into the subject from Part 2 and evaluates your capacity for argumentation.
English proficiency is the key to passing this test and IELTS training in Bangalore helps the aspirants get through the whole process with confidence.
While the majority of students can communicate in English, there are some areas where they require help, and we at Aspire Global Education understand this. Each student receives individualized instruction in our Coaching classes to help them strengthen their English language skills and pass the test.