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IELTS is the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). This test is taken by students who wish to study abroad or take up a job or assignment in some overseas organization. Prime objective of IELTS is to test a candidate's adeptness in English language. Evidently, English is the prevalent language of communication in most countries and so this test is so vital. In IELTS, a candidate's aptitude for English in tested on all four parameters - read, write, speak and listen.

Why Join IELTS Coaching?

IELTS makes a candidate eligible to study or work in UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
The test is taken for two different purposes and so it has two different formats - one for the general and other for the academic.
Candidates desirous of migrating to any of the above countries for work take up the test in General format while those wishing to migrate for education take up the Academic format.
An IELTS candidate has to attempt all four sections reading, listening, writing and speaking, in this test. First three have computerized questions while the speaking test is live with an examiner.
IELTS is organized four to five times a month. There is no restriction on the number of times one wants to take up IELTS
If a candidate clears IELTS, his or her score remains valid only up to two years.
IELTS score is calculated in bands from 0 to 9. Band increment is registered by 0.5 band.

Listening
Duration: 60 minutes
Format: There are two tasks - to write 150 words and to write 250 words
IELTS Academic
The Writing section of IELTS Academic includes two tasks. Topics are of general interest and suitable for test takers entering undergraduate or postgraduate studies or seeking professional registration.
Task 1
Test takers are presented with a graph, table, chart or diagram and are asked to describe, summarize or explain the information in their own words. They may be asked to describe and explain data, describe the stages of a process, how something works or describe an object or event.
Task 2
Test takers are asked to write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem. Responses to both tasks must be written in an academic or semi-formal/neutral style. IELTS General Training
The Writing section of IELTS General Training includes two tasks which are based on topics of general interest
Task 1
Test takers are presented with a situation and asked to write a letter requesting information or explaining the situation. The letter may be personal, semi-formal or formal in style.
Task 2
Test takers are asked to write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem. The essay can be slightly more personal in style than the Academic Writing Task 2 essay.

Writing
Duration: 30 minutes
Format: There are 40 questions
Test takers listen to four recorded texts, monologues and conversations by a range of native speakers, and write their answers to a series of questions.
These include questions which test the ability to understand main ideas and detailed factual information, ability to understand the opinions and attitudes of speakers, ability to understand the purpose of an utterance and ability to follow the development of ideas.
A variety of voices and native-speaker accents is used and each section is heard only once.
Section 1
A conversation between two people set in an everyday social context, e.g. a conversation in an accommodation agency.
Section 2
A monologue set in an everyday social context, e.g. a speech about local facilities.
Section 3
A conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context, e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment.

Section 4
A monologue on an academic subject e.g. a university lecture.
For paper-based IELTS, there is a 10 minutes transfer time.
In the computer-delivered Listening test, the timings are slightly different from the paper-based test.
This is because the paper-based test requires users to transfer answers to an answer sheet. This step becomes redundant when answering directly on a computer.

Reading
Duration: 60 minutes
Format: There are 40 questions
A variety of question types are used in order to test a wide range of reading skills. These include reading for gist, reading for main ideas, reading for detail, skimming, understanding logical argument, understanding inferences and implied meaning, and recognizing writers' opinions, attitudes and purpose.
The Academic and General Training Reading tests both contain three sections. Test takers are required to read a number of texts, with a total length of 2,150 to 2,750 words.
The General Training Reading test differs from the Academic Reading test in the choice of texts (topic, genre, length, number etc).

IELTS Academic

The Academic Reading test contains three long texts. The texts are authentic and are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers. They have been written for a non-specialist audience and are on academic topics of general interest. Texts are appropriate to, and accessible to, test takers entering undergraduate or postgraduate courses or seeking professional registration. Texts range from the descriptive and factual to the discursive and analytical. Texts may contain non-verbal materials such as diagrams, graphs or illustrations. If texts contain technical terms, then a simple glossary is provided.
IELTS General Training
Texts are taken from notices, advertisements, official documents, booklets, newspapers, instruction manuals, leaflets, timetables, books and magazines, annuals, leaflets, timetables, books and magazines. These are materials test takers are likely to encounter on a daily basis in an English speaking environment.

Speaking

Duration: 11 to 14 minutes
The Speaking test assesses the test taker's use of spoken English. The Speaking test is delivered in a way that does not allow test takers to rehearse set responses beforehand.
The Speaking test consists of three parts:
Part 1 (4-5 minutes)
Test takers answer general questions about themselves and a range of familiar topics, such as their home, family, work, studies and interests.
Part 2 (3-4 minutes)
Test takers are given a card which asks them to talk about a particular topic. They have one minute to prepare before speaking for up to two minutes. The examiner may then ask one or two questions on the same topic to finish this part of the test.
Part 3 (4-5 minutes)
Test takers are asked further questions connected to the topic in Part 2. These questions give the test taker an opportunity to discuss more abstract issues and ideas.