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Everything About the Ielts Exam

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Everything About the Ielts Exam

What is IELTS? What tasks does the test consist of? How and where can you go through it? Learn all about IELTS ...

IELTS exam

IELTS (International English Language IELTS Pakistan Testing System) is an English language exam from the British Council, the results of which are accepted by most foreign universities and employers. IELTS is focused on British English and is especially popular in countries such as the UK, Australia and New Zealand.Successful completion of the IELTS exam proves the high level of English proficiency required to study or work in an English-speaking environment.

Types of IELTS exam

The IELTS language exam is presented in two forms:

1) Academic (academic exam)

2) General Training (general exam)

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the online IELTS Indicator exam was also introduced for students who cannot attend the test center and pass the classic exam. This test can be taken from home via the Internet. It is similar to academic IELTS, but is not a complete replacement for it. While people preparing to emigrate or work abroad need to take a general exam, academic IELTS is suitable for students entering English-speaking universities.The academic version of the test is considered more difficult, and this is what will be discussed in our article ...

Who needs to take IELTS?

Today, IELTS results are accepted OET Pakistan by more than 9,000 universities in 135 countries around the world, including the USA, Canada, UK, Hong Kong, Germany, Malaysia, Australia and many others.Foreign universities traditionally impose language requirements on foreign applicants, and the IELTS certificate serves as proof of proficiency in English at the level required for university studies. The IELTS certificate is valid for 2 years, you can retake the exam every 3 months.You can find out if the university you are interested in accepts IELTS certificates, as well as passing scores, on the website of the educational institution.

IELTS structure

The IELTS exam has a total duration of about 2 hours 44 minutes and consists of four parts:

1) Listening

2) Reading

3) Writing

4) Speaking

The first three parts of the exam take place on the same day, and the “speaking” part can be scheduled, depending on the test center, on the same day, the day before or after the exam.

Listening

Testing your listening comprehension skills.

Duration:  30 minutes

In this part, you will have to listen to 4 audio recordings of native English speakers, and then answer questions about the material you listened to.

Audio recording 1: a conversation between two people on an everyday topic.

Audio Recording 2: A monologue on an everyday topic.

Audio Recording 3: A conversation between four people in an academic context (for example, students discussing an assignment with a professor).

Audio recording 4: monologue in an academic context (for example, a lecture at a university).

Success in completing this part depends on how well you understand the meaning, ideas and opinions reflected in the audio recordings.

For each audio recording, you will receive a task that you will need to complete, based on the information you listened to. 

How to get 9 points in IELTS listening?

Reading

Testing reading skills in English.

Duration:  60 minutes

In this part, you will have to read texts on various topics. These texts can be taken from books, newspapers or magazines. Some texts may also contain diagrams, graphs and illustrations.After reading the texts, you will need to answer, in total, 40 questions about them. In this part, the types of tasks can also be different:At the end of this part of the exam, you will not be given additional time to complete your answer sheet, so it is important A1 exam  to complete it within the 60 minutes provided.