IELTS stand for International English Language Testing system
It is Band system test. There are 9 total band. For study VISA every country and university demand different bands, but normally if candidate achieve 5.5 bands in all 4 modules then easily can apply for study VISA.
Academic IELTS consist of 4 modules.
- Speaking (About 15 to 18 minutes|)
- Listening (30 to 45 minutes)
- Reading (1 Hour)
- Writing (1 Hour)
Speaking
Speaking is typically take 15 to 18 minutes. it has 2 parts
- Introduction Questions (5 to 7)
- Cue Card (A specific topic on which candidate speaks for 1 to 2 minutes)
- Fallow up question (3 to 5)
Listening
In listening test a candidate needs to complete 40 questions by listening audio related to questions. Questions consist of
- Form, note, table, flow-chart, summary completion.
- Plan, map, diagram labelling.
- Matching.
- Multiple choices.
- Sentence completion.
- Short answer question.
Reading
Reading test also has 40 question and time is allowed 1 hour. A candidate has to answer the question by reading 3 passage which are generally based on scientific research. These questions are
- Match the headings
- True False or Not Given
- Yes No or Not Given
- Matching Paragraph information
- Summary Completion
- Sentence Completion
- Diagram Completion
- MCQs
- List selection
- Choosing a title
- Short Answer Question
Writing
This has 2 tasks. Task 1 is to write at least 150 words on Graph, Chart, Map or Diagram. Task 2 is easy writing in easy writing candidates have to write minimum 250 words on a specific given situation.
