Nama : Triamelia Salsabila Malamansyah

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Mata Kuliah : Bahasa Inggris

IELTS TEST

What is IELTS?
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is designed to help you
work, study or migrate to a country where English is the native language. This includes
countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and USA.
Your ability to listen, read, write and speak in English will be assessed during the test.
IELTS is graded on a scale of 1-9.
IELTS is jointly owned by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge
Assessment English.

Why take IELTS?

If you are looking to work, live or study in an English-speaking country, then you
must be able to demonstrate a high level of English language ability.
English is the third most spoken language in the world, with 379 million speakers
worldwide.
Being able to communicate in the native language of the country you wish to work or
study in, has a wide range of benefits. It is also essential for job opportunities as well as
integration into the community.
IELTS is the most popular test for those looking to migrate to Australia, Canada, New
Zealand and the UK. It is globally recognised by more than 11,000 employers, universities,
schools and immigration bodies including 3,400 institutions in the USA.
IELTS score scale

What IELTS score do I need?

The higher you can score in your IELTS, reflects a better understanding and ability to
communicate in English. Each immigration body, university, workplace or institution will
have specific IELTS score requirements. The score you need will depend on what you are
looking to do in the country, i.e work or study.

How IELTS is developed

IELTS is developed to provide a fair and accurate assessment of English language
proficiency.
Test questions are developed by language specialists from Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, the UK and the USA. The test covers four sections: Listening, Reading, Writing and
Speaking.
IELTS test content reflects everyday situations. It is unbiased and fair to all test takers
from all backgrounds.
How to calculate your overall IELTS band score?
Your overall band score is calculated by taking the mean score of the four test
components(Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking). The score for each component is
equally weighted. Your overall band score isrounded to the nearest whole or half band. If you
achieve 6.5 for Listening, 6.5 for Reading, 5.0 for Writing and 7.0 for Speaking, your Overall
IELTS Band Score
would be:
(6.5 + 6.5 + 5.0 + 7.0) ÷ 4 = 6.25 which isIELTS 6.5
If you achieve 4.0 for Listening, 3.5 for Reading, 4.0 for Writing and 4.0 for Speaking, your
Overall IELTS Band Score
would be:
(4.0 + 3.5 + 4.0 + 4.0) ÷ 4 = 3.875 which is IELTS 4

IELTS Listening Score

IELTS Listening contain 40 questions. Each correct item is awarded one mark, so the
maximum raw score you can achieve for each component is 40. Band scores ranging from
Band 1 to Band 9 are awarded to candidates on the basis of their raw scores (number of
correct answers).
Number of marks required for respective Listening Scores

IELTS Speaking Scores

IELTS Examiners use detailed assessment criteria which describe written
performance at each of the 9 IELTS bands.
Examiners award a band score for each of four criterion areas: Fluency and Coherence,
Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy and Pronunciation. The four criteria are
equally weighted.
IELTS Reading Scores
IELTS Reading components contain 40 questions. Each correct item is awarded one mark, so
the maximum raw score you can achieve for each component is 40. Band scores ranging from
Band 1 to Band 9 are awarded to candidates on the basis of their raw scores (number of
correct answers).
Number of marks required for respective Reading Scores

IELTS Writing Scores

IELTS Examiners use detailed assessment criteria which describe written
performance at each of the 9 IELTS bands.
Examiners award a band score for each of four criterion areas:
Task Achievement (for Task 1)
Task Response (for Task 2) Coherence and Cohesion Lexical Resource Grammatical Range
and Accuracy. The four criteria are equally weighted.

Speaking(Directly asked) :
1. Where is your hometown?
My hometown's in Hanoi, which is the capital city of Vietnam. It's located in the north
of the country, not really that far from the southern Chinese border.
2. What are you studying at the moment?
I'm studying history at university. It's a four year course, and I started it three years
ago, so I have just one year left. I'm enjoying it a lot so it will be sad to finish.
3. What do you like to do in your free time?
 I do quite a lot of sport actually. I play football mostly - on Wednesday nights and
Sunday afternoon with a local team. I also play tennis and squash when I can but I don't
really get the time to do them as well every week. I work quite hard at the moment, so I don't
get a lot of free time unfortunately.
4. How do you manage your time?
As I said, I don't have any specific system in place to manage my time. For example,
if I am at work and I have a lot of cases, I just go through them each day and decide which I
need to tackle first. At work we do have an online diary which I guess I use, so in that sense I
do manage my time to an extent.
5. Can you swim?
Yes I can. I learnt at school when I was about 7 years old. Swimming lessons were
compulsory at our school, like most schools I think.

Writing :
1. Do you think it is better for students to work before their university study? Why? Use
reasons and specific examples to support your choice.
MY ANSWER: YES! – One position, easier to write, easier to read.
PARAGRAPH 1
Practical experience, contacts, on the job skills. EG: Studies from the UK
Government show graduates with work experience are twice as likely to find
employment…..
PARAGRAPH 2
Better preparation, chance to improve social skills, close the gap between academia
and private sector, helps student decide on future before committing long term, EG
1/6 students will change their higher education course while at uni…
2. Do children behave better when they are physically punished or rewarded?
Children are the future of the nation and how they should be raised, is a debatable
issue. Some people believe that they should be exposed to the physical punishment
while other say constant appreciation is required for them…