IELTS

International English
Language Testing
System
WHY IELTS?
• HIGHER STUDIES

• NATURALISATION & IMMIGRATION

• PROFESSIONAL JOBS

WHO CAN TAKE IELTS?

 ONE WITH AGE 16 YEARS OR ABOVE.

 ONE WITH A VALID PASSPORT

COUNTRIES WHICH RECOGNISE IELTS

• AUSTRALIA
• NEW ZEALAND
• UNITED KINGDOM
• CANADA
• Various other commonwealth countries
• USA
WHO ADMINISTERS IELTS?

IELTS
University of Cambridge
Local Examination Syndicate

BRITISH COUNCIL - UK IDP - Australia

TEST TYPES

• GENERAL TRAINING
FOR IMMIGRATION

• ACADEMIC
FOR HIGHER STUDIES
FOR PROFESSIONAL WORK VISAS
TEST STRUCTURE

IELTS
LISTENING
READING WRITING SPEAKING
COMPREHENSION
COMPREHENSION SECTION SECTION
 LISTENING
TIME ALLOWED 30 MIN. + 10 MIN.

PROCEDURE  FIRST MODULE OF THE TEST

 CASSETTE IS PLAYED
 INDIVIDUAL HEAD PHONES ARE PROVIDED
 ATTEMPTING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOOKLET
 TRANSFERING ANSWERS (USING PENCIL ONLY)

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS 40 QUESTIONS DISTRIBUTED OVER 4 SECTIONS

STRUCTURE SECTION 1 – Conversation on a social/ semi-official

topic
SECTION 2 – A monologue about a social topic
SECTION 3 – Conversation on between 2-4 speakers
about an academic topic
SECTION 4 – A university-style presentation of an
academic topic by one speaker
 READING
TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN.

PROCEDURE  SECOND MODULE OF THE TEST

 ATTEMPTING QUESTIONS FROM THE
BOOKLET AFTER READING THE UNSEEN
PASSAGES
 TRANSFERING ANSWERS (No extra time
provided)
 ONLY PENCIL IS ALLOWED

NUMBER OF 40 QUESTIONS DISTRIBUTED OVER 3 SECTIONS

QUESTIONS
QUESTION TYPES T/F/NG, HEADINGS, MCQs, SENTENCE
COMPLETION, MATCHING etc.
ACADEMIC READING
VS
GENERAL TRAINING READING

ACADEMIC GENERAL
TRAINING
READING  THREE PASSAGES FORM  THREE PASSAGES FROM
MAGAZINES, JOURNALS OR NOTICES, ADS, MAGAZINES
PASSAGES NEWSPAPERS & BOOKS
 PASSAGES FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC  PASSAGES FOCUSED ON
ISSUES SOCIAL ISSUES

DIFFICULTY COMPARATIVELY DIFFICULT EASIER

LEVEL

TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN. 60 MIN.

NUMBER OF 40 40

QUESTIONS
 WRITING

TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN.

PROCEDURE  THIRD MODULE OF THE TEST

 TWO WRITING TASKS OF SPECIFIED
WORD LIMITS TO BE COMPLETED
 OPTION OF USING A PEN OR A PENCIL
ACADEMIC WRITING
VS
GENERAL TRAINING WRITING

ACADEMIC GENERAL TRAINING

FORMAT OF  INTERPRETING AND  WRITING A LETTER

QUESTIONS DESCRIBING A GRAPH/CHART
 GIVING AN OPINION OR
 GIVING AN OPINION OR SUGGESTING A SOLUTION TO A
SUGGESTING A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM
PROBLEM

DIFFICULTY MORE DIFFICULT EASIER

LEVEL

TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN. 60 MIN.

WORD LIMIT 150 WORDS FOR GRAPH/CHART 150 WORDS FOR GRAPH/CHART
250 WORDS FOR ESSAY 250 WORDS FOR ESSAY
 SPEAKING
TIME ALLOWED 10 TO 15 MIN.

PROCEDURE  ONE TO ONE INTERVIEW

 ENTIRE CONVERSATION IS RECORDED

STRUCTURE  INTRODUCTION AND INTERVIEW

 TOPIC CARD
 EXTENDED QUESTIONS ON TOPIC CARD /
DISCUSSION

WHAT IS  GRAMMAR
 FLUENCY
ASSESSED
 PRONUNCIATION
 VOCABULARY
 BODY LANGUAGE