IELTS

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the world’s most popular English Language proficiency test for higher education and global migration, with over 3 million tests taken in the last year.

IELTS assesses all of your English Skills – Reading, Writing, Listening and speaking and is designed to reflect how you will use English at study, at work, at play, in your new life abroad. The IELTS test is developed by some of the world’s leading experts in language assessment.

You can take IELTS Academic or IELTS General Training – depending on the organization you are applying to and your plans for the future.

Listening – Format
  1. The Listening module takes about 30 minutes to complete
  2. At the end test takers are allowed 10 minutes to transfer their answers to an answer sheet
  3. The Listening module is the same for both the Academic and General training versions of the test
  4. There are 4 sections, each with 10 questions
  5. Each section has one or more of the various task types
  6. The test gets progressively more difficult
  7. All the instructions are printed on the question booklet
  1. One mark is given for each correct answer
  2. Spelling is important. A spelling mistake counts as a wrong answer
  3. Both American and British English Spellings are accepted but be consistent
  4. A hyphenated word (e.g. absent-minded, flow-chart) counts as one word
  5. Grammar is important: e.g. if you write a singular noun instead of a plural noun, it counts as a wrong answer
  6. Write answers clearly. Illegible handwriting will result in a wrong answer
  1. The Reading module takes one hour to complete
  2. At the end there is no extra time to transfer answers to the answer sheet
  3. The Reading module is different for the Academic and General Training versions of the test
  4. Task types are the same for Academic and General Training but the test format and content is a little different
  5. For both the Academic and General Training versions of the test:
  • There are 3 sections with a total of 40 questions in all
  • Each section has one or more of the previous task types

All the instructions are printed on the question booklet

    1. For both the Academic and General Training versions of the test:
    • One mark is given for each correct answer
    • Spelling is important. A spelling mistake counts as a wrong answer
    • Grammar is important: e.g. writing a singular instead of a plural noun counts as a wrong answer
    • Write answers clearly. Illegible handwriting counts as a wrong answer
    • Answer the questions as you read and transfer to the answer sheet immediately
    • IELTS accepts both American and British English spelling but be consistent
    • A hyphenated word (e.g. absent-minded, flow-chart) counts as one word

     

Task Type: Short – Answer Questions

 

      1. Answer questions which relate to factual information and detail
      2. Write answers in words or numbers on the answer sheet (e.g. ‘200’ or ‘two hundred’)
      3. You can use words from the text but sometimes you may have to rephrase the words/phrases from the text or even use synonyms
      4. Read instructions carefully to find out how many words/numbers to use
      5. If the answer is longer than the given word limit in the rubric no mark will be awarded (E.g. If the rubric says “Write no more than 2 words” an answer containing more than 2 words, will be marked as X)
      6. Not all the questions are in the same order as the information in the text
  1. The Writing module takes one hour to complete
  2. The format is the same for both the Academic and General Training versions of the test but the task types are different
  3. There are 2 tasks to complete: Task 1 and Task 2
  1. You are marked on four criteria:
  • Task achievement (Task 1)/task response (Task 2)
  • Coherence and cohesion
  • Lexical resource
  • Grammatical range and accuracy
  1. The Speaking module lasts for 11-14 minutes, and consists of an introduction section plus three parts
  2. The Speaking module is the same for both the Academic and General Training versions of the test
  3. The linguistic challenge of the test increases with each part
  1. You are marked on four criteria:
  • Fluency and coherence
  • Lexical resource (Vocabulary)
  • Grammer
  • Pronunciation

IELTS Scores

You will be given a score from 1 to 9 for each part of the test – listening, reading, writing, speaking. The average produces your overall band score. You can score whole (e.g. 5.,6,7) or half (e.g. 5.5,6.5,7.5) bands in each part of the test

BAND SCORE

SKILL LEVEL

BAND 9

EXPERT USER

BAND 8

VERY GOOD USER

BAND 7

GOOD USER

BAND 6

BAND 5

COMPETENT USER

MODEST USER

BAND 4

LIMITED USER

BAND 3

EXTREMELY LIMITED USER

BAND 2

INTERMITTENT USER

BAND 1

NON-USER

BAND 0

DID NOT ATTEMPT THE TEST

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