SCORE INTERPRETER Your
Score
0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18 19-20 21-22 23-24 25-26 27-28 29-30 31-32 33-34 35-36 37-38 39-40 T E S T O N E Listening Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Average
Average
Average
Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Well Above Average
Reading Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Average
Average
Average
Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Well Above Average
TEST T W O
Listening Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Average
Average
Average
Average
Above Average
A vove Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Well Above Average
Well Above Average
Reading Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Average
Average
Average
Average
A vove Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Well Above Average
Well Above Average
TEST THREE
Reading Well Below Average
Well Beiow Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Average
Average
Average
Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Well Above Average
Well Above Average
Well Above Average
TEST FOUR
Reading Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Well Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Below Average
Average
Average
Average
Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Above Average
Well Above Average
Well Above Average
Well Above Average
Well Above Average
K e y : (a satisfactory score is taken to mean a tertiary institution entry level Band Score of between 5.5 and 6.5) Well
Below
Average
Below
Average
Average
Above
Average
Well
Above
Average
It is clear you require a great deal more practice before you attempt the IELTS test. It would
probably take at least 48-60 weeks of intensive practice to achieve a satisfactory score in the
actual IELTS test.
You do not yet fully understand the strategies required to do well in the IELTS test, nor how
to apply them. At present, you are only likely to hear or find answers with a teacher's help.
It would probably take at least 36-48 weeks of intensive practice to achieve a satisfactory score
in the actual IELTS test.
You need to read all the hints in this book, and know how to apply them before you attempt
the actual IELTS test. Perhaps you would be capable of hearing the answers in the listening
test if it were played more than once. You most certainly need more time to complete the
reading test. It would probably take at least 24-36 weeks of intensive practice to achieve a
satisfactory score in the actual IELTS test.
Your score indicates that you understand how to apply most of the hints in this book.
However, if you take the actual IELTS test now, you might be disappointed with your result.
It would probably take at least 12-24 weeks of intensive practice to achieve a satisfactory score
in the actual IELTS test.
You appear to understand the strategies involved in the listening and reading tests in this book.
It may take 6 - 1 2 weeks of intensive practice to achieve a satisfactory IELTS Band Score.
Take a short approved IELTS course at an English college, or alternatively, you might wish
to purchase more practice books.
Please note that the tests in this book are not written at the same level of difficulty; they become
progressively more difficult as you work your way through the book. Therefore, it is not possible
to give an accurate Band Score indication.
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