Countries which recognise ielts

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

IELTS
LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
READING
COMPREHENSION
WRITING
SECTION
SPEAKING
SECTION
TEST STRUCTURE

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 QUESTIONS	40 QUESTIONS DISTRIBUTED OVER 3 SECTIONS
QUESTION TYPES	T/F/NG, HEADINGS, MCQs, SENTENCE COMPLETION, MATCHING etc.

ACADEMIC READING VS GENERAL TRAINING READING

	ACADEMIC	GENERAL TRAINING
READING PASSAGES	THREE PASSAGES FORM MAGAZINES, JOURNALS OR NEWSPAPERS PASSAGES FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC ISSUES	THREE PASSAGES FROM NOTICES, ADS, MAGAZINES & BOOKS PASSAGES FOCUSED ON SOCIAL ISSUES
DIFFICULTY LEVEL	COMPARATIVELY DIFFICULT	EASIER
TIME ALLOWED	60 MIN.	60 MIN.
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	40	40

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 QUESTIONS	INTERPRETING AND DESCRIBING A GRAPH/CHART GIVING AN OPINION OR SUGGESTING A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM	WRITING A LETTER GIVING AN OPINION OR SUGGESTING A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM
DIFFICULTY LEVEL	MORE DIFFICULT	EASIER
TIME ALLOWED	60 MIN.	60 MIN.
WORD LIMIT	150 WORDS FOR GRAPH/CHART 250 WORDS FOR ESSAY	150 WORDS FOR GRAPH/CHART 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 ASSESSED	GRAMMAR FLUENCY PRONUNCIATION VOCABULARY BODY LANGUAGE