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What Is Ielts

This document provides an introduction to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam. It describes IELTS as an exam that assesses English proficiency and is often required for university admission or graduate programs internationally. The exam tests proficiency in four areas: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The listening section contains multiple choice questions about everyday conversations and lectures. Reading comprehension is assessed through various question types about books, magazines, and newspapers. Writing involves two timed tasks - a description and an argument. Speaking consists of an interview with an examiner covering personal information, continuously speaking about a topic, and a discussion.

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What Is Ielts

This document provides an introduction to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam. It describes IELTS as an exam that assesses English proficiency and is often required for university admission or graduate programs internationally. The exam tests proficiency in four areas: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The listening section contains multiple choice questions about everyday conversations and lectures. Reading comprehension is assessed through various question types about books, magazines, and newspapers. Writing involves two timed tasks - a description and an argument. Speaking consists of an interview with an examiner covering personal information, continuously speaking about a topic, and a discussion.

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Introduction to IELTS

What is IELTS?
It is (International English language testing system)

Why do we learn IELTS?


To improve our language To join local and international universities To join a post graduate program To have an international certificate

The four components of IELTS are:


- Listening (30minutes):
Four sections with ten questions each The first two sections deal with situations set in every day social contexts, e.g. (conversation about travel arrangement) In section two theres a monologue The final two sections deal with situations in educational and training contexts, e.g.( two university students in discussion ) Types of questions in listening: -Multiple choices -Matching -Plan/ note / table / flow-chart/ summary completion, sentence completion

Reading (60 minutes):


Three reading passages with 40 questions Task types: multiple choices, identifying information, indentifying writers views, matching information, matching headings, matching features, matching sentence endings. Sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, diagram label completion, short- answer questions Texts are taken from books, journals, magazines, and newspapers. These texts can be narrative, descriptive or argumentative

Writing:
IELTS academic writing description (two writing tasks must be completed) Task one /describe some visual information(graph, table, chart diagram) 150 words in about 20 minutes Task two /we have to present a point of view or argument or problem 250 words in about 40 minutes

Writing responses are assessed on:


Task achievement Coherence and cohesion Lexical resource Grammatical range and accuracy

Speaking:
Oral interview between candidate and the examiner / Timing 11-14 minutes / 3 parts Part one: personal information such as (home, family, work, studies , interests. (Lasts for 45 minutes) Part two : Task cards about a particular topic (One minute to prepare and make notes, lasts for 2 minutes (continuous speaking, 1 minute answering one or two questions, 1 minute preparation time) Part three: Discussing issues related to the Topic in part 2 in a more general and abstract way, in greater depth lasts for 4 to 5 minutes

In speaking, candidates have to have


The ability to express and justify & analyze opinions (Part 3) The ability to speak at length on a given topic. (Part 2) The ability to communicate opinions and information on every day topic (Part 1)

Good Luck

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