IELTS™ International English Language Testing System BetterThink Learning Systems

WHY IELTS? WHO CAN TAKE IELTS? HIGHER STUDIES NATURALISATION & IMMIGRATION PROFESSIONAL JOBS WHO CAN TAKE IELTS? ONE WITH AGE 16 YEARS OR ABOVE. ONE WITH A VALID PASSPORT EDUMINDZ

COUNTRIES WHICH RECOGNISE IELTS™ (Aca. & Gen.) AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND UNITED KINGDOM CANADA USA Various other Commonwealth & European Union Member countries EDUMINDZ

WHO ADMINISTERS IELTS? EDUMINDZ

TEST CENTERS IN INDIA CITY AVE. FREQUENCY NEW DELHI TWICE A MONTH CHANDIGARH MUMBAI AHMEDABAD HYDERABAD BANGALORE CHENNAI KOLKATA EDUMINDZ

TEST TYPES FOR IMMIGRATION FOR HIGHER STUDIES GENERAL TRAINING FOR IMMIGRATION ACADEMIC FOR HIGHER STUDIES FOR PROFESSIONAL WORK VISAS EDUMINDZ

TEST STRUCTURE EDUMINDZ

BetterThink Learning Systems LISTENING TIME ALLOWED 30 MIN. + 10 MIN. PROCEDURE FIRST MODULE OF THE TEST RECODED METERIAL 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 BetterThink Learning Systems

READING TIME ALLOWED PROCEDURE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS QUESTION TYPES 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. EDUMINDZ

ACADEMIC READING VS 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. NUMBER OF QUESTIONS 40 EDUMINDZ

WRITING TIME ALLOWED PROCEDURE 60 MIN. THIRD MODULE OF THE TEST TWO WRITING TASKS OF SPECIFIED WORD LIMITS TO BE COMPLETED OPTION OF USING A PEN OR A PENCIL EDUMINDZ

ACADEMIC WRITING VS GENERAL TRAINING WRITING FORMAT OF QUESTIONS INTERPRETING AND DESCRIBING A GRAPH/CHART GIVING AN OPINION OR SUGGESTING A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM WRITING A LETTER DIFFICULTY LEVEL MORE DIFFICULT EASIER TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN. WORD LIMIT 150 WORDS FOR GRAPH/CHART 250 WORDS FOR ESSAY EDUMINDZ

SPEAKING TIME ALLOWED PROCEDURE STRUCTURE WHAT IS ASSESSED 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 EDUMINDZ

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