1. Margaret Fowler Examinations Service Manager British Council Italy britishcouncil.it/ielts

2. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education British Council Who we are The United Kingdom international organisation for educational and cultural relations

3. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Our purpose To build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries

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5. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Where we are The British Council has 200 offices in more than 100 countries In Italy we are in: Milan, Naples and Rome Exams venues in 25 other cities in Italy

6. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Nuova Sede! British Council Rome Via San Sebastianello 15 Roma

7. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Our services at the British Council English language courses Training for teachers of English Examinations services

8. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Study in the UK www.educationUK.org

9. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Examinations Cambridge ESOL IELTS

10. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education La Sapienza Luiss Politecnico di Torino Università Bocconi Politecnico di Milano Trento, Padova, Genova, Venice, Parma, Reggio Calabria,Lecce, Cagliari, Napoli, Bologna, Pavia and many others Some of the universities we work with:

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12. The IELTS partnership British Council IDP Australia Cambridge ESOL

13. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education What is IELTS?  a “vertical” test of communicative proficiency in English for study or work in English (A1 to C1)  a test of all four language skills  a test of international English  NOT a test of ‘study skills, ‘grammar’ or a particular subject area

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15. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education IELTS offers: 48 dates a year to choose from Public sessions once a month in 25 cities throughout Italy

16. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Where in Italy... britishcouncil.it/ielts New venues in Pisa, Cassino, Viterbo…

17. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Registration up to 7 days beforehand Results on line after 13 days High security features Recognised worldwide by over 600,000 institutions

18. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Essential test qualities  Validity  Reliability  Impact  Practicality

19. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Choice of two types of IELTS test modules  Academic or  General

20. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Academic Test – For entry to Universities, Colleges – For professional recognition General Training Test – For immigration –Check before you enrol

21. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Global Candidature Breakdown Academic General Training britishcouncil.it/ielts Online enrolments in Italy (2009): Academic = 84% General T. = 16%

22. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Test Format Listening 30 minutes, 4 sections, 40 items General Training Reading 60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items Academic Reading 60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items General Training Writing 60 minutes, 2 tasks Academic Writing 60 minutes, 2 tasks Speaking 11 - 14 minutes, 3 parts

23. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education The IELTS band scores IELTS provides:  a profile of a candidate’s skills in all four language areas  an overall band score  IELTS tests for the full range of levels, from non-user to expert user, A1-C2

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25. Band Scores  9 band scale 9expert user 8very good user 7good user 6competent user 5modest user 4limited user 3extremely limited user 2intermittent user 1non-user

26. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education IELTS v European Framework v Cambridge ESOL exams

27. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Examples of IELTS scores Reading 6.5 Listening 6.5 Writing 7.5 Speaking 7.0 Overall Band Score: 7.0

28. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education A university may even ask for a specific profile Listening minimum 6 Reading minimum 7 Writing minimum 6 Speaking minimum 6

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30. Who recognises IELTS?

31. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education IELTS is trusted and accepted by close to 6,000 organizations and faculties worldwide. I

32. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Professional bodies: – Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and USA Immigration authorities: – Australia, Canada, New Zealand Government agencies and departments: – Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, UK, USA

33. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Who recognises IELTS in Italy? Over 50 Italian Universities as credits towards first degrees Eg. Bocconi, Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Milano, Venice, Bicocca, Genova, Padova, Trento, Bologna,

34. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education In the US Recognised by over 1,200 U.S. higher education institutions

35. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education What scores do US schools require for academic success? Levels/Sample SchoolsScores UndergraduateRange = 6.0 - 7.0 New York University7.0 UIUC6.5 Arizona State University6.0 GraduateRange = 6.0 - 8.5 Columbia University7.0 Columbia School of Journalism8.5 Professional schoolsRange = 6.0 - 8.5 Harvard MBA7.0 LLMRange = 6.5 - 8.0 Duke University7.5 Indiana University7.0

36. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Typical US university admission requirements “It is the policy of the Graduate School to admit only those students with a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based test), 213 (computer-based test), or 83 (internet-based test), or a minimum IELTS score of 7.0. In many departments a higher score may be required if the applicant is to succeed in the competition for limited new student openings.”

37. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education MIT, Boston (MA) accept only IELTS http://math.mit.edu/academics/grad/admission US entry requirements examples

38. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Use the online Global Recognition System on www.ielts.org to find out which institutions in the U.S. and worldwide will accept your IELTS scores

39. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education IELTS is accessible and practical One of the most frequently available tests in the world – you can choose from up to 4 test dates each month Enrol up until 7 days before the test date Results available 13 days after the test Test fee payable in Euro

40. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education How to register? On line at www.britishcouncil.it At a British Council office

41. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Listening 30 minutes, 4 sections, 40 items General Training Reading 60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items Academic Reading 60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items General Training Writing 60 minutes, 2 tasks Academic Writing 60 minutes, 2 tasks Speaking 11 - 14 minutes, 3 parts

42. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Paper 1: Listening

43. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Paper 2: Reading

44. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Variety of task types sentence completion notes, summary, diagram, flow chart, table completion classification matching multiple choice identification of writers’ views, attitudes, claims

45. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Paper 3: Writing - Academic Part 1 - at least 150 words - 20 minutes Describing information from graphs, diagrams, tables, charts

46. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education The chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in Britain in three periods and whether they were studying full-time or part-time. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features shown below. (Write at least 150 words)

47. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Writing Assessment Criteria Task achievement or task response Cohesion and coherence Lexical resource Grammatical range and accuracy Access Public Band Score Descriptors http://www.ielts.org/PDF/UOBDs_WritingT1.pdf http://www.ielts.org/PDF/UOBDs_WritingT1.pdf http://www.ielts.org/PDF/UOBDs_WritingT2.pdf

48. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Band score 6 According to the graph, the number of men and women in further education in Britain shows the following pattern. In the case of male, the number of males has declined slightly from about 1000 thousands in 12970/71 to about 850 thousands in 1980/81. However this figure rose back to about 850 thousands in 1980/81. The proportion of full- time education has declined during this periods. However, the proportion of part-time education has increased dramatically. On the other hand, in the case of female, the number of both full.-time education and part-time.education has increased during this period. From about 700 thousands in 1970/71, these figures rose to about 820 thousand s in 1980/81, to about 1100 thousands in 1990/91………..

49. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Paper 3: Writing - Academic Part 2 - at least 250 - 40 minutes Discursive composition

50. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Academic Writing Task 2 In Task 2 candidates are presented with a point of view or argument or problem They may need to: –present a solution to a problem –present and justify an opinion –compare and contrast evidence, opinions and implications –evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or an argument

51. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education The IELTS Speaking test Realistic interactive conversation with a live examiner Shows your real life communication skills Preferred by many institutions in the U.S. and worldwide.

52. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Speaking, 11-14 minutes britishcouncil.it/ielts

53. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education IELTS Speaking Test 11-14 minutes 3 parts Part 1: General questions about home, family, job, studies etc Part 2: Monologue based on a verbal prompt on a card (1 minute to prepare) Part 3: Discussion of more abstract issues based on theme of part 2

54. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Part 2 card Describe something you own which is very important to you. You should say: where you got it from how long you have had it what you use it for And explain why it is so important to you

55. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Speaking Part 3 Let’s consider first of all how people’s values have changed … What kind of things give status to people in your country? Have things changed since your parents’ time?

56. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Criteria for assessment of speaking Fluency and coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation One examiner All interviews are digitally recorded

57. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Preparing for the Test Published preparation materials list at www.ielts.org

58. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Support  Cambridge Practice Tests for IELTS (CUP)  Top Tips for IELTS  Teacher and candidate resources at www.ielts.org  IELT Scores explained DVD

59. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education britishcouncil.it/ielts Road to IELTS

60. Your Official Source on U.S. Higher Education Free self-study materials from the British Council to all candidates who register online 5 weeks in advance practice IELTS listening tasks under timed conditions view sample videos of speaking tests, highlighting good and less good practice develop vocabulary and techniques for writing tasks Road to IELTS

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