IELTS Preparation
Test preparation classes are run regularly by experienced and qualified teacher so that student can aim for better score on their exam and get into desired study program in the chosen institutions. Classes are well designed with regular mock tests and precise marking to ease the student’s anxious during their test.
IELTS Reading 60 minutes
The Reading section consists of 40 questions, designed to test a wide range of reading skills. These include reading for gist, reading for main ideas, reading for detail, skimming, understanding logical argument and recognising writers’ opinions, attitudes and purpose.
IELTS Academic test – this includes three long texts which range from the descriptive and factual to the discursive and analytical. These are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers. They have been selected for a non-specialist audience but are appropriate for people entering university courses or seeking professional registration.
IELTS Academic Reading description
| Paper format | Three reading passages with a variety of questions using a number of task types. |
| Timing | 60 minutes |
| No. of questions | 40 |
| Task types | A variety of question types are used, chosen from the following; multiple choice, identifying information, identifying the writer’s views/claims, matching information, matching headings, matching features, matching sentence endings, sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, diagram label completion and short-answer questions. |
Academic Writing 60 minutes
Students have to write essays on topics of general interest to, and suitable for, test takers entering undergraduate and postgraduate studies or seeking professional registration. There are two tasks:
- Task 1 – you will be presented with a graph, table, chart or diagram and asked to describe, summarise or explain the information in your own words. You may be asked to describe and explain data, describe the stages of a process, how something works or describe an object or event.
- Task 2 – you will be asked to write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem. Responses to both tasks must be in a formal style.
IELTS Academic Writing description
| Paper format | There are two Writing tasks and BOTH must be completed. |
| Timing | 60 minutes |
| No. of questions | 2 |
| Task types | In Task 1, test takers are asked to describe some visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram) in their own words. They need to write 150 words in about 20 minutes.
In Task 2, they respond to a point of view or argument or problem. They need to write 250 words in about 40 minutes. |
Speaking 11–14 minutes
The speaking section assesses your use of spoken English. Every test is recorded.
- Part 1– the examiner will ask you general questions about yourself and a range of familiar topics, such as home, family, work, studies and interests. This part lasts between four and five minutes.
- Part 2 – you will be given a card which asks you to talk about a particular topic. You will have one minute to prepare before speaking for up to two minutes. The examiner will then ask one or two questions on the same topic.
- Part 3– you will be asked further questions about the topic in Part 2. These will give you the opportunity to discuss more abstract ideas and issues. This part of the test lasts between four and five minutes.
IELTS Speaking description
| Paper format | The Speaking test consists of an oral interview between the test takers’ and an examiner. All Speaking tests are recorded. |
| Timing | 11–14 minutes |
| Task types | There are three parts to the test and each part fulfils a specific function in terms of interaction pattern, task input and test takers output. |
Listening 30 minutes
You will listen to four recordings of native English speakers and then write your answers to a series of questions.
- Recording 1 – a conversation between two people set in an everyday social context.
- Recording 2 – a monologue set in an everyday social context, e.g. a speech about local facilities.
- Recording 3 – a conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context, e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment.
- Recording 4 – a monologue on an academic subject, e.g. a university lecture.