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The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is designed to measure English proficiency for educational, vocational and immigration purposes. The IELTS measures an individual\u2019s ability to communicate in English across four areas of language: listening, reading, writing and speaking.
\nThe IELTS is administered jointly by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment at over 1,000 test centers and 140 countries. These test centers supervise the local administration of the test and recruit, train and monitor IELTS examiners.
\nIELTS tests are available on 48 fixed dates each year, usually Saturdays and sometimes Thursdays, and may be offered up to four times a month at any test centre, depending on local needs. Go to the IELTS website at www.ielts.org to find a test centre near you and to check for upcoming test dates at your test centre.
\nTest results are available online 13 days after your test date. You can either receive your Test Report Form by post or collect it from the Test Centre. You will normally only receive one copy of the Test Report Form, though you may ask for a second copy if you are applying to the UK or Canada for immigration purposes \u2013 be sure to specify this when you register for IELTS. You may ask for up to 5 copies of your Test Report Form to be sent directly to other organizations, such as universities.
\nThere are no restrictions on re-sitting the IELTS. However, you would need to allow sufficient time to complete the registration procedures again and find a suitable test date.
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Which version of IELTS? <\/h3>
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\nThere are two versions of the IELTS: the Academic IELTS and the General Training IELTS. The Academic IELTS is taken by people who wish to enrol in undergraduate and postgraduate courses and those who wish to undertake work experience at a graduate or postgraduate level. The General Training IELTS is taken by people who wish to complete their secondary education or undertake work experience or training programmes in an English speaking country, and by people who are planning to emigrate to the UK, Australia, Canada or New Zealand.
\nThis IELTS book covers both the Academic and the General IELTS. The Listening and Speaking modules are the same for the General and Academic IELTS, but there are different versions of the Reading and Writing modules for the IELTS General Training exam.
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Which version of English? <\/h3>
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\nSince the IELTS is used widely in the UK and Commonwealth countries, it is written in British English. Its vocabulary and syntax will be completely understandable to anyone who has studied English in an English-speaking country. You do not have to use British English in the Writing module. However, you should use only one type of English \u2013 that is, stick with either British or American English \u2013 throughout the exam.
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IELTS Modules <\/h3>
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Module<\/th>Total Time<\/th>Tasks<\/th><\/tr>
Listening<\/td>30 minutes<\/td>Listen to 4 tracks (2 conversations, 2 monologues). Answer 10 questions on each track.<\/td><\/tr>
Reading<\/td>60 minutes<\/td>Read 3 passages. Answer 13\u201314 questions on each passage.<\/td><\/tr>
Writing<\/td>60 minutes<\/td>Two tasks: Write a description of information in a chart, graph, table or diagram. At least 150 words. (20 minutes) Write an essay in response to an opinion or a question. At least 250 words. (40 minutes)<\/td><\/tr>
Speaking<\/td>11-14 minutes<\/td>Answer questions about yourself and common topics.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>