Established in 1989 by British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment it is an international standardised test. It is a testing system in order to check the proficiency of non-native English language speaker. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) helps non-native english speaker to improve their language skills and gain better understanding regarding english language.
IELTS is taken by the students who wants to pursue their studies or work in an english speaking country. IELTS is recognized in more than 100 countries and helps you with the process of applying visa. The total test time for IELTS is 2 hours 45 minutes and is conducted both offline (paper-based) and online (computer based) .
IELTS evaluates the persons abilities on reading, writing, listening and speaking. IELTS is not only necessary for students who wants to pursue thier studies abroad but also for the immigrants who wants to work and live in english-speaking environment. IELTS is available worldwide in more than 1,600 locations. The result for IELTS is reported on 9-band scale where 1 is the lowest and 9 is the highest score.
IELTS Modules
There are two types of IELTS : Academic and General Training, both on them focuses on different aspect that helps people who are non-native english speakers. Here listening and speaking is same for the both but for reading and writing the course is different. Depending on the context of their aim of giving IELTS the section differs from one another.
Academic Training focuses on the people who are going abroad for their higher studies, so the training emphasizes on academic language and tries to make you ready to begin your studies.
General Training is for the people who plan on going to the country where english is the way for communication. It can be either for migration or for work purpose. It helps prepares them for the language skills that they will require while working or training there
Why prepare IELTS with BMGC
BMGC is leading education and migration consultant agency that proides its services in 16 countries. We have been helping students reach their academic goal since 2003, we have experinced faculty members with years of experience who will help you prepare for IELTS. IELTS score is very important step in order to be accepted into prestigious universities, so preparing from one of the most authentic and credible institution will definately benefit you.
We have small class size with around 10 students in each class, so that the faculty members can properly guide and give attention to the students. We provide great support to the students and have helped over 40,000 international students reach their academic goal with our professional help. Our classes are equipped with smart technology where the students can acquire the best knowledge like projector, audio visual classroom with modern technology.
We provide materials required to prepare for IELTS to all the students, we also have flexible timing so that the students who are working can also manage their time to join our class. We run classes from morning till afternoon so you can join whatever times suis you best, we also conduct weekly mock test to gain insight on the knowledge student has acquired. We provide support to the students online and offline and help you achieve the best result.
Four parts of IELTS
IELTS consists of four parts that helps check your skills in english language.
Listening
It is the first part of the exam consisting of four sections where each section consists of 10 questions. Here you will have to listen to an audio recording and answer them, such as short answer question, summary, multiple choice, etc which takes about 30 minutes.
Reading
It is the second part which lasts for 60 minutes. The task that is used are summary, short answer question, multiple choice, sentence completion, true or false, etc which overall sums up to 40 questions. There are about 3 texts which has around 2,000-2,500 words. The content in this is different for academic and general training.
Writing
It is the third part of the exam consisting of 2 tasks which lasts about 60 minutes. Here you will be given to describe a chart/ bar diagram, write an essay or writing a letter/ asking information, etc. The questions for task differs for academic and general training, here first task should consist of minimum 150 words and second task should consist of 250 words minimum.
Speaking
It is the last part and is taken in three-part oral interview. Here in task one you will be giving introduction about yourself to the interviewer, for the second task you will be given a topic and a minute to prepare for it and talk about it for 1-2 minutes. And for the third task you will have two way discussion with the interviewer about the issues related to the topic in the card.
What does the score mean ?
Grading for IELTS is the average of the four components listening, reading, writing and speaking. The scores are between 0 to 9 where 0 is the lowest and 9 is the highest. Overall band score is the average score of all skills, and here are what each of them mean.
Band Score 0 : The candidate did not answer the question.
Band Score 1 : The candidate does not have the ability to use the language.
Band Score 2 : The candidate cannot understand the english language that is spoken or written properly and is familiar with few words only.
Band Score 3 : The candidate has difficulty making conversation and has limited knowlegde about the language.
Band Score 4 : They lack in using language that is complex and has limited use for the language.
Band Score 5 : They are able to have conversation if they are familiar with the field but are most likely to make mistakes while conversing.
Band Score 6 : They are able to have some command in their language despite making few errors. They are able to use language that is complex but only if it is familiar to them.
Band Score 7 : They have good command over the language and can hold conversations. Even tho there may be some mistakes in some situation that is not familiar to them, they are overall good user of the language.
Band Score 8 : They can understand complex words and are very good with conversations in the language, even tho they make make few mistakes in an unfamiliar environment.
Band Score 9 : They have great command over the language. They are fluent and can make conversations even using complex words even in an unfamiliar situation. They are accurate and have complete understanding of the language.
These scores are really important so that you can show your competency in english language. This will help anyone who wants to study and work in an english speaking environment. We have experienced faculty members of more than 15-20 years who will provide you online and offline support, and help you achieve the best results.
Being able to score more will definately open more doors for you while you apply for your studies or work abroad. Enrolling with us you will get the best experience with classes equipped with smart and modern technology. We are team of experts and we will help you reach your goal and guide you to get the score that you desire. If you want more information regarding any of the process please feel free to contact us, our team will be more than happy to guide you. With small class size that helps students get undivided attention form the faculty member and flexible timing of the class, we have your best interest in mind and with our help you can achieve the best test preparation.
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