Success

Starts
with IELTS

British Council
2012

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 Overview
• What is IELTS?
• Test Format
• Test Modules
• What makes us your first choice?
• Registration

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 What is IELTS?
Designed to assess the English
language ability of people who intend to
study or work where English is the
language of communication

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The Partners

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 Modules
• Academic
• General Training

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 IELTS Test Results
• Test Result is valid for 2 years
• A band score is awarded per subtest
(LRWS)
• Band score ranges from 1-9
• There is no passing or failing mark

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 Band scores
• Band 9 - Expert User
• Band 8 - Very Good User
• Band 7 - Good User
• Band 6 - Competent User
• Band 5 - Modest User
• Band 4 - Limited User
• Band 3 - Extremely Limited User
• Band 2 - Intermittent User
• Band 1 - Non User
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IELTS Test Format
Listening
30 minutes

Academic reading General training reading

60 minutes 60 minutes

Academic writing General training writing

60 minutes 60 minutes

Speaking
11-14 minutes

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 Listening Test
Timing: approx. 30 minutes + 10 minutes transfer time
Questions: 40 items
Types of questions: multiple choice, matching,
plan/map/diagram labelling, form and note completion,
table completion, flow-chart completion, summary
completion, sentence completion, short-answer
questions)

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 Listening Test
Test Parts: 4 sections
Section1: conversation between two people set in everyday
social context
Section2: monologue set in everyday social context
Section3: conversation between up to 4 people set in an
educational or training context
Section4: monologue on an academic subject

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 Listening Test
Skills Assessed:
•Understanding of main ideas and specific factual information
•Recognising opinions, attitudes and purpose of the speaker
•Following development of an argument

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 Reading Test
Timing: 60 minutes no transfer time
Questions: 40 items
Test Parts: 3 sections with a total text length of
2,150-2,750 words
Types of questions: multiple choice, identifying information
(True/False/Not Given), identifying writer’s view/claims
(Yes/No/Not Given), matching (information, headings,
features, sentence endings), sentence completion, summary
completion, note completion, table completion etc

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 Academic Reading Test
• Texts are authentic and taken from books, journals,
magazines and newspaper 3 sections with a total text
length of 2,150-2,750 words
•Written for non-specialist audience and are on
academic topics of general interests
•Text range from descriptive and factual to discursive
and analytical
•May contain non-verbal materials such as diagrams
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 GT Reading Test
• Section 1 contains two or three factual texts. Topics are
relevant to everyday life in an English-speaking country.
•Section 2 contains two factual texts focusing on work related
issues
•Section 3 contains one longer, more complex text on a topics
of general interest.
•Text are authentic taken from notices, ads, company
handbook, books, magazines, newspaper and official document

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 Reading Test
Skills Assessed:
•Reading for gist
•Reading for main ideas
•Reading for detail
•Understanding inferences and implied meaning
•Recognising a writers opinion, attitudes and purpose
•Following the development of an argument

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 Writing Test
Timing: 60 minutes
Tasks: there are two tasks
Candidates are required to write at least 150 words in
task 1 and at least 250 words in task two
Test Parts: 2 parts

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 Academic Writing Test
Task 1: Presents a table, graph, chart or diagram
Candidate must describe and explain data, describe
the stages of a process, describe an event or an
object from a given,
Task 2: Write an essay in response to a point of view,
argument or problem
Response for both task should be written in a
formal style.
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 GT Writing Test
Task 1: Candidates are presented with a situation and
are asked to write a letter. The letter maybe personal,
semi-formal or formal in style.
Task 2: Write an essay in response to a point of view,
argument or problem. The essay can be slightly more
personal in style than Academic.

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 WritingTest
Skills Assessed:
Ability to write a response which is appropriate in terms of:
•Content
•Organisation of ideas
•Accuracy
•Vocabulary
•Grammar

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 Speaking Test
Timing: 11-14 minutes
Tasks: A face-to-face interview with an examiner.
The speaking test is recorded.
Parts: 3 parts
Part 1: Introduction and interview (3-4 mins)
The examiner confirms candidate identity and ask
general questions on familiar topics e.g. home
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 Speaking Test
Part 2: Individual long turn (3-4 minutes)
•Candidate is given a task card
•Candidate is given 1 minute to prepare their talk
•Candidate talks for 1-2 minutes
•Examiner then asks the candidate 1-2 questions
on the same topic

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 Speaking Test
Part 3: Two-way discussion (4-5 minutes)
•Examiner asks further questions related to topic
on part 2
•These questions can give the candidate an
opportunity to discuss more abstract issues and
ideas

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 Speaking Test
Skills Assessed
A wide range of speaking skills is assessed including:
•Ability to communicate opinion and information on
everyday topics, experiences etc by answering a range of
questions
•Ability to speak at length using appropriate language and
organising ideas coherently
•Ability to express and justify opinion and to analyse,
discuss and speculate about issues
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 Speaking Test Criteria
• Fluency: talking at a natural rate without
causing too much effort for the listener.

• Vocabulary range

• Grammatical Range and Accuracy

• Pronunciation
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What makes IELTS and
the British Council your
first choice?

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• Available in over 300 locations across 120 countries

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• One of the most frequently available tests choose from up
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• Results available 13 days after the test
• Test fee payable in local currency, Php 8640

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 Personal
Our tests are shaped by your needs

• Format allows ease of preparation and review

• You know what to expect
• Personal, private and calm speaking interview
space
• Free support resources from the British Council

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