Why should I take the IELTS test?

IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System. It is the most popular English language proficiency test in the world. But there are people who are still unaware of the fact that why should they take this test to go abroad.

Here, we list a few reasons for you to take the IELTS test.

1.Higher educational/professional field

If you want to study or pursue a career abroad, most likely you would be asked to take the IELTS exam. IELTS is of two types – academic and general. As the name suggests, the academic is for the students and general is for those who wish to settle or do business abroad. For both these purposes, achieving the minimum IELTS score is a prerequisite.

2.Training and migration

If you are planning to go abroad for a short duration or migrate for your entire life with your family, you must take IELTS. It will help you to get admission in excellent colleges and training institutions and also be beneficial for gaining the citizenship of the country you want to migrate to.

3.Widely accepted

It is recognized by over 10,000 organizations across 140 countries. Even after you get the PR of any country, IELTS score plays a vital role in your job prospects.

4.Testing English

IELTS tests and improves your English skills to a great extent. So, you must opt for the test to look into your own self and develop. You should also take it to learn better English so that you don’t face any linguistic problems when you go abroad.

5.Availability

Unlike many other tests, IELTS is widely available in almost all the countries in the world. So, it can be easily given in any centre of your choice without any problem.

So, you must really give the IELTS test for self-assessment, better learning and more opportunities to go abroad.
To get professional training and expert guidance on IELTS preparation, visit Touchstone Educationals- the No. 1 IELTS institute in India.

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Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 30 minutes (+ 2 minutes review time )

Speaking

The IELTS Speaking test assesses your pronunciation, grammar, accuracy, fluency and lexical resources while speaking English. There are three (3) parts to this test, with each part fulfilling a specific function in terms of task input, interaction pattern and the test taker’s output.

Part 1: Introduction & Interview This part includes general questions about the test taker like residence, work,family, interests, etc.

Part 2: Long Run Cue cards are shared on a particular topic and one (1) minute will be given to prepare to speak for upto two (2) minutes on the topic.

Part 3: Discussion This part gives you the opportunity to discuss the topic from the cue card in further detail, in a more general and abstract way

Total time: 11-14 minutes

Reading

The IELTS Reading test is designed to test a wide range of reading skills including reading for skimming, details, gist, understanding arguments and writer’s opinions,attitude and purpose

IELTS Academic Reading – It includes three (3) reading passages (with a variety of questions) ranging from descriptive and factual to discursive and analytical. These passages are of general interest dealing with interesting and recognizably appropriate issues, with at least one passage containing a detailed logical argument

Note: The reading texts may contain non-verbal materials as well like graphs, diagrams or illustrations.

IELTS General Reading – It includes three (3) daily passages (with 2-3 short texts in the first passage, 2 texts in the second passage and 1 long text in the third passage), based on an English-speaking environment, from notices, newspapers, magazines or advertisements.

Reading passage 1: texts based on social survival, like advertisements, notices and timetables

Reading passage 2: texts based on workplace survival, like contracts, job descriptions, staff development & training material

Reading passage 3: texts based on general reading, involving more extended prose and a complex structure.

No. of questions: 40

Marks: each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 60 minutes (no additional transfer time)

Note: Please note that the question types in the Listening & Reading sections can include multiple choice answers, true or false answers, matching information/headings or sentence, table & flow-chart completion.

Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 30 minutes (+10 minutes transfer time)