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-I- Background:
The international English language testing system (IELTS) is the world's most popular
English language proficiency test for higher education and global migration.
There are two IELTS modules: Academic and General. Academic IELTS is mainly for
university admission and General IELTS is mainly for migration.
IELTS overall score is 9.
IELTS covers all 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Both IELTS General and Academic share the same speaking and listening sections.
-II- Exam Structure:
Writing 2 sections: (Task 1: 150 words/ Task 2: 250 1 hour (no extra time given)
words)
- description and argumentative essays
(Academic)
- letter writing and argumentative essays
(General)
Speaking 3 parts: - 15 minutes.
Part I: introduction - Take your ID.
Part II: A topic you prepare in one minute and - Recorded
then give a talk in 2 minutes.
Part III: Discussion questions
In the listening section, read the questions before you listen, underline important key
words and then write your answers on the question sheet. Transfer the answers during
the last 10 minutes when the listening section is over. Pay attention to the word limit.
Pay attention to the grammar and spelling in your listening answers. Listening questions
include form completion, map filling, matching and MCQs.
In the reading section, you have to get more practice on skimming and scanning. Transfer
your answers directly to the answer sheet. Time management is very important. You
have 14 different question types in reading.