ABOUT IELTS
IELTS or the International English Language Testing System measures a person’s ability to communicate in English across all four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking – a key requirement for people who intend to study, work and generally live in English speaking countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, United States of America.
A visa applicant’s ability to speak a good level of English will become even more a key factor in determining whether he/she can work, study or migrate to an English speaking country.
Course Content
- Exam familiarization
- Introduction of wide range of IELTS question types and additional exercises to help improve the candidates overall strategies.
- Skills development
- Academic vocabulary development
- Test-taking strategies
- Full practice tests under examination conditions
- Individual coaching to identify students’ strengths and weaknesses
IELTS TEST
The IELTS tests are available in two formats – Academic and General Training with the latter being the more appropriate for people who simply need to prove they can speak and understand a good level of English before moving to Australia.
The Academic Reading and Writing Modules assess whether a candidate is ready to study or train in the medium of English at an undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses is based on the results of these Modules.
The General Training Reading and Writing Modules are not designed to test the full range of formal language skills required for academic purposes, but emphasize basic survival skills in a broad social and educational context.
When undertaking the IELTS test, candidates are tested in listening, reading, writing and speaking. All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking Modules. There is a choice between Academic and General Training in the Reading and Writing Modules. The tests are designed to cover the full range of ability from non-user to expert user.
Candidates listen to a number of recorded texts. These include a mixture of monologues and conversations and feature a variety of English accents and dialects. The recording is heard only once, and candidates are given time to read the questions and write down their answers. Candidates listen to a number of recorded texts, which increases in difficulty as the test progresses. . Listening test is designed to reflect some of these real-world listening situation.
The first two sections are on topics of general interest such as a report of a lost bag or an introduction to a public facility. Section one will be in the form of a dialogue, section two will be a monologue.
Sections three and four will have an education or training focus. There will be a lecture and a discussion between two and four people.
As you listen you should write your answers on the question booklet. At the end of the recorded material you will be given ten minutes to copy your answers onto the answer sheet.
Most candidates come out of the listening test not feeling very confident of their answers after listening to the recording only once. For this reason it is very important that you take a number of timed practice listening tests before the actual exam day to become familiar with the style of questions asked, the speed of the speech and to develop the skill of recording your answers as you listen.
This is based on material found in a chart, table, graph or diagram. The candidate has to demonstrate his/her ability to present the information and has to summarize the main features of the input.
For the first task, the candidates are to write a report of around 150 words based on material found in a table or diagram, demonstrating their ability to explain the data. It is a report based on some graphic information provided on the question paper. The graphic information will come in one of five forms. You are required to describe the information or the process in a report of 150 words and should be completed in 20 minutes. It is important that you are familiar with the language appropriate to report writing generally and to each of the five types of report
For the second task, candidates write a short essay of at least 250 words in response to a statement or question. They are expected to demonstrate an ability to present a position, construct an argument and discuss abstract issues.
It is important that you keep within the advised time limits as Task Two carries more weight in your final band score than Task One. Remember that illegible handwriting will reduce your final score.
The test is a face-to-face interview. Candidates are assessed on their use of spoken English to answer short questions, to speak at length on a familiar topic, and is in the form of an oral interview between the candidate and an examiner.
During the interview you will need to answer questions asked by the interviewer, speak at length on a topic selected by the interviewer and give and justify your opinions on a range of issues related to that topic.
It is important that you relax and speak as confidently as you can. Candidates who are not able to participate fully in the conversation may not achieve their potential band score. This may be because they haven’t been able to demonstrate the level of language they are capable of producing.
The texts are based on the type of material candidates would be expected to encounter on a daily basis in an English speaking country. It tests the candidate’s ability to understand and use information.
There are three reading passages with tasks. Texts are taken from books, magazines, journals and newspapers, all written for a non-specialist audience. The test includes one longer text, which is descriptive rather than argumentative.
IELTS Course Length
Days : 5 Consecutive Saturdays from 1:00 to 7:00 pm
Hours per day : 6
Group size : maximum of 12
Days : Monday – Friday from 12:00-6:00pm
Hours per day : 6
Group size : maximum of 12
TUTORIALS
Days: Flexible
Total hours: will be based on the student’s needs and Teacher’s assessment
IELTS CLASSROOM SCHEDULE
Monday to Friday : 1:00 – 7:00 pm.
Saturday : 1.00 – 6.00 pm
Dates are flexible and students may start at any day Call now to REGISTER as this will book quickly!
IELTS EXAMINATION DATES
For exam dates at the British Council or IDP Australia, open dates are every Saturdays and of each month.
