IELTS= INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTINGSYSTEM

Are you studying for IELTS (International EnglishLanguage Testing System), one of the more internationallyrecognized English tests?

IELTS is jointly managed by The University of CambridgeLocal Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), The British Counciland IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. IELTS tests

reading, writing, listening and speaking. It is recognizedworldwide. There are two modules of the IELTS Test -Academic module and the General Training module.

It designs to help the colleges and university students that wantto study English. It is also use for employment, immigration todifferent countries. Academic test= for students who want to study in Universitywere English is the medium of Instruction.General Training test= for employment and immigration. It is divided into 4 sections:

● Listening● Writing● Reading ● Speaking

LEVEL/ MARK OF CANDIDATE = it is divided into 9, there’s no fail mark in IELTS, Allcandidates have the same listening and speaking test, however

academic and general training test have different reading andwriting test. Candidates are marked as 1-9 in scale fileBand 9=Expert UserBand 8=very good userBand 7= Good userBand 6= Competent userBand 5= Modest userBand 4=limited userBand 3= extremely limited userBand 2= intermittent userBand 1=Non userBand 0= no original English used = It indicates candidate competency from no evidence oflanguage to expert user

IELTS TIPS

1. Know the test format= which section comes first, how muchtime is allotted, how many questions are there, how long canyou answer

2. Do practice test3. Use English Everyday

4 sections of the test Learn all the question typesListening preparation

● Recognize intonation pattern● Recognize varieties of spoken English● Listening for general and specific information

Reading Test Preparation

● Skim for general understanding● Scan for specific information● Develop vocabulary● Summarize information● How to determine a writer’s attitude and opinion

Writing Test preparation● Adjust writing style● Write paragraphs, introductions and conclusion● Use conjunction and referents● Organize information logically● Use examples and evidence

Speaking Test Preparation● Practice pronunciation, intonation and fluency● Understand common phrases● Interact with other speakers● Speak for extended time● Practice discussing a topic

Exam Composition/ Allotted time Listening test is composed of 4 sections. It takes 30 minutes.

As the examinee listens to each question, they are giving time toraise a question, answer, and write down the answer in textbooklets. At the end of the section 4, examinees are given extra10 minutes to transfer their answer in an answer sheet. They canhear dialogues and different accents from American, Irish,Brazilian, New Zealand, North American and others.

Reading Test = It takes 60 minutes, it is composed of 3 orsometimes 4 reading passages, there are total of 4o questions

to answer. There’s no extra time is needed in transferringyour answer

Writing Test

IELTS - Academic writing tips and InformationThe IELTS Academic writing module of the IELTS test consists of two activities: Task 1 andTask 2.IELTS candidates are given 60 minutes to complete both tasks. The writing tasks are on a variety ofsubjects and are chosen for their suitability for candidates entering university,In Writing Task 1, IELTS candidates are asked to describe information that is usually presented inthe form of a graph, table or diagram. They must write at least 150 words and the writing taskshould be done in 20 minutes. Task 1 test students' ability to interpret graphic data - diagrams andgraphs - and describe and explain. Students are given graphic or pictorial information and have towrite a description of this information. Usually bar charts, line graphs, pie charts and tables aregiven for this task. However, an object, or series of pictures or diagrams, or a flow chart whichneeds to be described may also be presented. Students may also need to describe a process orexplain how something works.Sample:

Number: 323

Title: Dress for Success

Topic: Business and job interviewsWhat should people wear to work?

Skills: Listening - complete a summary,multiple choice, Reading comprehension- choose the title. Vocabulary - choosethe correct word

Level: Intermediate

Number: 643

Title: Managing meetings

Topic: Many people don't enjoy businessmeetings but they are needed, so how doyou make meetings productive?

Skills: Functional language, Vocabulary -meeting words, matching, Listening -complete a summary, complete a form,complete a table, Readingcomprehension - scanning.

Level: Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate

Number: 143

Title: Information Overload?

Topic: Business, computers, Internet/computers,work.

All those emails and all that Spam isadding up! People around the world arebecoming addicted to technology such aslaptops, BlackBerrys and other devices.Do you know how email works? Findout while writing a Task 1 essay.

Skills: Completing a table, sentencetransformations, grammar - looking formistakes, completing a cloze, AcademicIELTS writing - describing a process.

Level: Upper-Intermediate

Number: 648

Title: My Company

Topic: Looking at company structure; whoreports to who?There are eight exercises for you to do.

Skills: Reading comprehension, Listening -completing a flow chart, Grammar -subject questions, question order

Level: Pre-Intermediate / Intermediate

Number: 589

Title: Your plane leaves from Gate 4!

Topic: Transport, travel. Airports, waiting to check in and flying.

Skills: There are 9 listening exercises to do.

Level: Pre-Intermediate / Intermediate

Number: 642

Title: Meetings, meetings

Topic: Listen as someone arranges a meetingand then read the email confirming it.Read about when meetings go wrong andfind out when people do like to dobusiness.

Skills: Reading comprehension - True, false, notgiven questions, Vocabulary, Listening -short answers questions, Writing -ordering an email, Grammar - editing

mistakes.

Level: Intermediate

Number: 645

Title: The Dress Code

Topic: Work, Business and clothes.Like most things to do with the ultra-discreet "City" no one will go on recordto tell you exactly which shoes, shirtsand suits will mark you out as the moneyworld's ultimate insider. But those whofollow the dress code for the City ofLondon's top circles suggest that thesebankers care deeply about what theywear when trying to impress clients orrivals.

Skills: Writing - a letter of complaint, findingspelling and punctuation errors, Readingcomprehension - multiple matching,short answers questions, classifyinginformation, Listening - multiple choicequestions.

Level: Intermediate

Number: 24

Title: Wary of Wealth

Topic: Finance, lifestyle, money.Nearly a third of the people surveyedanswered no, but would you like to bewealthy? Why not buy a lottery ticket?Do you agree that money is not the mostimportant thing in life?

Skills: Reading - understanding surveys,completing a summary, answering true,false, not given questions, AcademicIELTS Writing - describing a graph,Writing an essay giving your opinion.

Level: Intermediate

Number: 122

Title: Salaries for Work?

Topic: Sport and leisure, finance, work issues,famous people.David Beckham is more than a superstarfootballer; he is now a lifestyle andprecious commodities. Football playersare paid millions. We also ask whethersalaries paid to employees are anaccurate reflection of their value tosociety. With regard to salaries paid tonurses, doctors, teachers and farmers, doyou think sports people and movie starsare paid too much?

Skills: Reading comprehension - answeringshort answer questions, sentencecompletion questions, true, false, notgiven questions, writing a task 2 essaygiving your opinion, listening to areading text, writing a task 1 reportdescribing a table.

Level: Upper-Intermediate / Advanced

Number: 644

Title: Powerdressing

Topic: Dressing for work environmentally.Dressing down to keep cool. Will peoplestill go shopping for ties?

Skills: Grammar - stop + -ing or infinitive,Vocabulary - brain words, matchingclothes and pictures, Readingcomprehension - scanning, true false notgiven questions, multiple choice,ordering a text, Listening to aconversation.

Level: Pre-Intermediate / Intermediate

It consists of an oral interview between a candidate and IELTS trained examiner. The interviewlasts for approximately 11- 14 minutes. What will the examiner listen for?· Pronunciation - This is only important if it gets in the way of communication. Speak clearly andyou will be all right.

· Vocabulary - Some students try to improve their speaking score by using difficult words.However, using words incorrectly will LOWER your score! Avoid using difficult words orexpressions unless you are sure of how to use them.

· Sentence Structure - Using better sentences is the best way to improve your speaking score in ashort time, because using better sentences is how we COMMUNICATE.

· Fluency and Coherence - Of course fluency is very important but it is useless if you are not

understood (if you are not "coherent"). You do NOT have to speak quickly, but too manyhesitations are bad. TEACHING STRATEGYOur company teacher should focus on teaching IELTS for only two sections, these are writing testand speaking test.1. Teacher can divide and make schedule for everyday topic, like you should teach the students

how to answer and write appropriately, It’ll better if you let them practicing their speakingability in a limited time like in real examination, as well as teaching them how to writeaccurately

2. Teacher should teach the student about answering properly Monday, Wednesday and Friday.You can have conversation on them, correcting and giving suggestion for the best answer. OnTuesday and Thursday application of learning should be done, whatever the students learn fromyour previous topic, he or she should apply it especially on conversation.

3. Typing or chatting is very important. Teacher should type all the corrections.

Wrong sentences= right sentences. Usually the students review all their mistakes andcompare them into right ones.

There are a lot of ways on how you can correct your student, first, listen to the student’sanswer let them express their opinions, while listening teacher can type all the mistakes that theirstudents committed as well as the correct sentences, after that they can explain and let the studentread the correct sentence. Teacher can emphasize and discuss the correction after the student’sanswer. Another way is that, teacher can emphasize and discuss before the end of the lesson. Eachteacher has its own strategy just do something that you think it’ll be easier for you.

4. Teacher should teach the pattern of answering question specially on speaking test, in writing test.As you can see above there’s different score or band scale given to the candidates, you can also givethem score for their everyday performance, teacher should explain how the students can obtain ahigh score based on the result of examination. You should also be aware of the time limit and letthem do and practice like in real examination so they will be familiarized on the nature of exam.

4. IELTS Speaking Test consists of 3 parts; first part is about candidate’s background andinformation.( familiar topic) teacher should teach them to answer basic question within the timelimit. Most of questions are wh questions (what, why, when, where, how).

Part 2 and 3 are about candidate’s experience general question, the question requires the candidatesto describe a certain thing like place, person, things and others. In this type of test there’s acorresponding pattern wherein teacher should teach the appropriate answer through pattern.

THE IELTS ACADEMIC SPEAKING TESTTUTORIALThe IELTS Academic Speaking test is the shortest of the components ofthe IELTS test - only 11 to 14 minutes. In this short time you have toconvince the examiner who will be speaking with you of your level ofEnglish.The IELTS Academic Speaking Test is the same for both the Academicand General Training modules. The test is conducted with 1 examiner and1 candidate. The Speaking test is recorded. The Speaking Test is dividedinto 3 sections:Section 1 Section 1 begins with some general introductory questions. Thisis followed by some questions on personal information similar to the typeof questions one would ask when meeting someone for the first time.Finally the examiner asks a series of questions of 2 topics of generalinterest. (4 - 5 minutes)Section 2 Section 2 is a monologue (1 person speaking) by the candidate.The examiner will give the candidate a card with a subject and a fewguiding questions on it. The student must talk for 1 to 2 minutes on thissubject. The examiner decides on the exact length. The student has anoptional 1 minute in order to prepare for his talk and is provided with somepaper and a pencil in order to make some brief notes. After the candidate'stalk the examiner will ask 1 or 2 brief questions in order to finish off thesection. (3 - 4 minutes)Section 3 Here the examiner will ask some more questions generallyrelated to the subject spoken about in section 2. These questions will bemore demanding and require some critical analysis on the part of thecandidate. (4 - 5 minutes) Here are some example questions for IELTS speaking test, teacher can use it as a guide

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This is Part 1 of the Speaking TestIn Part 1, you have to talk about THREE topics: (A) your home town OR your work/study AND (Band C) two more topics. The topics are familiar. You are expected to talk fluently and easily for atotal of 4 or 5 minutes.