Mau ke Canada? New Zealand ato Australi buat Study ato migrasi? Hoho….Well, kudu and wajib buat ngambil IELTS dulu. Well, ni ada basic information seputar IELTS. Ada 6 topik yang bakalan dibahas di sini, they are :
• WHO ADMINISTERS THE IELTS?
• WHO TAKES THE IELTS?
• LANGUAGE USED ON THE IELTS?
• DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ACADMIC AND THE GENERAL TRAINING TEST?
• HOW THE IELTS IS STRUCTURED?
• HOW THE IELTS IS SCORED?
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WHAT IS THE IELTS?
IELTS stands for the International English Language Testing System. It is taken by people who are required to certify their level of English proficiency for educational, vocational and immigration purposes, and measures a person’s ability to communicate in English acoss four language skills-listening, reading, writing, and speaking.
• WHO ADMINISTERS THE IELTS?
• WHO TAKES THE IELTS?
• LANGUAGE USED ON THE IELTS?
• DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ACADMIC AND THE GENERAL TRAINING TEST?
• HOW THE IELTS IS STRUCTURED?
• HOW THE IELTS IS SCORED?
Wokay! Langsung kita bahas lebih lanjut n …(Postingnya pake English yak??!! biar sekalian belajar. Hehehe)
WHAT IS THE IELTS?
IELTS stands for the International English Language Testing System. It is taken by people who are required to certify their level of English proficiency for educational, vocational and immigration purposes, and measures a person’s ability to communicate in English acoss four language skills-listening, reading, writing, and speaking.
- WHO ADMINISTERS THE IELTS?
IELTS is developed and delivered through the partnership of the University of Cambridge ESOL Examination, British Council and IDP Education Australia. It is currently administered at over 300 centre operating in more than 100 countries. Centre supervise the local administration of the test and recruit, train, and monitor IELTS examiners.
IELTS sessions are administered according to local needs. Most centre conduct a testing session at least once a month. Test results are available within two weeks. You will receive only one copy of your result, but additional copies of the Test Report Form may be sent to organizations specified by you.
There are no restrictions on retaking the test. However, if you want to retake the test immediately after receiving your first results, you may need to wait, due to the time needed to complete the registration process.
IELTS sessions are administered according to local needs. Most centre conduct a testing session at least once a month. Test results are available within two weeks. You will receive only one copy of your result, but additional copies of the Test Report Form may be sent to organizations specified by you.
There are no restrictions on retaking the test. However, if you want to retake the test immediately after receiving your first results, you may need to wait, due to the time needed to complete the registration process.
- WHO TAKES THE IELTS?
The Academic IELTS is taken by people who wish to enroll in undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and those who wish to undertake work experience at graduate and post-graduate level.
The general training IELTS is taken by people who are going to English-speaking countries to complete their secondary education or undertake work experience or training programmes, or by people who are planning to immigrate to Australia, Canada, New Zealand.
The general training IELTS is taken by people who are going to English-speaking countries to complete their secondary education or undertake work experience or training programmes, or by people who are planning to immigrate to Australia, Canada, New Zealand.
- LANGUAGE USED ON THE IELTS
The IELTS test is a British test created by UCLES (University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate) n the UK. It is written in British English.
Since the IELTS is an international test, the vocabulary and syntax used will be completely understandable to anyone who has studied English in an English speaking country. If you don’t recognize a word at first, you ill be able to assess the meaning of the word through its context in the sentence. In addition, you don’t have to use British English in the writing module. However, you must use just one form of English consistently---that is, either British or American when writing the exam.
The main differences between British and American English ar in spelling and word usage. Here are some examples:
SuffixesSince the IELTS is an international test, the vocabulary and syntax used will be completely understandable to anyone who has studied English in an English speaking country. If you don’t recognize a word at first, you ill be able to assess the meaning of the word through its context in the sentence. In addition, you don’t have to use British English in the writing module. However, you must use just one form of English consistently---that is, either British or American when writing the exam.
The main differences between British and American English ar in spelling and word usage. Here are some examples:
- American English British English
- -am (program) -amme(programme)
- -k(check, bank) -que(cheque,banque)
- -er(center, theater) -re(centre, theatre)
- -ize(apologize,organize) -ise(apologise, organize)
- -or(color, honor, flavor) -our(colour, honour, flavour)
- -og(dialog, catalog) -ogue(dialogue,catalogue)
- -yze(analyze, paralyze) -yse(analyse, paralyse)
- American English
- Appall Appall
- Enroll Enrol
- Fulfill, fulfillment Fulfil, fulfilment
- Skillful Skilful
- Willful Wilful
- Jewelry Jewellry
- Counselor Counsellor
- Modeling Modelling
- Traveler TravellerWord Usage
- American English British English
- Gasoline Petrol
- Major Subject
- Truck Lorry
- Pants Trousers
- Mail a letter Post a letter
- Faculty Staff
- Trash Rubbish
- Vacation Holiday
- Store Shop
- Restroom Loo
- Flashlight Torch
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ACADMIC AND THE GENERAL TRAINING TEST
All candidates take the same listening and Speaking tests. However, there is a choice between Academic and General Training in the Reading and Writing tests
a. General Training Reading Test
The texts are based on the type of material you would be expected to encounter on a daily basis in an English-speaking-country. They come from newspaper, notices, official documents, booklets, leaflets, timetables, advertisements, instruction manuals and books, and test your ability to understand and use information.
The first section contains texts relevant to basic linguistic survival in English with tasks that mainly require ability to retrieve and provide general factual information. The second section focuses on the training contexts---for example, the training programme itself or students’ welfare needs. The third section involves reading a longer descriptive text with a more complex structure.
b. Academic Reading Test
There are three reading passage with tasks. Texts are taken from books, magazines, journals and newspapers, all written for non-specialist audience. They may contain visual materials such as diagrams, graphs or illustrations, and deal with issues that are appropriate and accessible to candidates entering undergraduate or postgraduate courses. At least one text contains a detailed local argument.
c. General Training Writing Test
The first task requires you to write a letter of at least 150 words either asking for information, or explaining a situation. For the second task, you need to write a short essay of at least 250 words in response to a statement or question on a given topic of general interest. You are expected to demonstrate your ability to:
1) Discuss issues
2) Provide general factual information
3) Describe a problem and present a solution
4) Present and possibly justify an opinion, assessment or hypothesis
5) Present and possibly evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence and arguments
d. Academic Writing Test
The first task requires you to write a description of at least 150 words. This is based on material found in a chart, table, graph or diagram, and demonstrates your ability ti:
1) Present information
2) Summarise the main features of the input
For the second task, you are required to write a short essay of at least 250 words in response to an opinion or question. The issues raise are suitable for and easily understood by candidates entering undergraduate or postgraduate studies. You are expected to demonstrate your ability to:
1) Discuss abstract issues
2) Present a solution to a problem
3) Present and justify an opinion
4) Compare and contrast evidence, opinions and implications
5) Evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or an argument
HOW THE IELTS IS STRUCTURED
a. General Training Reading Test
The texts are based on the type of material you would be expected to encounter on a daily basis in an English-speaking-country. They come from newspaper, notices, official documents, booklets, leaflets, timetables, advertisements, instruction manuals and books, and test your ability to understand and use information.
The first section contains texts relevant to basic linguistic survival in English with tasks that mainly require ability to retrieve and provide general factual information. The second section focuses on the training contexts---for example, the training programme itself or students’ welfare needs. The third section involves reading a longer descriptive text with a more complex structure.
b. Academic Reading Test
There are three reading passage with tasks. Texts are taken from books, magazines, journals and newspapers, all written for non-specialist audience. They may contain visual materials such as diagrams, graphs or illustrations, and deal with issues that are appropriate and accessible to candidates entering undergraduate or postgraduate courses. At least one text contains a detailed local argument.
c. General Training Writing Test
The first task requires you to write a letter of at least 150 words either asking for information, or explaining a situation. For the second task, you need to write a short essay of at least 250 words in response to a statement or question on a given topic of general interest. You are expected to demonstrate your ability to:
1) Discuss issues
2) Provide general factual information
3) Describe a problem and present a solution
4) Present and possibly justify an opinion, assessment or hypothesis
5) Present and possibly evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence and arguments
d. Academic Writing Test
The first task requires you to write a description of at least 150 words. This is based on material found in a chart, table, graph or diagram, and demonstrates your ability ti:
1) Present information
2) Summarise the main features of the input
For the second task, you are required to write a short essay of at least 250 words in response to an opinion or question. The issues raise are suitable for and easily understood by candidates entering undergraduate or postgraduate studies. You are expected to demonstrate your ability to:
1) Discuss abstract issues
2) Present a solution to a problem
3) Present and justify an opinion
4) Compare and contrast evidence, opinions and implications
5) Evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or an argument
HOW THE IELTS IS STRUCTURED
IELTS is divided in two parts written and oral. The written part consists of Listening, Reading, and Writing tests and must be completed on the same day. There is no break between the tests. hoho… The oral part of the test may be taken within the period of seven days before or after the written part.
a. Listening Module Task Types
1) Note/summary/flow-chart/table completion
2) Multiple choice
3) Short-answer question
4) Sentence completion
5) Labeling a diagram
6) Classification
7) Matching
The listening test takes around 30 minutes. There are 40 questions and four sections. During the test, you are given time to read the questions, write down your answer and then check them. The audio for the Listening test is played on once. You should write your answers on the question paper as you listen. When the recording ends, ten minutes are allowed for you to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
Task Types
The first two sections are concerned with social needs. There is a conversation between two speakers in the first section. For example, it could be a conversation between two people organizing an event and discussing their option regarding venues and food available. The second section contains a monologue, which could, for example, be a speech about student services on a university camps or arrangements for meals during an event. The final two sections are concerned with situation related more closely to educational or training contexts.
In the third section, there is conversation among up to four people. It could be a talk among three students discussing a research project. The fourth section contains another monologue, which could be a lecture or a talk of general academic interest.
A range of native-speaker English accents are used in the test. A variety of questions are used selected from the following types:
• Note/summary/glow-chart/table completion
You have to fill in gaps in an outline that covers part or all of the listening text. In order to complete the task, you may have to choose your answers from a list on the question paper or identify the missing words from the recording that fit into outline. You should not change the words from the recording in any way, and should keep to the word limit stated in the instruction.
The text could be a form, a set of notes, a table, a flow chart or a summary. The answers will focus on the main ideas in the text. In all cases except the summary, notation form can be used to complete the gaps, which means that articles an auxiliary verbs may be omitted when they are not necessary for the meaning. The summary consist of connected sentences and must therefore be grammatically correct.
• Multiple choice
Multiple choice items may include a question followed by three possible answers. You have to choose the one correct answer: A, B, or C. They may require you to understand specific points or the main points of the listening text.
The task may also involve sentence completion. You will be given the first part of a sentence and will have to choose the best way to complete it from the options given. Sometimes you are given a longer list of possible answers, and told that you have to choose more than one of them.
• Short-answer question
You have to write an answer to a question using information from the recording. You should read the instruction carefully, as they indicate the word limit given for each task. Sometime you are given a question that asks you to list two or three points.
• Sentence completion
You need to read a set of sentences summarizing key information from the entire listening text or from one part of it. You have to complete a gap in each sentence using information from the listening text. You usually have to write no more than three words and/or a number. The words will be taken directly from the listening text and written in the space on your question paper, to be transferred later.
• Labeling a diagram
You have to complete labels on a visual such as a diagram, set of pictures, plan of a building or a map of a part of a town. The answers are usually selected from a list on the question paper.
• Classification
You have to match a numbered list of items from the listening text to a set of criteria. This task type is designed to test your ability to recognize relationships and connections between facts in the listening text. It is therefore often used with texts dealing with factual information. This task tests your ability to listen for detail.
• Matching
You have to match a numbered list of items from the listening txt to a set of items in a box. Many variations of this task type are possible regarding the types of options to be matched.
b. Reading Module Task Types
1) Multiple choice
2) Short-answer questions
3) Sentence completion
4) Note/summary/flow-chart/table completion
5) Labeling a diagram
6) Choosing headings for paragraphs/sections of a text
7) Locating information
8) Identification of information in the text
9) Identification of writer’s views/claims
10) Classification
11) Matching lists/phrases
12) Multiple matching
The reading test takes 60 minutes. There are 40 questions, based on three reading passages containing a total of 2,000 to 2,750 words. Texts and questions appear on a question paper that yu can write on but cannot remove from the examination room. All answers must be entered on an answer sheet during the 60-minute test. No extra time is allowed for transferring answers
Task Types
A variety of questions are used, chosen from the following types:
1) Multiple choice.
Multiple choice questions are used to test a wide range of reading skills. Some of these questions, for example, may require you to understand specific points or the main points of the text. You are required to select the best answer from several options (for example A, B, C or D), and to write the letter of the answer you have chosen on the answer sheet. The questions are given in the same order as the information in the passage.
2) Short-answer question
Short-answer question require you to read the passage for detail; these questions test your ability to find and understand precise, usually factual, information. In general, these questions follow the order in which the information is given in the passage.
You are required to write your answers in words or numbers on the answer sheet. You should read the instructions carefully, as they state the numbers of words and/or numbers that you are required to write. Numbers can be given in figures or words. Hyphenated words count as single words.
Contracted words will not be tested. If you write more than the number of words asked for, you will lose the mark even if your answer includes the correct word.
3) Sentence completion
There are two variations of this task. The first requires you to complete the sentence in a given number f words taken from the passage. The maximum number of words that can be used is given in the instructions. Numbers can be written as figures or words. The words should be taken directly from the passage, and written in the appropriate spaces on the answer sheet. If you write more than the number of words asked for, you will lose the mark even if your answer includes the correct words.
The second variation requires you to choose the best option from the list. There will be more options to choose from than there are questions. In this task, you should write the letter of your choice on the answer sheet.
4) Note/summary/flow-chart/table completion
This task type typically relates to precise factual information, and is therefore often used with descriptive passages. There are two variations of this task. The first requires you to select words and/r numbers from the passage. You are given a summary of a section of the passage, and are required to complete it with information taken from the passage. The summary will usually cover only one part of the passage rather than the whole text. The given information may be in the form of a summary, a table with empty cells, several connected notes or a flow chart with missing elements. The answers will also come from one passage section rather than from the entire passage. The second variation requires you to select answers from a list answer, which consist of a single word
5) Labelling a diagram
This task type is often used with texts describing processes or with descriptive texts. You are required to label numbered parts of a diagram that relates to a description contained in the passage. You will write the correct labels in the spaces on your answer sheet. These labels may consist of up to three words, and be a combination of words, and numbers taken directly from the passage. This will be clearly indicated in the instruction. The answer will usually come from one passage section rather than from the entire passage.
6) Choosing heading for paragraphs/sections of a text
This task type is used with passages that contain paragraphs or sections with clearly defined themes. You are given a list of headings that are usually identified with lower-case Roman numerals (for example, i, ii, iii). Each heading will refer to the main idea of paragraph or section, and you must match the heading with alphabetically marked paragraph or sections of the text. You are required to write the appropriate Roman numerals in the spaces on your answer sheet. There will be always be more headings than there are paragraphs or section, so that some headings will not be used. Some paragraph or sections may not be included in the task. One or more paragraphs or sections may already be matched with a heading as an example.
7) Locating information
This task type may test a wide range of heading skills, from locating detail to recognizing a summary or definition. You are asked to find specific information (for example, reasons for an event, descriptions, comparisons, summaries or explanations) in the paragraphs of the passage, and to write the letters corresponding to the correct paragraph in the spaces on your answer sheet. There may be more than one piece of information that you need to find in a given paragraph. In such cases, you will be told that you can use a letter more than once.
8) Identification of Information in the text---True, False or Not Given/Identification o writer’s views/claims---Yes, No or Not Given
This task type has two variations:
a) Do the following statements agree with the views/claims of the writers? This variations is designed to test your ability to recognise opinions or ideas and is therefore usually used with discursive or argumentative texts. You are required to write ‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Not given’ in the spaces on your answer sheet.
b) Do the following statements agree with the information in the text? This variation tests your ability to identify specific points of information given in the texts. Consequently, it is often used with factual texts. You are asked to write ‘True’, ‘False’ or ‘Not Given’ in the spaces on your answer sheet.
9) Classification
This task type is designed to test your ability to recognise relationships and connections between facts in the passage, and is most often used with texts dealing with factual information. You need to be able to scan the passage to locate the required information, and to read the detail.
You are asked to classify events, characteristics or other pieces of information in the passage into given categories. For example, you might be asked to classify development in rocket technology according to the country where they took place.
Categories are identified by letters, and you are asked to write the correct letter in the corresponding space on your answer sheet. There will be normally be a larger number of events or characteristics than there are groups into which to classify them, so a number of questions may be answered with the same letter.
10) Matching Lists/phrases
This task type is designed to test your ability to recognise opinions or theories. You are given a number of opinions (for example, names of people) and are required to match them with a theory, discovery or statement credited to them. You will write the letters of the correct options in the boxes on your answer sheet. It is possible that some options may never be used and that others may be used more than once. The instructions will indicate whether an option may be used more than once.
11) Multiple Matching
In this task of type, you are given a number of options, and you must march the options provided in the items to extracts or to paragraphs or sections of the passage. The extracts, sections or paragraphs are identified by letter. It is possible that some options may never be used and that others may be used more than once. This task is designed to test your ability to skim and scan to identify specific information.
c. Writing Module Task Types
1) Academic Writing
a) Task 1. Yu are given visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram)
b) In Task 2, you are presented with a point of view, an argument or a problem.
2) General Training
a) In Task 1, you must write a letter requesting information or explaining a situation.
b) In task 2, you are presented with a point of view, argument, or problem.
The writing test takes 60 minutes. There are two tasks to complete. You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Task 1 and write at least 150 words. Task 2 requires at least 250 words and should take approximately 40 minutes.
You may write on the question paper, but this may not be taken from the examination room and will not be seen by the examiner. Answers must be given on the answer sheet and must be written in full. Notes or bullet points are not acceptable as answers.
Task Types: Academic Writing
In Task 1, you are asked to describe some given visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram) in your own words. Depending on the type of visual input and the specific task given, you are assessed on your ability to organize, present and compare data; describe the stages of a process or procedure; describe an object or event or sequence of events; or explain how something works.
In Task 2, you are presented with a point of view, an argument or a problem. You are assessed n your ability to present the solution to a problem; present and justify an opinion; compare and contrast evidence, opinion and implications; or evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or an argument.
The issues raised are suitable for an understood by candidates entering undergraduate or postgraduate studies.
Task Types: General Training Writing
In Task 1, you are asked to respond to a given problem with a letter requesting information or explaining a situation. Depending on the specific task given, you are assessed on your ability to engage in personal correspondence; elicit and provide general factual information; express needs, wants, likes and dislikes; or express opinions, views or complaints.
In Task 2, you are presented with a point of view, argument or problem. You are assessed on your ability to provide general factual information; outline a problem and present a solution; present and justify an opinion, assessment or hypothesis; or present and possibly evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or an argument.
The topics are of general interest and do not require any specialist knowledge on your part.
d. Speaking Module Task Types
1) Part 1: Introduction and Interview
2) Part 2: Individual Long Turn
3) Part 3: Two-way Discussion
The Speaking test consists of a three-part oral interview between you and an examiner and takes between 11 and 14 minutes. All speaking tests are recorded.
1) Part I: Introduction and Interview
The examiner introduces him/herself and verifies your identity (you must have a valid ID or passport). The examiner asks you questions from up to three familiar topics. The first topic, for example, may be about your work or studies. The second could be about activities that you like doing in your free time. The third topic could deal with your views on public transport in the area where you live. This task lasts roughly 4-5 minutes.
2) Part 2: Individual Long Turn
You are given a task card with a topic and list of items that you must discuss during this task. There will be one minute allotted for preparation and making notes; you then talk for about two minutes. If you do not finish within two minutes, the examiner will stop you. The examiner will ask one or two questions to round off the long turn. This section takes roughly 3-4 minutes, including the one-minute preparation time.
3) Part 3: Two-way Discussion
The examiner invites you to participate in discussion based on question linked to Part 2.
Speech Functions Often used by Candidates
During the speaking test, you will usually use the following speech functions:
• Analysing
• Comparing
• Contrasting
• Conversation repair
• Explaining
• Expressing a preference
• Expressing opinions
• Justifying opinions
• Narrating and paraphrasing
• Providing non-personal information
• Providing personal information
• Speculating
• Suggesting
• Summarising
Other speech functions may be used during the test, but they are not obliged by the test structure.
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a. Listening Module Task Types
1) Note/summary/flow-chart/table completion
2) Multiple choice
3) Short-answer question
4) Sentence completion
5) Labeling a diagram
6) Classification
7) Matching
The listening test takes around 30 minutes. There are 40 questions and four sections. During the test, you are given time to read the questions, write down your answer and then check them. The audio for the Listening test is played on once. You should write your answers on the question paper as you listen. When the recording ends, ten minutes are allowed for you to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
Task Types
The first two sections are concerned with social needs. There is a conversation between two speakers in the first section. For example, it could be a conversation between two people organizing an event and discussing their option regarding venues and food available. The second section contains a monologue, which could, for example, be a speech about student services on a university camps or arrangements for meals during an event. The final two sections are concerned with situation related more closely to educational or training contexts.
In the third section, there is conversation among up to four people. It could be a talk among three students discussing a research project. The fourth section contains another monologue, which could be a lecture or a talk of general academic interest.
A range of native-speaker English accents are used in the test. A variety of questions are used selected from the following types:
• Note/summary/glow-chart/table completion
You have to fill in gaps in an outline that covers part or all of the listening text. In order to complete the task, you may have to choose your answers from a list on the question paper or identify the missing words from the recording that fit into outline. You should not change the words from the recording in any way, and should keep to the word limit stated in the instruction.
The text could be a form, a set of notes, a table, a flow chart or a summary. The answers will focus on the main ideas in the text. In all cases except the summary, notation form can be used to complete the gaps, which means that articles an auxiliary verbs may be omitted when they are not necessary for the meaning. The summary consist of connected sentences and must therefore be grammatically correct.
• Multiple choice
Multiple choice items may include a question followed by three possible answers. You have to choose the one correct answer: A, B, or C. They may require you to understand specific points or the main points of the listening text.
The task may also involve sentence completion. You will be given the first part of a sentence and will have to choose the best way to complete it from the options given. Sometimes you are given a longer list of possible answers, and told that you have to choose more than one of them.
• Short-answer question
You have to write an answer to a question using information from the recording. You should read the instruction carefully, as they indicate the word limit given for each task. Sometime you are given a question that asks you to list two or three points.
• Sentence completion
You need to read a set of sentences summarizing key information from the entire listening text or from one part of it. You have to complete a gap in each sentence using information from the listening text. You usually have to write no more than three words and/or a number. The words will be taken directly from the listening text and written in the space on your question paper, to be transferred later.
• Labeling a diagram
You have to complete labels on a visual such as a diagram, set of pictures, plan of a building or a map of a part of a town. The answers are usually selected from a list on the question paper.
• Classification
You have to match a numbered list of items from the listening text to a set of criteria. This task type is designed to test your ability to recognize relationships and connections between facts in the listening text. It is therefore often used with texts dealing with factual information. This task tests your ability to listen for detail.
• Matching
You have to match a numbered list of items from the listening txt to a set of items in a box. Many variations of this task type are possible regarding the types of options to be matched.
b. Reading Module Task Types
1) Multiple choice
2) Short-answer questions
3) Sentence completion
4) Note/summary/flow-chart/table completion
5) Labeling a diagram
6) Choosing headings for paragraphs/sections of a text
7) Locating information
8) Identification of information in the text
9) Identification of writer’s views/claims
10) Classification
11) Matching lists/phrases
12) Multiple matching
The reading test takes 60 minutes. There are 40 questions, based on three reading passages containing a total of 2,000 to 2,750 words. Texts and questions appear on a question paper that yu can write on but cannot remove from the examination room. All answers must be entered on an answer sheet during the 60-minute test. No extra time is allowed for transferring answers
Task Types
A variety of questions are used, chosen from the following types:
1) Multiple choice.
Multiple choice questions are used to test a wide range of reading skills. Some of these questions, for example, may require you to understand specific points or the main points of the text. You are required to select the best answer from several options (for example A, B, C or D), and to write the letter of the answer you have chosen on the answer sheet. The questions are given in the same order as the information in the passage.
2) Short-answer question
Short-answer question require you to read the passage for detail; these questions test your ability to find and understand precise, usually factual, information. In general, these questions follow the order in which the information is given in the passage.
You are required to write your answers in words or numbers on the answer sheet. You should read the instructions carefully, as they state the numbers of words and/or numbers that you are required to write. Numbers can be given in figures or words. Hyphenated words count as single words.
Contracted words will not be tested. If you write more than the number of words asked for, you will lose the mark even if your answer includes the correct word.
3) Sentence completion
There are two variations of this task. The first requires you to complete the sentence in a given number f words taken from the passage. The maximum number of words that can be used is given in the instructions. Numbers can be written as figures or words. The words should be taken directly from the passage, and written in the appropriate spaces on the answer sheet. If you write more than the number of words asked for, you will lose the mark even if your answer includes the correct words.
The second variation requires you to choose the best option from the list. There will be more options to choose from than there are questions. In this task, you should write the letter of your choice on the answer sheet.
4) Note/summary/flow-chart/table completion
This task type typically relates to precise factual information, and is therefore often used with descriptive passages. There are two variations of this task. The first requires you to select words and/r numbers from the passage. You are given a summary of a section of the passage, and are required to complete it with information taken from the passage. The summary will usually cover only one part of the passage rather than the whole text. The given information may be in the form of a summary, a table with empty cells, several connected notes or a flow chart with missing elements. The answers will also come from one passage section rather than from the entire passage. The second variation requires you to select answers from a list answer, which consist of a single word
5) Labelling a diagram
This task type is often used with texts describing processes or with descriptive texts. You are required to label numbered parts of a diagram that relates to a description contained in the passage. You will write the correct labels in the spaces on your answer sheet. These labels may consist of up to three words, and be a combination of words, and numbers taken directly from the passage. This will be clearly indicated in the instruction. The answer will usually come from one passage section rather than from the entire passage.
6) Choosing heading for paragraphs/sections of a text
This task type is used with passages that contain paragraphs or sections with clearly defined themes. You are given a list of headings that are usually identified with lower-case Roman numerals (for example, i, ii, iii). Each heading will refer to the main idea of paragraph or section, and you must match the heading with alphabetically marked paragraph or sections of the text. You are required to write the appropriate Roman numerals in the spaces on your answer sheet. There will be always be more headings than there are paragraphs or section, so that some headings will not be used. Some paragraph or sections may not be included in the task. One or more paragraphs or sections may already be matched with a heading as an example.
7) Locating information
This task type may test a wide range of heading skills, from locating detail to recognizing a summary or definition. You are asked to find specific information (for example, reasons for an event, descriptions, comparisons, summaries or explanations) in the paragraphs of the passage, and to write the letters corresponding to the correct paragraph in the spaces on your answer sheet. There may be more than one piece of information that you need to find in a given paragraph. In such cases, you will be told that you can use a letter more than once.
8) Identification of Information in the text---True, False or Not Given/Identification o writer’s views/claims---Yes, No or Not Given
This task type has two variations:
a) Do the following statements agree with the views/claims of the writers? This variations is designed to test your ability to recognise opinions or ideas and is therefore usually used with discursive or argumentative texts. You are required to write ‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Not given’ in the spaces on your answer sheet.
b) Do the following statements agree with the information in the text? This variation tests your ability to identify specific points of information given in the texts. Consequently, it is often used with factual texts. You are asked to write ‘True’, ‘False’ or ‘Not Given’ in the spaces on your answer sheet.
9) Classification
This task type is designed to test your ability to recognise relationships and connections between facts in the passage, and is most often used with texts dealing with factual information. You need to be able to scan the passage to locate the required information, and to read the detail.
You are asked to classify events, characteristics or other pieces of information in the passage into given categories. For example, you might be asked to classify development in rocket technology according to the country where they took place.
Categories are identified by letters, and you are asked to write the correct letter in the corresponding space on your answer sheet. There will be normally be a larger number of events or characteristics than there are groups into which to classify them, so a number of questions may be answered with the same letter.
10) Matching Lists/phrases
This task type is designed to test your ability to recognise opinions or theories. You are given a number of opinions (for example, names of people) and are required to match them with a theory, discovery or statement credited to them. You will write the letters of the correct options in the boxes on your answer sheet. It is possible that some options may never be used and that others may be used more than once. The instructions will indicate whether an option may be used more than once.
11) Multiple Matching
In this task of type, you are given a number of options, and you must march the options provided in the items to extracts or to paragraphs or sections of the passage. The extracts, sections or paragraphs are identified by letter. It is possible that some options may never be used and that others may be used more than once. This task is designed to test your ability to skim and scan to identify specific information.
c. Writing Module Task Types
1) Academic Writing
a) Task 1. Yu are given visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram)
b) In Task 2, you are presented with a point of view, an argument or a problem.
2) General Training
a) In Task 1, you must write a letter requesting information or explaining a situation.
b) In task 2, you are presented with a point of view, argument, or problem.
The writing test takes 60 minutes. There are two tasks to complete. You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Task 1 and write at least 150 words. Task 2 requires at least 250 words and should take approximately 40 minutes.
You may write on the question paper, but this may not be taken from the examination room and will not be seen by the examiner. Answers must be given on the answer sheet and must be written in full. Notes or bullet points are not acceptable as answers.
Task Types: Academic Writing
In Task 1, you are asked to describe some given visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram) in your own words. Depending on the type of visual input and the specific task given, you are assessed on your ability to organize, present and compare data; describe the stages of a process or procedure; describe an object or event or sequence of events; or explain how something works.
In Task 2, you are presented with a point of view, an argument or a problem. You are assessed n your ability to present the solution to a problem; present and justify an opinion; compare and contrast evidence, opinion and implications; or evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or an argument.
The issues raised are suitable for an understood by candidates entering undergraduate or postgraduate studies.
Task Types: General Training Writing
In Task 1, you are asked to respond to a given problem with a letter requesting information or explaining a situation. Depending on the specific task given, you are assessed on your ability to engage in personal correspondence; elicit and provide general factual information; express needs, wants, likes and dislikes; or express opinions, views or complaints.
In Task 2, you are presented with a point of view, argument or problem. You are assessed on your ability to provide general factual information; outline a problem and present a solution; present and justify an opinion, assessment or hypothesis; or present and possibly evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or an argument.
The topics are of general interest and do not require any specialist knowledge on your part.
d. Speaking Module Task Types
1) Part 1: Introduction and Interview
2) Part 2: Individual Long Turn
3) Part 3: Two-way Discussion
The Speaking test consists of a three-part oral interview between you and an examiner and takes between 11 and 14 minutes. All speaking tests are recorded.
1) Part I: Introduction and Interview
The examiner introduces him/herself and verifies your identity (you must have a valid ID or passport). The examiner asks you questions from up to three familiar topics. The first topic, for example, may be about your work or studies. The second could be about activities that you like doing in your free time. The third topic could deal with your views on public transport in the area where you live. This task lasts roughly 4-5 minutes.
2) Part 2: Individual Long Turn
You are given a task card with a topic and list of items that you must discuss during this task. There will be one minute allotted for preparation and making notes; you then talk for about two minutes. If you do not finish within two minutes, the examiner will stop you. The examiner will ask one or two questions to round off the long turn. This section takes roughly 3-4 minutes, including the one-minute preparation time.
3) Part 3: Two-way Discussion
The examiner invites you to participate in discussion based on question linked to Part 2.
Speech Functions Often used by Candidates
During the speaking test, you will usually use the following speech functions:
• Analysing
• Comparing
• Contrasting
• Conversation repair
• Explaining
• Expressing a preference
• Expressing opinions
• Justifying opinions
• Narrating and paraphrasing
• Providing non-personal information
• Providing personal information
• Speculating
• Suggesting
• Summarising
Other speech functions may be used during the test, but they are not obliged by the test structure.
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