IELTS (Academic)

IELTS STANDS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM
WHICH TESTS ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
ACROSS THE GLOBE

BY MS.MENUSHA GUNASEKARA

IELTS FORMAT

Let look at it
IELTS has four parts
Listening (30 minutes)
Reading (60 minutes)
Writing (60 minutes)
Speaking (1114 minutes).
The total test time : 2 hours and 45 minutes
The Listening, Reading and Writing tests are done in one

sitting
The Speaking test may be on the same day or up to seven
days before or after the other tests

Listening(30 minutes)
Four sections: dialogue
The test is played once only
40 items to fill while listening
10 minutes for transferring answers to booklet
Tips: If your unfamiliar
With numbers- practice often
With accent listen to dialogues, news in BBC

Reading(60 minutes)
3 Reading sections
No time to transfer answers
Tips
Practice and be ahead of time
Read questions and read accordingly
Underline while reading

Writing (60min)
2 sections

1st section: at least 150 words

particular graph (bar, line or pie graph), table, chart,
or process (how something works, how something is
done).
ability to select and report the main features, to
describe and compare data, identify significance.

Continue
2nd section
write at least 250 words.
respond by giving and justifying an opinion, discussing
the topic
Tips : have introduction, body paragraphs and
conclusion
Use transition words, examples

Speaking Speaking (1114 minutes).

1.An introduction and interview

Eg: about your studies, major, home town
2. 1-2 minutes on a particular topic
Friendship, tourism,
3. A two-way discussion thematically linked to the
individual topic
Tips : for the 2nd part: brainstorm during the 1 minute
preparation time.

Before Exam
Tips
Be relax (last minutes preparation will not help)
Do things that calm yourself: deep breathing
Get familiar with exam format
Eat well and sleep properly
Come early to the test center

Thank you
Resources
http://www.ielts-exam.net