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IELTS-blog has everything you need to prepare for IELTS exam by yourself.The whole idea of this blog is to remind you that you’re not alone, to share knowledge and experience and to help each other to improve our English.
You will find here valuable info about the IELTS test, strategies, tips and secrets of success. Right side-bar has lots of links to free IELTS practice tests. I will tell you about common mistakes my friends and I’ve made and we will warn you about hidden traps in IELTS. Feel free to leave comments, ask questions – this is what IELTS-blog is here for!
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What is IELTS exam
IELTS is International English Language Testing System. It is an exam intended for non-native English speakers. Its purpose is to find out what is your level of English (your result is a band score from 0 to 9). Usually you need to take IELTS if you are applying for a job/studies in a college or university in English-speaking country or if you are migrating to such country. There are 2 types of IELTS test – Academic and General. Academic is for future students and General is for immigrants.
The IELTS Routine
The IELTS test consists of four parts in the following order
Listening test takes about 30 minutes – 20 minutes to listen to a tape and to answer questions on what you hear, and 10 minutes to transfer your answers to Answer Sheet.
Reading test takes 1 hour and your task is to read passages of text and answer questions according to what you have read. There are also other types of assignments which I will cover later on in following posts.
Writing test takes also 1 hour and is divided into 2 sub-parts: 20 minutes to write a letter/report and 40 minutes to write an essay.
Speaking test takes up to 15 minutes and consists of 3 parts: Personal Interview, Little Speech and a Discussion.
All the parts continue one after another, and only before the Speaking test you get a break.
The IELTS test formalities
When it becomes clear to you that you need to take IELTS, you’ll have to go through some formalities – which are:
1. Call your local IELTS test centre and find out the dates when you can take IELTS and how much it costs. Note: the dates could be different for Academic and General IELTS.
2. Download and print the application form, fill it, enclose your photos, copy of identification and, of course, the money and send it to your local IELTS centre.
3. Make sure they received it and scheduled you to take the test on the date you have chosen.
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hi IELTS-Blog!
i am meesh.
good thing i found this website!
i am doing a self review and i am kinda mixed up when it comes to what books am i going to study..
may you please recommend a good books? for me to study in a month..
i am soo looking forward for your reply.
thank you so much!
godbless!
Comment by meesh — May 15, 2009 @ 9:54 pm
Hi Meesh,
I can actually recommend a good book (which I wrote especially for people to prepare in as little as 3 weeks). Have a look at Target band 7 here, you can download a free trial version and decide whether you like it or not. People are telling me it does wonders for their IELTS score.
Cheers,
Simone
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Comment by johnsmith9854 — July 3, 2009 @ 10:29 am
Hi,
Could someone tell me how useful will be my TOEFL study for taking IELTS? Should I take full course of study or I may skip some parts?
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Comment by tom — December 26, 2009 @ 7:43 pm
I really wanted to comment on the post about the dangers of relying on internet information. As fabulous as it is (”the world’s biggest library at our fingertips”), it’s difficult to know if some item you’ve found is the current best understanding on the topic. You cant go by the copyright date at the bottom of the screen as that may be controlled by a script that auto-updates each year.
Cheers,
Gary
Comment by Online-High-School — January 8, 2010 @ 1:13 am
Well in this website you can rely on the dates – they are in the titles of the posts and are never changed by any automatic software. I hope it reassures you.
Comment by admin — January 8, 2010 @ 4:21 am
I really love this Blog and I recommend every one who is taking IELTS exam must read and make a habit to visit this site. I bought the book “Ace the IELTS” just couple week before the exam and I read only once. I did excellent in my Exam.
Thanks Simone
Comment by ziakmm — February 24, 2010 @ 12:33 pm
Thank you for sharing! I’m glad the book helped and that your exam was a success.
Comment by admin — February 24, 2010 @ 4:14 pm