IELTS Coaching Overview
IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System that is required to be taken by international students and workers who wish to study or work in a country where English is the primary language of communication. The United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada are the most prevalent nations where IELTS is recognized for university applications. The four major English language competencies examined by the exam are listening, reading, speaking, and writing. There is a computer-based IELTS and paper-based IELTS. For the listening, writing, and reading sections of the IELTS computer-based test, candidates use a computer. The speaking test, on the other hand, is done in front of a trained examiner. There are more test dates available with the computer-based IELTS, and results are ready in 3-5 days. Those taking the IELTS on paper use HB pencils or a pen to complete the reading, writing, and listening portions, and the speaking test is done in front of a trained IELTS examiner.
How to Prepare for IELTS Exam
Listening
This element of the IELTS exam is divided into four sections, each of which includes audio clips. The first would be about social needs, while the other two would be about educational conditions. The audio clips might be a dialogue or a speech that will last approximately three minutes and will only be played once. Short answers, note completion, MCQ, and a variety of other sorts of questions will be asked based on these clips.
Audio 1 - Dialogue based on social situations
Audio 2- A monologue addressing social issues that people face on a daily basis
Audio 3- A conversation between four people about education
Audio 4- A monologue about a topic related to academia
Speaking
Part 1 (Introduction followed by an Interview) - In this activity, candidates must introduce themselves in around 4-5 minutes by discussing their family, hobbies, interests, educational history, and so on.
Part 2 (Long Turn) - Candidates will be given a flashcard with a topic printed on it for this stage of the IELTS speaking exam. They can think for a few minutes, acquaint themselves with the issue, and then speak for 2-3 minutes about it. Following that, the interviewer may ask some follow-up questions to assess the candidate's knowledge of the subject.
Part 3 (Discussion) - There would be a thorough examination of the topic presented in Part 2 as well as the candidate's speech and comprehension. Candidates will have the opportunity to go deeper into the subject and cover it in greater detail. This task usually takes about 5-6 minutes to complete.
Reading
The reading modules are broken into three parts, each of which has 40 questions, the majority of which are multiple-choice. Candidates' abilities are examined in areas such as short answer question fact identification, sentence or summary completion, identifying writer's attitudes/views, and matching list or phrases. Students will have 30 minutes to complete the portion and 10 minutes is the transfer time.
Writing
In this section of the IELTS exam, there are only two questions. Candidates will be given a diagram, data, or a table in the first question, and they must then represent the information in their own words. This question has a word limit of 150 words. Candidates are given an argument, or point of view problems, in the second question. The goal is to evaluate the candidate based on their response's opinion, justifications, ideas, and evidence. Candidates will have 60 minutes to complete this portion in total.
