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Academic IELTS Demystified
The IELTS preparation comprises taking test for two modules. They are
the Academic module and General Training module. These tests are organized for
all the four test sections i.e. the Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking
test sections. The Academic IELTS aims at assessing those students who want to
take IELTS for getting admission to an undergraduate or a postgraduate course.
It differs from the General Training module owing to the aspect that the latter
assesses those IELTS aspirants who want to go to an English speaking country to
join a vocational course or are immigrants especially to Australia, Canada and
New Zealand.
The three sections of the Academic IELTS and the question
types that constitute the sections are as follows:
Academic Reading test
The Reading section of the Academic IELTS consists of three
sub sections. Each reading section contains 40 questions based on a reading
text per section. These reading texts are derived from various sources such as
books, journals, magazines, newspapers etc.
Multiple-choice
questions
Table completion
Diagram label
completion
Identifying
information
Identifying writer's
views
Matching headings
Matching features
Academic Writing test
The academic writing test of the Academic IELTS is of 60
minutes duration and it comprises two writing tasks of 150 words and 250 words
each.
Task 1: This
writing task involves describing a chart or a table or a graph in about 150
words.
Task 2: This
writing task invites you to write your own views for or against the supportive
statement or argument concerning the given topic.
Academic Speaking
test
This test is same for both the Academic IELTS and General
training IELTS. It lasts from 11 to 14 minutes. The speaking test of the
Academic IELTS is divided into three parts.
Part 1: It
involves speaking about yourself, your family background, your interests etc.
Part 2: In this
part, you have to speak on a given topic.
Part 3: This part
involves elaborating on a topic first and then taking part in a discussion with
your interviewer on the same topic.
All the three parts aim at noticing an examinee's way of
interaction, task inputs and his/her outputs based on the given inputs.
Academic Listening
test
This is same for both the Academic IELTS and General
Training IELTS. It involves testing in different ways such as:
Form Completion:
This involves completing a form based on recordings.
Multiple-Choice:
These types of questions comprise choosing an answer based on the IELTS
recordings.
Short Answer and
Sentence Completion Questions: These types of questions are based on the
recorded monologues and conversations of IELTS.
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