But before we get into your best survival tips, here is the
basic information you need to know.
1.
IELTS stands for International
English Language
Testing System
1.
IELTS stands for International
English Language
Testing System
2. The test was first
created in 1989
3. The exam is co-managed by
The University of Cambridge, The British Council,
and IDP Education Australia.
4. There are 4 sections:
Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking.
5. The test is
broken into two strands General and
Academic - and you can only write one at a
time!
6. Total test
time: 2 hours, 45 minutes.
7.
Listening, Reading, and Writing are
always completed in that order, and
on the same day. Depending on the
test centre, you may be allowed to
complete the Speaking section of
the exam up to seven days before,
or after the other sections.
8.
Over 1,000,000
people wrote the IELTS in
2007!
8.
Over 1,000,000
people wrote the IELTS in
2007!
9.
Test takers are graded and
placed on a scale from 1
(Non User) to 9 (Expert
User) - most
university requirements
fall between 5.5 and 7.0 of
the academic
strand.
10. In
2007, the top 5
language-speaking
groups for the Academic
strand of the IELTS
were:
Tagalog
Spanish
Hindi
Malay
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