The IELTS test assesses Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Whether you’re applying for university, for a visa, or to a professional association– we provide specialist tests to suit your needs.
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is designed to help you achieve your ambition of working, studying or moving to a country where English is the native language.
For more than 30 years IELTS has set the standard for English language testing. Trusted by governments, employers and educational institutions – we’ve helped millions of people to achieve their goals.
The IELTS test assesses Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Whether you’re applying for university, for a visa, or to a professional association– we provide specialist tests to suit your needs.
IELTS is the only English test that is accepted by all four immigration authorities (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and United Kingdom) that require you to prove your language skills. And our tests are trusted by thousands of organisations around the globe.
If you are planning to study in an English-speaking country, it’s likely that the IELTS Academic test is the right choice for you.
The test assesses if you are ready to begin studying in English. It features vocabulary that is familiar within an academic setting. You can also take IELTS Academic for professional registration purposes.
– University
– Higher education
– Professional registration
The IELTS General Training test is suitable for those wishing to migrate to an English-speaking country (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK), and for those wishing to train or study at below degree level.
The test assesses everyday English language skills that you will need in social situations and in workplace environments.
– Immigration
– Work experience
– Training
– School/college
IELTS Life Skills is a UK government-approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) that assesses only your English speaking and listening skills. This is the test to take if you are applying for the following types of UK visa:
– Family visa
– Extension to family, spouse or partner visa
– Indefinite leave to remain or citizenship.
Texts for the Academic Reading test are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers.
A variety of tasks is used, including: multiple-choice questions, identifying information, identifying writer’s views/claims, matching information, matching headings, matching features, matching sentence endings, sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, diagram label completion, short-answer questions.
The Academic Writing test consists of two writing tasks of 150 words and 250 words.
In Task 1, you are asked to describe some visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram). You need to write 150 words in about 20 minutes. In Task 2 you are presented with a point of view or argument or problem. You need to write your response in 250 words in about 40 minutes.
In the Speaking test, you have a discussion with a certified examiner. It is interactive and as close to a real-life situation as a test can get.
There are three parts to the test and each part fulfils a specific function in terms of interaction pattern, task input and test taker output.
In Part 1, you answer questions about yourself and your family. In Part 2, you speak about a topic. In Part 3, you have a longer discussion on the topic.
The Speaking test is the same for both IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training. Each of the three parts is designed to test a different aspect of your communication ability.
