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Why take IELTS General Training:
- The only English language test accepted for migration by governments in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK.
- Create more work opportunities in English-speaking countries across the globe.
- Advance your career anywhere, even in your own country.
- Designed for everyday life, IELTS General Training is globally recognised by over 11,000 institutions worldwide.
What is IELTS General Training?
The IELTS General Training test is for people who wish to live and work abroad in an English-speaking country. The test features everyday English language skills that you will need in social and workplace environments.
Most importantly, this test help test takers to explore and open doors worldwide. It is the only English language test accepted for migration by all four governments in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK.
To get a taste for what's involved in the test and to prepare yourself for the exam, we've put together this brief overview of the IELTS General Training test.
This test features everyday English. It includes four sections: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
IELTS General Training test format
This part of the test checks your understanding of reading materials you are likely to encounter daily in everyday life. Common items like extracts from books, magazines, newspapers, notices, advertisements, company handbooks and guidelines.
The Reading test is in three parts:
- - Part 1 contains several short texts
- - Part 2 contains two more short texts
- - Part 3 contains one longer text.
The General Training Writing test includes two tasks that are based on topics of general interest.
Task 1: You are presented with a situation and asked to write a letter requesting information or explaining a situation. The letter may be personal, semi-formal or formal in style.
Task 2: Also, you are asked to write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem. The essay can be slightly more personal in style compared to an Academic Writing task. You should support your point of view with relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
In this section of the test you’ll listen to four recordings, then answer 10 questions for each section of the Listening test.
You listen to four recordings which are a mix of monologues and conversations from a range of native speakers, and you can only hear each recording once. There are 10 questions for each section of the Listening test.
These questions test your ability to understand:
- - Main ideas and detailed factual information
- - The opinions and attitudes of speakers
- - The purpose of a statement
- - The ability to follow the development of ideas
The Speaking test assesses your use of spoken English. The test lasts between 11 and 14 minutes, where you discuss a variety of topics with an IELTS examiner. Your test takes place in a quiet room with an examiner who encourages you to keep speaking.
There are 3 parts to the Speaking test.
Part 1: The examiner asks you general questions about yourself and a range of familiar topics, such as home, family, work, studies and interests. This part lasts between 4 and 5 minutes.
Part 2: You are given a task card and the examiner asks you to talk about a topic. You have 1 minute to prepare, before speaking for up to 2 minutes. The examiner may then ask one or two questions on the same topic to finish this part of the test.
Part 3:You will be asked more questions about the topic in Part 2, but the discussion might be around different areas of the topic. This part of the test lasts between 4 and 5 minutes.
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Si piensa cursar estudios superiores o desea registrarse como profesional en un país de habla inglesa, es posible que deba realizar un examen IELTS académico.
En el examen IELTS general, se evalúan sus habilidades lingüísticas en inglés en un entorno laboral o social. Si piensa continuar sus estudios en la educación secundaria, inscribirse en algún estudio de educación vocacional, mudarse al extranjero para trabajar o migrar a Canadá, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, el Reino Unido o los Estados Unidos, es posible que deba realizar el examen IELTS general.
Las partes de comprensión auditiva, lectura y escritura del examen se realizan una tras otra el mismo día. En algunos centros examinadores, deberá realizar la parte de producción oral el mismo día o hasta siete días antes o después de las demás partes del examen.
Si toma el examen IELTS en computadora, deberá hacer la parte de producción oral el mismo día, ya sea antes o después de las demás partes del examen.
El puntaje de banda que necesita para migrar a un país determinado varía. Consulte nuestra página Quiénes aceptan los puntajes de IELTS para conocer qué puntaje de banda necesita.
Para el examen IELTS en computadora, realizará la mayoría de las partes el mismo día en el orden siguiente: comprensión auditiva, lectura y escritura; tomará la parte de producción oral antes o después de esta sesión del examen.
Para el examen IELTS en papel, el orden será el siguiente: escritura, lectura y compresión auditiva. Según el centro examinador, el examen de producción oral puede realizarse el mismo día o hasta siete días antes o después de la fecha del examen.
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