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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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如果您计划前往高等院校留学或在英语国家/地区注册专业资格，您可能需要参加雅思学术类课程。
培训类考试则考察您在工作或社交环境中的英语语言能力。如果您计划参加高等教育、职业培训、出国工作或移民加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰、英国或美国，您可能需要参加雅思培训类考试。
听力、阅读和写作部分会在考试当天相继完成。在某些考试中心，您将在考试当天或者前后 7 天之内完成口语考试。
如果您参加雅思机考，口试将在同一天开展，可能安排在其他三部分之前或是之后。
移民至特定国家所需的分数各不相同。请查看我们的“认可的国家和机构”页面，查看您需要的分数。
如果您参加雅思机考，您将在同一天按照以下顺序考试：听力、阅读和写作，口语考试将在此之前或之后开展。
如果您参加雅思纸笔考试，您将按以下顺序考试：写作、阅读和听力。视不同的考试中心而定，口语考试可能在同一天进行，也可能在考试当天前后 7 天之内进行。
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