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Course Outline For IELTS: IELTS Has 4 Modules That Includes

The IELTS course consists of four modules: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking, each with specific formats and question types. Listening and Speaking are the same for both Academic and General Training, while Reading and Writing have distinct requirements for each. The assessment criteria focus on various skills including coherence, vocabulary, and grammatical accuracy.

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Course Outline For IELTS: IELTS Has 4 Modules That Includes

The IELTS course consists of four modules: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking, each with specific formats and question types. Listening and Speaking are the same for both Academic and General Training, while Reading and Writing have distinct requirements for each. The assessment criteria focus on various skills including coherence, vocabulary, and grammatical accuracy.

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Course outline for IELTS

IELTS has 4 modules that includes

Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.

1. IELTS Listening (Same for Academic & General)

Duration: 30 minutes + 10 minutes transfer time

Format: 4 sections, 40 questions total

Section Breakdown:

Part 1: Conversation between two people in an everyday social context (e.g., booking a hotel).

Part 2: Monologue in a social context (e.g., speech about local facilities).

Part 3: Conversation among up to four people in an educational or training context (e.g., university discussion).

Part 4: Monologue on an academic topic (e.g., a university lecture).

Question Types:

Multiple choice

Matching

Plan/map/diagram labeling

Form/note/table/flow-chart/summary completion

Sentence completion

Short-answer questions

2. IELTS Reading:

Duration: 60 minutes

Format: 3 sections, 40 questions total

Academic Reading:

Texts taken from books, journals, magazines, and newspapers—suitable for students entering university or
professional institutions.

General Training Reading:

Extracts from books, magazines, advertisements, notices, company handbooks, and guidelines.

Divided into:

Section 1: Everyday topics (e.g., social survival, advertisements).

Section 2: Work-related topics (e.g., company policies).

Section 3: One longer passage of general interest.

Question Types (Both versions):

Multiple choice

Identifying information (True/False/Not Given)


Identifying writer’s views (Yes/No/Not Given)

Matching information/headings/features/sentence endings

Sentence/note/summary/diagram/table/flow-chart completion

Short-answer questions

3. IELTS Writing

Duration: 60 minutes

Tasks: 2 writing tasks

Academic Writing:

Task 1: Describe visual data (e.g., graphs, charts, maps, or diagrams) in at least 150 words.

Task 2: Respond to an argument or problem (250 words). More formal.

General Training Writing:

Task 1: Write a letter (formal, semi-formal, or informal) in at least 150 words.

Task 2: Essay response to a point of view, argument, or problem (250 words).

Assessment Criteria:

Task achievement/response

Coherence and cohesion

Lexical resource (vocabulary)

Grammatical range and accuracy

4. IELTS Speaking (Same for Academic & General)

Duration: 11–14 minutes

Format: 3 parts, face-to-face interview with a certified examiner

Part 1 – Introduction and Interview (4–5 mins):

General questions about the candidate (home, family, work, interests, studies).

Part 2 – Long Turn (3–4 mins):

Candidate is given a task card with a topic and has 1 minute to prepare, then speaks for 1–2 minutes.

Part 3 – Discussion (4–5 mins):

Two-way discussion with the examiner related to Part 2 topic.

Evaluation Areas:

Fluency and coherence

Lexical resources

Grammatical range and accuracy

Pronunciation.

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