IELTS INTRO COURSE

1. IELTS COURSE
WELCOME!

2. Getting to know you!
• Where are you from and where
are you currently living?
• How old are you?
• What do you do? (Do you work,
are you a student, both?)
• Academic or general training?
• Is this your first English
certification exam?
• What do you need IELTS for?

3. What do you know about IELTS?

4. What is IELTS?

6. Comparing
IELTS

7. What does it evaluate?
LISTENING
4 SECTIONS
10 QUESTIONS PER
SECTION
30 MINUTES FOR
LISTENING THE TAPE
+10 MINUTES TO
TRANSFER ANSWERS
TO ANSWER SHEET
• YOU ONLY LISTEN TO THE RECORDING ONCE!
1. Dialogue. An everyday conversation. (10 questions)
2. Monologue. An everyday situation (10 questions)
3. Dialogue. Academic conversation (10 questions)
4. Monologue. Academic topic. (10 questions)
SOCIAL
CONTEXT
ACADEMIC
CONTEXT

8. What does it evaluate?
READING
3 READING PASSAGES
40 QUESTIONS (13-14
QUESTIONS PER
PASSAGE)
1 HOUR (this includes the
time to transfer your
answers to AS)
GENERAL TRAINING
• PASSAGE 1. Short texts, advertisements. (FACTUAL)
• PASSAGE 2. Work related.(FACTUAL)
• PASSAGE 3. Descriptive, topic of interest. (AUTHOR’S
OPINION)
• ACADEMIC TRAINING
• PASSAGE 1. Academic purpose. (FACTUAL)
• PASSAGE 2. Academic purpose. (FACTUAL)
• PASSAGE 3. Academic purpose. (AUTHOR’S OPINION)
SOCIAL
CONTEXT
ACADEMIC
CONTEXT

9. What does it evaluate?
WRITING
2 TASKS (GRAPHIC /
DIAGRAM AND
ESSAY)
1 HOUR
GENERAL TRAINING
• TASK 1. Write a letter (formal, informal)
150 words, 20 minutes.
About 35% of your score.
• ACADEMIC TRAINING
• TASK 1. Summarise and describe information from a visual:
Line or graphs, tables, diagram, pie chart.
• 150 words, 20 minutes.
About 35% of your score
SOCIAL
CONTEXT
ACADEMIC
CONTEXT

10. What does it evaluate?
WRITING
2 TASKS (GRAPHIC /
DIAGRAM AND
ESSAY)
1 HOUR
GENERAL / ACADEMIC TRAINING
• TASK 2. Discursive essay.
250 words, 40 minutes.
About 65% of your score
You will be given a topic, problem or issue you need to discuss.
• Give a solution
• Evaluate a problem
• Compare and contrast ideas
• Challenge an argument
SOCIAL
CONTEXT
ACADEMIC
CONTEXT

11. What does it evaluate?
SPEAKING
3 SECTIONS (general
questions, cue card,
abstract topics)
11 – 14 minutes
The conversation is
recorded
PART 1. General questions about yourself.
• 4 -5 minutes
PART 2. Monologue. You will be given a card to prepare the
topic about: person, object, situation, place, experience.
• 1 minute to prepare, make notes.
• 2 minutes to speak
PART 3. Discussion questions about abstract or general topics.
• Related to PART 2.
• 5 -6 minutes
• 3 – 6 questions
Describe a
beautiful place
to visit in your
country.
Attitudes to tourism: Why do
you think people like to travel to
different places in their free time?

12. Which part of the test is your area of
opportunity?

14. How is IELTS scored?

15. How many hours do I need to
prepare for my exam?
• It takes approximately 200 guided learning
hours for a language learner to progress from one
level of the Common European Framework of
Reference (CEFR) to the next.
• For example, a candidate who has passed B2
First (previously known as Cambridge English: First),
at level B2 on the CEFR, might need approximately
200 hours of lessons and supervised study to
prepare for the C1 Advanced (previously known
as Cambridge English: Advanced), which is aligned
to level C1 on the CEFR.

16. However, there are a number of factors that can affect how long it will take to
increase your level of English, including:
• your language learning background
• the intensity of your study
• your age
• the amount of study/exposure outside of lesson times

17. Common European Framework Guided
Learning Hours (from beginner level)