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www.britishcouncil.fr. EXAMS. International English Language Testing System. www.britishcouncil.fr. IELTS Overview IELTS Day Test IELTS How to prepare Registration process. www.britishcouncil.fr. What is IELTS?. A test of your ability to communicate in English:

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  1. www.britishcouncil.fr EXAMS International English Language Testing System

  2. www.britishcouncil.fr IELTS Overview IELTS Day Test IELTS How to prepare Registration process

  3. www.britishcouncil.fr What is IELTS? • A test of your ability to communicate in • English: • - for study or work in English • - tests all four language skills • A test of international English: • - cultural or linguistic bias minimised • - content produced and checked internationally • - variety of accents used • A Paper based test and face to face interview

  4. www.britishcouncil.fr Highlights More than 1.5 million candidates per year. Recognised by more than 6000 institutions worldwide (UK, Australia, Canada, Europe, India, China…), including more than 3000 institutions and programmes in USA. Fast results : 13 calendar days

  5. “To our surprise, the students really appreciate doing the IELTS preparation and having the diploma afterwards as they too see the range of skills as useful”Head of Languages at Ecole des Mines d'Albi

  6. Florida (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) 6 Indiana (Purdue University) 6.5 Washington (The Georges Washington University) 6 Montréal, Québec (Université Concordia) 7 Montréal, Québec (Université McGill) 6.5 Berlin (Technische Universität Berlin) 6.5 Denmark (University of Southern Denmark) 6.5 Hatfield, UK (University of Hertfordshire) 6.5 Stockholm (Linköping University) 6.5 Bangkok (Kasetsart University) 6.5

  7. What makes IELTS a useful test? www.britishcouncil.fr • IELTS provides: a profile of a candidate's skills and an overall band score • IELTS tests: the full range of proficiency levels, from non-user to expert user • Each component is marked on a scale • of 1 – 9 with half points

  8. www.britishcouncil.fr IELTS Results • results available in 13 days • Valid for two years • overall and module score

  9. IELTS profile www.britishcouncil.fr Students Academic Version Young Professionals General Training Immigrants

  10. Candidates must do four test modules www.britishcouncil.fr What do IELTS candidates have to do? • Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking

  11. www.britishcouncil.fr On the test Day • Saturday morning • Listening • Reading • Writing • Saturday afternoon (or the week before) • Speaking

  12. Listening 30 minutes, 4 sections, 40 items Academic Reading 60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items General Training Reading 60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items Academic Writing 60 minutes, 2 tasks General Training Writing 60 minutes, 2 tasks Speaking 20 minutes, 3 parts Test Format

  13. www.britishcouncil.fr Listening • 4 sections : 30 mins plus 10 minutes to transfer answers to the answer sheet • Variety of accents: international English • First 2 sections on social topics • Example: travel arrangements • Final 2 sections on educational context • Example: planning a research project

  14. Reading www.britishcouncil.fr • 3 texts 700 – 1000 words each • Academic texts for a non-specialist • Time: 60 minutes in total

  15. www.britishcouncil.fr Writing • Task 1 – describing a graph, pie chart , table or process – 150 words • Task 2 – a discursive essay – developing an argument - 250 words • Total time: 60 minutes

  16. Speaking www.britishcouncil.fr • Tests ability to communicate through speech in general English contexts • One-to-one interview (20 mins) • Non-specialist topics

  17. IELTS Session in Paris : twice a month www.britishcouncil.fr 08 October 22 October 05 November …

  18. How to prepare for IELTS? www.britishcouncil.fr EXAMS

  19. www.britishcouncil.fr Preparation Day 1st October 2011 19th November 2011 15th October 2011 26th November 2011 Books : « How to prepare for IELTS? » and « Offical Pratice Materials »

  20. www.britishcouncil.fr • Road to IELTS The British Council offer you 30 hours of online preparation for each registration.

  21. How to register for IELTS? www.britishcouncil.fr EXAMS

  22. www.britishcouncil.fr Online registration Book the place on the date and the location of your choice on www.britishcouncil.fr. Send us your complete application form.

  23. What if I don’t get the score I need? www.britishcouncil.fr You can register for another session on www.britishcouncil.fr

  24. The British Council staff wish you good luck with your IELTS test!

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