What is IELTS?

The IELTS is one of the most popular international English language exams. The IELTSstands for ‘International English Language Testing System’.  Every year, millions people take the IELTS test  in 500 locations across 121 countries. Therefore, IELTS is now one of the fastest growing English language tests in the world.

IELTS checks your ability of Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking English. BecauseIELTS has an excellent reputation in the world, having an IELTS certificate gives you more chances to learn at more than 3000 academic institutions in the United States, Australian, British, Canadian, New Zealand, South African and many professional organizations in the world. Moreover, you can immigrate to English-speaking country such as Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

There are two formats of IELTS: Academic IELTS and General Training IELTS.

Look at the first table to get information about the candidates who take these two formats of IELTS.

Both of these formats of IELTS includes Listening, Reading, Writing and Speakingsections. All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking Modules in these both formats; however, the Reading and Writing Modules all candidates take in AcademicIELTS are different from General Training IELTS.

Look at the second table to see the similarities and differences in structures of two formats of IELTS.

You may wonder about the score of an IELTS exam. The result you get does not tell you that you pass of fail because it only assesses your level in using English. IELTSis scored on a nine-band scale, with each band corresponding to a specified competence in English.

If you have a TOEFL certificate and it has been still vaid, you can look at the final table to see the conversion between TOEFL iBT score and IELTS score.

Nowadays, all universities and professional organizations in the world offer a definite IELTSscore in admission process and it is about 5.5-8. If you want to get a scholarship to learn at any university in the world, you should try your best to get an IELTS certificate. It is uneasy, so you should build a specific plan immediately.

And I believe you will be successful!

Nothing is impossible!