IELTS

IELTS Course Overview

IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System which is a top grade and most popular exam for international higher studies and jobs.

The IELTS course covers all Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking along with two minor sub-skills including Vocabulary and Grammar specified for both verbal and written communications.

Course Content

• The class methodology is built upon skill-based and topical syllabus which intends to cover all four modules namely Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking as well as two minor sub-skills including Vocabulary and Grammar specified for both verbal and written medical communications.

What is IELTS?

• IELTS is an international English language test that assesses the language proficiency of professionals who seek to register and practise in an English-speaking environment. It provides a valid and reliable assessment of all four language skills – Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking with an emphasis on communication in professional settings.

Benefits of IELTS

• Gives confidence in the language competency of practising healthcare professionals.

• Optimises communication with patients, carers and colleagues, in turn improving the quality of care.

• Establishes a fair way to select internationally trained health professionals.

• Attracts candidates committed to excellence and professionalism.

IELTS Exam Format

There are two types of the IELTS test: IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training. Listening and Speaking are the same for both tests, but the subject matter of the Reading and Writing components differs depending on which test you take.

The Listening, Reading and Writing components of all IELTS tests are completed on the same day, with no breaks in between them.

The Speaking component, however, can be completed up to a week before or after the other tests. Your test centre will advise.

The total test time is 2 hours and 45 minutes.

• Listening (30 minutes)

• Reading (60 minutes)

• Writing (60 minutes)

• Speaking (11 – 14 minutes)

Listening

You will listen to four recordings of native English speakers and then write your answers to a series of questions.

• Recording 1 – a conversation between two people set in an everyday social context.
• Recording 2 – a monologue set in an everyday social context. Example: a speech about local facilities.
• Recording 3 – a conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context. Example: a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment.
• Recording 4 – a monologue on an academic subject. Example: a university lecture.

Reading

• Three long reading passages with tasks. Texts range from descriptive and factual to discursive, and analytical includes non-verbal material like diagrams, graphs and illustrations texts are authentic (taken from books, journals and newspapers).

Writing

• A writing task of at least 150 words where the candidate must summarize, describe or explain table, graph, chart or diagram, and another short essay task of at least 250 words.

Speaking

Face-to-face interview includes short questions, speaking at length about a familiar topic and a structured discussion.

Assessors will be looking for evidence of your ability to understand the main ideas and detailed factual information, the opinions and attitudes of speakers, the purpose of an utterance and evidence of your ability to follow the development of ideas.