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Types of IELTS required for studying in the UK

  • Posted by Global Opportunities
  • Categories Blog, IELTS
  • Date January 5, 2022
Study in the UK

The UK is among one of the most eminent destinations for students as well as working experts from everywhere throughout the world to seek and sculpt out a vocation. However, before anybody gets their study or work visa endorsed, they should go for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and meet the prerequisites to have the option to get to scholarly or proficient open doors in the UK.

But, for this, we need to know the different types of IELTS. There are only two types of IELTS tests.

  • The IELTS Academic Test
  • The IELTS General Training Test

Both of these tests have a lot of similarities but they also have certain differences.

The IELTS Academic test is for people who are planning to study in a university or for higher education in an institute in the English medium at the undergraduate and the postgraduate level. Whereas the IELTS General Training Test is for people who are looking to migrate to countries such as the UK and Australia and also for training and job opportunities. The general IELTS test helps to measure the English language of the applicant in the day-to-day context such as the workplace and social interactions.

Structure of IELTS  

There are mainly four modules of the IELTS test

  • Speaking Section

In this test, the claimants will be talking with an ensured IELTS Examiner where they will talk about a topic given to them through short and long inquiries. There is no distinction in the speaking module of the General and Academic test.

  • Listening Section

The listening section is again similar for both the General and the Academic IELTS test. The applicant here listens to a set of recordings in the English language and then answers a few questions. 

  • Writing Section

There are two tasks in both the Academic and General test. However, there is a difference between both of these tests in the writing module.

Writing for the Academic Test

Task 1: This involves writing about the facts and figures that have pictorial representation in the form of charts, tables, and graphs.

Task 2: In this task, the applicant has to write an essay on any topic related to academics. The essay should be well organized and to be supported by different examples.

Writing for the General Training Test

Task 1: Write a letter providing a response to a particular situation.

Task 2: This involves discussion on an essay stating your viewpoints.

  • Reading Section

This test is intended to assess an applicant’s scope of reading and understanding abilities. However, there is a difference between the Academic and the General Training IELTS test in the reading module.

 Reading for the Academic Test

The Academic test, nonetheless, will be progressively centered on writings that are unmistakable, accurate, and originates from sources that incorporate books and diaries.

 Reading for the General Training Test

The General Reading test will concentrate more on the course related to the working environment and general intrigue topics. This will incorporate concentrates from books, magazines, and papers, and commercials.

It is critical to take your IELTS at a UKVI affirmed test center. This implies so as to get an understudy visa, IELTS for UKVI is obligatory.

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