Which exam do I need to take? What is the difference between them? I am encountering this question so much! The answer to this question, which turns into a mess without end, is actually very simple. Yes! Now let’s get out of this well-bitter well on this subject.
First you need to ask yourself what I want this quiz for. If your answer is about Academic, immigration, for English-language universities or vocational registration, then General is your exam.
What is IELTS?
An exam to evaluate the English language levels of those who want to study or study English abroad. It evaluates language skills according to the purpose in accordance with worldwide accepted standards and covers all levels from beginner to advanced.
What is IELTS Test Format?
The exam consists of 4 parts. Listening, reading, writing (task 1 & 2) and speaking. In these sections, listening, speaking and writing task 2 are the same. However, writing task 1 and reading are quite different. In writing task 2, listening and speaking, which is the same in both exams, I can say the following. You need to write a minimum essay of 250 words (essay) on the topic given in Writing task 2. 40 minutes are given for this task.
You are listening to 4 recordings in the Listening section. The first performed recording is the easiest and the difficulty level is increasing. There are 40 questions in total and it takes between 30 minutes and 40 minutes (depending on the length of the recordings).
You are speaking one-on-one with an Ielts instructor for Speaking. There are 3 different sub-sections in this section.
Interview (they are asking you daily questions: where are you from, are you reading or working) short presentation (they give you a subject card and you are asked to talk about this topic for 1 minute after 1 minute preparation) and discussion (you can add more detailed and some more comments, I know the word, sister, look, I used it in conjunction, and let me set up a passive sentence, give me a nice score. Speaking takes between 11 and 14 minutes.
Writing Task 1 – How in the Academic Exam / How in the General Exam?
You are asked to analyze and define a data for Academic exam task 1. Generally, you are expected to report whatever is given in this section, to make comparisons where necessary, and to use academic words. An important note: since this is a report, we don’t write our own opinion. We only analyze the chart, table or diagram we see.
You are asked to write a letter for the General Exam Task 1. These letters can be formal (letter against someone we do not know), semi-formal (letter for someone we know partially) or informal (letter to family or friend).
Common Point: You have 20 minutes to complete task 1 of both exams, and again you need to write a minimum of 150 words in both.
Reading – How In The Academic Exam / How In The General Exam
Academic reading consists of 3 long articles and their difficulty increases from 1 to 3. There are academic writing types, such as articles or textbook quotes. Finally, the texts are academic. For example, he talks about subjects like science, history and technology. There are no cake making recipes or advertising brochures at home.
General reading consists of 4 short texts and its difficulty increases gradually. It talks about more current and general issues. It can be an advertising brochure, for example için Texts are much, much easier than academic, because they talk about more general topics.
Common Point: You have a total of 1 hour to answer all given reading questions in both exams. There are a total of 40 questions in both.
As I mentioned before, it is very important for which purpose you will use this exam. Whichever is easier, it may not be the right approach. Then you will receive a certificate that you cannot use for your purpose. Of course, Ielts General is a much easier test if you just want to try it.
For example, you want to apply for a master’s degree and the school wants Ielts 6.0 from you. Unfortunately, some schools may not have enough information on their sites, even if they have not written academic. The exam you need to take is IELTS -Academic. Schools do not accept the general one.
Or you started college and you want to skip preparation. Yes! You must enter Academic Ielts.
I mentioned about professions other than schools. For example, if you say you are a doctor and you are a little further away from England or whatever I know, you will go to Canada to pursue a profession, you should get IELTS Academic again. But I like Amsterdam very much, if I say live and work, Ielts – General will be enough.
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