IELTS
What is
IELTS?
IELTS is an acronym meaning International
English Language Testing System
Who manages
this exam?
The exam is
managed by the following:
·
University
of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL)
·
British
Council
·
EDP
Which
countries recognize IELTS
The IELTS exam
is recognized by :
·
Australia
·
New
Zealand
·
Canada
·
UK
·
Other
Countries
Where Can you
take the IELTS
There are 1100
centers around the world.
In Dhaka
·
British
Council,Basundhara
·
IDP
Education,Raowa Club
The IELTS Exam
The IELTS Exam consists of 4 parts .
They are :
·
Listening
·
Reading
·
Writing
·
Speaking
The Order of
The Exam is as follows:
1.
Listening
2.
Academic
Reading
3.
Academic
Writing
4.
Speaking
5.
GT Writing
6.
GT Reading
Exam
Structure
|
Order |
|
|
|
Time |
|
1 |
Listening |
4 Sections |
40 Items |
30 Minutes |
|
2 |
Academic Reading |
3 Sections |
40 Items |
60 Minutes |
|
3 |
Academic Writing |
|
2 tasks |
60 minutes |
|
4 |
Speaking |
|
|
11-14 minutes |
|
5 |
GT Writing |
|
2 Tasks |
60 Minutes |
|
6 |
GT Reading |
3 Sections |
40 Items |
60 Minutes |
Total Time :2 Hours 45 Minutes
Writing
Academic
Writing Task1
You have to
write 150 words based on some bar graph, or picture
General
Task1
This is a
letter . You respond to some problem.
The four things
are assessed of a candidate:
·
Engage
in personal correspondence
·
Provide
factual information
·
Express
Likes and dislikes
·
Express
opinions
Suggested
:20 minutes
Task2:
Writing an
Essay,giving your opnion,justifying ,discussing,summarizing a topic
Sample
Academic
“Seldom is the
weather more dramatic than when thunderstorms strike. Their electrical fury
inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year in the United
States alone. As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a
terrifying dice with death - out in the open, a lone golfer maybe a lightning
bolt's most inviting target. And there is damage to property too. Lightning
damage costs American power companies more than $100 million a year.
But researchers
in the United States and Japan are planning to hit back. Already in laboratory
trials they have tested strategies for neutralising the power of thunderstorms,
and this winter they will brave real storms, equipped with an armoury of lasers
that they will be pointing towards the heavens to discharge thunderclouds
before lightning can strike.
The idea of
forcing storm clouds to discharge their lightning on command is not new. In the
early 1960s, researchers tried firing rockets trailing wires into thunderclouds
to set up an easy discharge path for the huge electric charges that these
clouds generate. The technique survives to this day at a test site in Florida
run by the University of Florida, with support from the Electrical Power
Research Institute (EPRI), based in California. EPRI, which is funded by power companies,
is looking at ways to protect the United States' power grid from lightning
strikes. ‘We can cause the lightning to strike where we want it to using
rockets,’ says Ralph Bernstein, manager of lightning projects at EPRI. The
rocket site is providing precise measurements of lightning voltages and
allowing engineers to check how electrical equipment bears up.”
Questions
The main topic
discussed in the text is
the damage
caused to US golf courses and golf players by lightning strikes.
the effect of
lightning on power supplies in the US and in Japan.
a variety of
methods used in trying to control lightning strikes.
a laser
technique used in trying to control lightning strikes.
2According to
the text, every year lightning
does
considerable damage to buildings during thunderstorms.
kills or
injures mainly golfers in the United States.
kills or
injures around 500 people throughout the world.
damages more
than 100 American power companies.
3Researchers at
the University of Florida and at the University of New Mexico
receive funds
from the same source.
are using the
same techniques.
are employed by
commercial companies.
are in
opposition to each other.
Academic
Reading 1--20
Reading 2--20
Reading 3—20
