What are the types of IELTS preparation for studying abroad?

To prepare for the IELTS test, foreign students need to choose the type of test they want to take first, and this bureau should know the basic situation of all kinds of tests in advance. Also, let's take a look at what types of IELTS can be used to prepare for studying abroad.

Examination type

IELTS is divided into three categories:

1. General IELTS test

2. The IELTS test for British visas and immigrants (UKVI).

3. IELTS Life and Skills Test

First kind

General IELTS test

The general IELTS test is divided into academic test (A) and general training test (G). The test questions are all listening+reading+writing+speaking. The questions of listening and speaking are the same, but the questions of reading and writing are different. To apply for undergraduate, postgraduate and above degrees when studying abroad, you need to provide Class A IELTS scores; Going abroad for non-academic purposes, such as working abroad, receiving training, non-diploma courses, etc., requires G IELTS scores. General IELTS test fee 2 170 yuan.

The second type

British visa and immigration IELTS (UKVI)

The IELTS test for British visas and immigrants is an exam organized by the British Visa and Immigration Bureau for specific types of British visa applications. Those who intend to immigrate to the UK cannot apply for a British degree course directly if their English language is not up to standard. Those who need to go to the UK for preparatory courses and language classes can take this IELTS test. UKVI IELTS exam costs 2220 yuan.

The third kind

IELTS Life and Skills

The IELTS Life Skills Test only tests the candidates' oral and listening proficiency, which is divided into two categories: A 1 and B 1. Category A 1 Applicable to UK visa applications for spouses and relatives. Category B 1 is applicable to naturalization and residence visa applications. Life Skills IELTS Test Fee 1350 yuan.

IELTS test includes paper-and-pencil mode and computer test mode, and students can choose freely.

Study abroad examination

Take studying in the UK as an example. If you want to study for a bachelor's degree, a master's degree or a doctor's degree, you can take the general IELTS test. If you want to go to Britain to study non-degree courses, such as secondary schools, junior colleges, undergraduate preparatory courses, master preparatory courses, language courses and so on. , you need to take UKVI. Ordinary IELTS and UKVI can apply for ordinary classes, while ordinary IELTS cannot apply for language classes. If you take the general IELTS test and your grades can't meet the requirements of the school, you have to apply for a language class. At this time, you will take the UKVI exam again. In short, students need to choose the language test that suits them according to their own situation.

Fraction requirement

The IELTS test is divided into four items: listening, reading, writing and speaking, with a perfect score of 9 for each item, and the final score is the average score of the four items. ? Take British universities as an example. General undergraduate IELTS score 6.0-7.0, master's 6.5-7.5. The specific score depends on the requirements of different schools and different majors.

Judging from the performance, the average IELTS score of Chinese mainland candidates is around 5.72, and most IELTS candidates are basically in the range of 5.5-6. It is generally recommended to review for 2-3 months and then take the exam according to your own goals. If you are not satisfied, plan the next exam.

If you are a student who has decided to study abroad, you might as well start preparing for IELTS as early as possible, and you will have plenty of time to get high marks in the future.

Preparation skills

aural comprehension

1. When reading a question, you need to analyze the question and circle the key words.

2. Predict the types of answers needed: for example, the answers are names, telephone numbers and adjectives. ...

3. Predict as much as possible, including scenes, topics, speakers, and answers to be heard.

4. Pay attention to synonyms. The key words in the topic may be expressed in different words in the recording.

5. Pay attention to negative words and consider the overall meaning of the sentence. 6. Pay attention to whether the speaker has changed the final decision.

read

1. Train skimming ability and make clear the main idea. Pay attention to headlines, subheadings, keywords and topic sentences.

2. Train the ability to scan for specific information without reading every word in the article.

Don't read the whole article carefully from the beginning, but look for the key sentences and information in the article with questions.

4. Pay attention to synonyms. You may not find exactly the same word in the article, but you will find synonyms.

spoken language

There are four grading standards for spoken English. In the videos with various grading standards, IELTS officials strongly recommend candidates to practice oral English by recording. So, turn on the recording function in your phone! It's embarrassing to play back our imperfect recording, but only by listening to it again can we find the problem and improve it continuously. In addition, you need to pay attention to the following skills that are easily overlooked by many people:

pronounce

Pay attention to the stress of words, such as photography, photography, photographic, and the stress is different.

Pay attention to the stress of this sentence.

(2) Grammar

1. Don't be too afraid of making mistakes. There are some mistakes in the grammar scoring standard of IELTS speaking test, 7 points. But we should pay attention to control and not cause communication obstacles.

2. Pay attention to the correct tense, especially in the second and third parts.

(C) Lexical diversity

Use the collocation of words. For example, a lion's roar is a lion's roar, not a roar, and a call is made instead of a phone call.

To truly understand the meaning of words, the IELTS speaking test advocates the use of less commonly used words, but only if you can use them correctly, instead of memorizing difficult words and finally using them wrong.

Pay attention to the interpretation. When you can't understand a word, you must try to express the same meaning in another way. IELTS examiners attach great importance to this ability.

(4) Fluency and coherence 1. Expand the answers as much as possible, and use some conjunctions and markers to express the logic of expression instead of rote learning. 2. The way to expand the answer can be considered from these aspects: reason, result, comparison, example and personal experience.

writing

grammar

Pay attention to the correct tense? Correct use of multiple tenses in writing.

Use grammatical points such as contrast, conditional sentences, modal verbs and passive voice (especially in small compositions)

(2) Task completion and response essay:

1. Find key information and explain relevant details.

2. Give a clear summary, don't infer, just summarize the significant trends and characteristics.

Big composition:

1. Look at the question clearly, draw the key words and see how many parts there are in the question.

Make sure that you have answered all the questions.

3. Before writing, take 2-3 minutes to sort out your thoughts and sort them out.

4. Allocate time reasonably and meet the requirements of writing.

Consistency and cohesion

1. Effectively lay out the structure of the article, for example: opening paragraph/main paragraph 1/ main paragraph 2/ end.

2. Make clear the theme of each paragraph and write the main sentence. 3. Use correct conjunctions to logically connect sentences. Pay attention to the correctness of the use and don't abuse it (the examiner said it was annoying to use it too much ...).

(D) the diversity of vocabulary

1. Repetition and misuse, use correct uncommon words, use synonyms and synonyms.

2. Problems encountered in the actual examination, such as mispronouncing the stress of words or sentences, overusing conjunctions in writing, etc., are common mistakes made by candidates in China.