Which is more difficult, Hangzhou IELTS Class A or Class G?

If you have a good knowledge of English, it is recommended to take a class; If you are worried that it is not easy to get 5.5 points in IELTS, then take the G test. Although IELTS official website emphasizes that there is no difference in the difficulty of G test and A test, according to the actual situation of candidates, the score of G test is usually 0.5 ~ 1 higher than that of A test.

In addition, if you plan to go to school after entering the country, it is strongly recommended to take Class A, because universities or polytechnics in New Zealand only accept Class A IELTS scores when accepting applications for admission; If you are worried about IELTS, you have to take the G class first. After you entered China for a period of time, your English level improved. It is easier to take IELTS in New Zealand than in China. The registration method is the same as that in China. You can also register in official website, choose the test center online and pay the examination fee. You can take the exam with your passport on the day of the exam.

Let's take a concrete look at the IELTS A and G exams. What is the difference? What are the differences in the test questions? What are the differences in exam difficulty? For your reference:

Examination purpose:

First of all, the purpose of the exam is different between them. Academic is academic, mainly used for studying abroad. G (general training) is a kind of training, which is mainly used for immigration. Due to the different purposes of the exam, the types and forms of the exam are also slightly different. Let's continue reading together.

Examination questions:

At present, according to the statistics of IELTS Chinese official website, there are 10 kinds of A-type questions in IELTS reading test. There are 1 1 kinds of G-type questions. Since the IELTS reading G test has one more question, let's take a look at what they have first. They are: multiple choice questions; Many pairs; Fill in the blanks; Complete the sentence; Complete notes, abstracts or flowcharts. Complete the summary; Select the corresponding subtitle for the paragraph or part of the article; Looking for information; Judge the author's opinions, opinions or specific information in the article; Classification; Pairing problem.

However, there are no multiple matching and summary questions in the A-type IELTS reading test, but there is an additional question in the A-type IELTS reading test, that is, the "marking chart" question. From the analysis of the above problems, it is still impossible to distinguish the difficulty of the exam. IELTS official website has specific examples for each type of reading test. You can get to know them better when you have time.

Examination form:

Whether it is IELTS reading Class A or Class G, the test time is 60 minutes and 40 questions. But there are three articles in IELTS reading (Class A). Class G reading consists of three parts. The first part of class G IELTS reading usually contains two or three short essays or several paragraphs (such as advertisements). The second part usually consists of two articles, and the third part is a long article. From this point of view, IELTS reading test G contains more articles than IELTS reading test A. Let's take a look at the word count of two articles. The total number of words in three articles in IELTS reading test A is about 2000 to 2750 words, and the total number of words in all articles in IELTS reading test G is about 2400 words. In this way, you can see that although there are many G articles, the number of words in the articles is not much different.

Examination questions source:

Class A articles in IELTS reading test mainly come from magazines, periodicals, books and newspapers, which are very similar to the articles that candidates will read in university courses in the future. The content of G-test's articles is from easy to difficult, so the sources of the articles are miscellaneous and extensive. The contents of the first part are selected from notices, advertisements, timetables, promotional materials and other similar contents. The content of the second part is selected from the university enrollment brochure, course introduction, university course introduction, library guide, regulations and other similar contents. The third part is selected from newspapers, magazines, periodicals, novels or non-fiction books, and other similar contents.

To sum up: Because of the different purposes of Class A and Class G of IELTS reading test, there are obvious differences in test questions, article content and test focus.