Do I need to issue draft paper for the IELTS exam? Are all the invigilators foreigners?

No draft paper is issued for the IELTS test, and the invigilators are not foreigners, but they all speak English during the test.

IELTS, the full name of International English Testing System, is one of the famous international standardized English proficiency tests.

As an international English test, IELTS has been recognized by more than 10,000 institutions in more than 140 countries around the world as of 2017. Nowadays, whether you are studying abroad, immigrating, or working in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Southeast Asia, IELTS is the first choice for international English tests.

Extended information:

Scoring criteria:

1. IELTS scoring criteria include: language fluency and coherence, vocabulary transformation, and richness of sentence patterns. And grammatical accuracy, pronunciation IELTS examiners will rate according to these four scoring standards, and these four are equally important.

2. The recruitment and training of IELTS writing and speaking examiners shall be carried out in accordance with established standards to ensure that the scorers understand the relevant IELTS scoring policies and effectively score the listening and reading papers according to the scoring standards. At each examination center, systematic monitoring will be carried out and a certain proportion of answer sheets will be double marked.

3. All test scores are recorded on the transcript, including a total score and four individual scores of listening, reading, writing and speaking. Candidates’ test scores are evaluated using a scoring system of 1-9 points. , the four items are scored independently, and the total score is the average of the scores in the four parts and rounded up. Half points are allowed for both the overall score and the four individual scores.

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