If you wanted to be a part of world's best universities and colleges then you must start working hard towards achieving your aim from now on and to make your dreams come true you now need to start working on your English skills as well clearing all the hurdles and attaining a phase where in you are completely comfortable.
If you are aspiring to be in world's top most universities and colleges then you must start working towards achieving your goal from now. To make your dream come true, it is important to clear the English language proficiency test IELTS, as a pre-requisite for the selection process. Many foreign universities have started considering IELTS score as an important part of the admission.
Wings Institute is a leader in IELTS coaching for over a many years in kerala. Having been adjudged by IDP-India, as the No.1 IELTS Institute,by British council as Platinum Partner & official Associate Partner of Cambridge University Press U.K., we have been striving hard to maintain the same.
Our training programs are crafted in such a way that it gives sufficient practice to the students in the techniques required for taking the IELTS Test with full confidence. Our focused training program gives the candidates enough grounding to obtain high scores in IELTS.
IELTS, the International English Language Testing System, is designed to assess the language ability of candidates who need to study or work where English is the language of communication. IELTS is jointly managed by the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), British Council and IDP: IELTS Australia. IELTS conforms to the highest international standards of language assessment.
It covers the four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking. IELTS is recognized by universities and employers in many countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USA. It is also recognized by professional bodies, immigration authorities and other government agencies. IELTS is not recommended for candidates under the age of 16.
IELTS tests are administered at centers throughout the world there are currently over 300 centers operating in more than 100 countries. Centers supervise the local administration of the test and ensure the provision of qualified and trained examiners. A full list of centers is available on the IELTS website. Test centers run regular test administrations, according to local need and results are available within two weeks. Candidates receive only one copy of their results but additional copies may be sent by the test centre directly to receiving organisations at the request of the candidate.
There are no restrictions on candidates re-taking the test.
Academic and General Training
IELTS is available in two formats – Academic and General Training.
The Academic Reading and Writing tests assess whether a candidate is ready to study or train in the medium of English at an undergraduate or postgraduate level. Admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses is based on the results of these tests.
The General Training Reading and Writing tests are not designed to test the full range of formal language skills required for academic purposes, but emphasis basic survival skills in a broad social and educational context. General Training is suitable for candidates who are going to English-speaking countries to complete their secondary education, to undertake work experience or training programmes not at degree level, or for immigration purposes to Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
It is the responsibility of the candidate to inform the test centre whether they wish to take the Academic or General Training Modules. Centres are not responsible for providing this information. The General Training Module is not offered at all test administrations.
LISTENING : The test is of 30 minutes and 10 minutes are given extra for transferring answers to the answer sheet. The candidates are tested on monologues and conversations.
READING : The test is of 60 minutes in which students are tested on reading passages with tasks, text from descriptive and factual to discursive and analytical, diagrams, graph, text from books , journals, and newspapers.
WRITING : The test is of 60 minutes, which comprises of writing task of 150 words, describing tables, graphs, charts, diagrams and a short essay of 250 words.
SPEAKING : Speaking test is of 11 to 14 minutes. In this test, candidates are put through face to face interview, short questions, speaking on a familiar topic and a discussion.
LISTENING : The test is of 30 minutes and 10 minutes are given extra for transferring answers to the answer sheet. The candidates are tested on monologues and conversations.
READING : The duration of this test is 60 minutes in which three reading passages with tasks will be given.
Section 1 will be based on two or three short factual texts.
Section 2 will be based on two short factual texts.
Section 3 will be based on one long text on general topic.
(The extracts will be authentic as it will be taken from books, newspaper etc.)
WRITING : Writing section will be of 60 minutes in which candidates will be asked to write a letter of 150 words and short essay of 250 words.
SPEAKING : Speaking test is of 11 to 14 minutes. In this test, candidates are put through face to face interview, short questions, speaking on a familiar topic and a discussion.
TEST FORMATCandidates are tested in listening, reading, writing and speaking. All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking tests. There is a choice between Academic and General Training in the Reading and Writing tests.
The tests are designed to cover the full range of ability from non-user to expert user.
The first three tests – Listening, Reading and Writing – must be completed in one day. There is no break between the tests. The Speaking test may be taken, at the discretion of the test centre, in the period seven days before or after the other tests.
A computerized version of IELTS Listening, Reading and Writing tests (CB IELTS) is available at selected centres, but all centres will continue to offer paper-based IELTS and candidates will be given the choice of the medium in which they wish to take the test.
PREPARING FOR THE TESTIt is not necessary to attend an IELTS preparation course though it is, of course, a good idea to prepare thoroughly for the test. An order form is given at the end of this Handbook for an Official IELTS Practice Materials pack. This includes a full practice test with an answer key and a CD of the Listening test and sample Speaking tests, so that candidates can get some idea of their level and familiarise themselves with the format of the test. There is also a wide range of published preparation materials.
BAND 9 - Expert
BAND 8 - Very Good
BAND 7 - Good
BAND 6 - Competent
BAND 5 - Modest
BAND 4 - Limited
BAND 3 - Extremely Limited
BAND 2 - Intermittent
BAND 1 - Non User
BAND 0 - No Original English Used
English is a language not only supported but widely accepted in many nations including India as well. Too many situations arise where people get embarrassed for not being very good in English like coming out of an interview feeling kind of defeated as you are not able to tackle the situation well enough which you would have if you were fluent in English. English is a global language and is accepted and supported everywhere including India. Speaking in English makes a person looks more confident as this kind of interaction adds to our personality quite positively. Being unsure about speaking proper English basically leads to lack of confidence and makes a person feels like he will not be able to put up an impression that he wants. Here are some of the tips and tricks that will help you overcome the fear of being bad in English and become more confident.
A thought might often cross our minds that why are we so comfortable with our National Language Hindi or our Mother Tongue. Well a simple answer is that we are quite regular with them and are surrounded with the people talking in these languages all the time. That's what we need to follow in our lives. Read as much as you can, watch some videos in English & talk as much as you can without shaming about the mistakes you might commit, in fact ask people to correct you as and when they think you are wrong. These regular practices will make you improve your command over English. After spoken English classes, you will able to speak more fluently and also have more confidence.Speaking English properly is the need of the hour. It will automatically make you feel more confident as you know you are now prepared to face any kind of situation and you are not dependent on anyone. We prepare you for this language in a way that you do not even realize when you are much more friendly than you might have thought.
Generally people make these similar mistakes and the better way to improve is to keep trying and making sure not to repeat the same mistakes again. Use dictionaries to learn new words and phrases and try to find out the meaning of every new word that you hear or read. Make a proper list of words while reading a newspaper, magazine or some other book.Watching videos or films in English with subtitles will not only help you understand the language better but also teaches you many new words which you would not come across in general. Also it will improve your accent as following their words properly tells you how to pronounce the words. Read out an article daily and read it as loud as possible to not only improve your fluency but your confidence as well. Have someone by your side to listen to you while you speak and ask him or her to correct you when you go wrong. Record and listen to yourself time and again, it will be beneficial as far as self improvisation is concerned, as you will know where you went wrong. Try to find someone who is interested in learning English just like you. Making him or her a partner will help both the persons at the same time and will also give you a moral support as you both can keep noticing each others mistakes and keep improving with time.