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What is TOEFL, Ielts, or Pearson?
Test of English as foreign language(TOEFL), International English language testing system(IELTS) or
Pearson are English proficiency internet/paper based test taking monthly by those that intent to
travel to a recognized English speaking country.

Why do you need to take the proficiency test?
The test is use to measure how eloquent or fluent you are in speaking English.

How to prepare/Register for the test?
Either of the proficiency test comes in four modules; speaking,writing,listening,reading section. what
you intent to use the test score for is what will determined your level of preparation, if you are looking
at a minimum score of 7.0, you will need a minimum preparation of at least four weeks.
Registration process is easy a facilitator can help you do it or you do it yourself by visiting their office.

Scoring 7.0 and above is not hard all you need is to learn a trick's or two that will guard you through
the test process.
To go through a hands-some training that will prepare you towards a minimum score of 7.0 in your
proficiency test, speak to a facilitator with years of experiences and a proven track record of successes
to guide/tutor you toward achieving your goal.

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Here is an overview of they IELTS exams....
There are two versions of the IELTS exam: general and academic. Test-takers must know in advance
which one is needed for their purposes as the scores are not interchangeable. Each test lasts two hours
and forty-five minutes.

The IELTS listening test is the same for both those taking the Academic and General Training papers.
It consists of 40 questions (10 per section) and lasts around 30 minutes. You will have 10 minutes
at the end to transfer your answers from the question paper to the answer sheet.
The listening test consists of four separate sections, each more difficult than the last. In other words
part one is the easiest and part four is the most difficult. Each part has a different theme or focus.

* In section 1 you will hear a conversation between two people and it is almost always someone making an appointment or making a booking of some kind (e.g. making a hotel reservation or hiring a car). The questions are normally gap-fill questions in which you have to listen to the information and complete a form or sentence.
* In section 2 you will hear someone talking by themselves about a non-academic subject (e.g. TV or radio presenter).
* Section 3 switches to an academic context and it will always be more than one person discussing something (e.g. an academic paper or assignment).
* Section 4 is normally an academic lecture and you will hear one person (normally the lecturer or professor) talking for an extended period of time.

You will be given a short amount of time (approximately 30 seconds) between each section and you should use this time to look at the questions coming up.

You will hear the recordings only once.
There are several different types of question and each requires a different strategy so you should familarise yourself with all of them. They include:

* Form/note/table completion
* Labeling a diagram or map
* Sentence Completion
* Short Answers
* Selection
* Multiple Choice
* Matching

Scoring 7.0 and above is not hard all you need is to learn a trick's or two that will guard you through
the test process.
To go through a hands-some training that will prepare you towards a minimum score of 7.0 in your
proficiency test, speak to a facilitator with years of experiences and a proven track record of successes
to guide/tutor you toward achieving your goal.

Email:elgigaconsult@yahoo.com
Call:08026480998

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IELTS Listening Tips

1) You will have to practice listening to both one person speaking (a monologue) and more than one person speaking at the same time. Listening to monologues is challenging because the person doesn’t often stop speaking for very long so students can feel like they are being overwhelmed. Listening to more than one person can be difficult because there may be different accents or styles of speaking and it is tricky to ‘tune-in’ to what is being said. For lots of free practice activities for both monologues and more than one person talking, You can get a simulating material from supportservives100%.

2) Be careful with your spelling. Lots of easy marks are thrown away because of poor spelling. My advice is to keep a notebook of words you find difficult to spell. Even native speakers have a hard time with some English words, so the only way is to record and learn. Both US and UK spelling are allowed in the listening test.

3) You will be given a short break (normally around 30-40 seconds) before each section and in the middle of sections 1, 2 and 3. You should NOT use this time to check your answers from the previous section. You should look at the questions in the next section and try to understand the questions and predict the answers coming next. When you predict try to think about the context of the question. Can you guess the answer? For example, if there is a ‘$’ in front of the answer, you will probably be listening for an amount of money. Also, establish what type of word (adjective, noun, verb etc.) the answer will be.

4) At the end you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet. When you are doing this make sure you are very careful with spelling and make sure your answers are correct grammatically. For example, if the question was ‘The man wanted to ______ a ______ car.’ the answers are likely to be a verb and then an adjective. If your answers are not grammatically correct or spelled incorrectly, then they will be marked as wrong.

5) Be careful with capital letters. If your word is someone’s name or a place, then it must have a capital letter to be correct.

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IELTS Listening Tips

6) Make sure you follow the instructions carefully especially when it comes to word limit. If the question
states ‘No more than three words’ you can’t write any more than this. If your answer is four words for this answer it will be incorrect.

7) A range of accents are used to reflect the international nature of English. These could be from anywhere in the English-speaking world, including the US, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland or Australia. You could also hear one of many regional accents from the UK. You should therefore try to get used to all of these different accents. A quick search on Google is all you need to find these.

It is important to familiarise yourself with the different types of test questions and practice IELTS past
questions. When you practice these tests it should be under exam conditions, but then it is important to find out why you got certain questions wrong. Focusing on your mistakes is very important. You should listen again and again until you find out why you got the question wrong, don’t just look at the answers and forget about them. If you do this you will not improve very quickly. You can also look at the transcripts and find out where you went wrong by reading.

9) Focus on getting the easy questions correct first before worrying about the more difficult questions. Anyone hoping to do well on the IELTS listening test should be getting 10 out of 10 on the first part of the test. Make sure you can do this consistently in the first part before worrying about the other parts, especially part four.

10) Make sure you don’t get tricked. IELTS listening tests will often try to fool you by giving you something that seems like the correct answer first and then changing this to something else later in the recording. For example, your questions might be ‘The man would like a ______ car.’ At the start of the recording the person might say they want a ‘big family car’, but then change their minds and say they want a ‘small sports car’. If you wrote down the first option you would be wrong.

11) You have to get used to listening to things only once. Lots of teachers allow their students to listen to a recording three or four times. You can of course listen again and again when analysing your mistakes, but when practicing the exam you should do it under exam conditions and that means listening just once.

12) Remember to bring an eraser. You will have to write your answers in pencil, so make sure you can change any notes or answers using an eraser.

13) It’s not just a listening test; it’s an understanding, reading, writing, vocabulary and spelling test. Make sure you practice all of these skills under exam conditions.

14) Write your answers on the question paper as you do the test. I know lots of students who don’t do this and try to remember all of the answers and then use their memory to fill out the answer sheet. You are under enough pressure without making it a memory test on top of everything else. Keep it simple and note down the answers as you go.

15) Practice your short hand. Short hand is when you write a shortened version of a word. For example, you might write aprox. for approximately or Ensh. for English. This will help you save time in the exam. Often two answers will come in a very short space of time, if you are busy writing a long word instead of listening, you might miss it. Shorthand is a very personal thing, so do whatever suits you.

16) Concentration is key in the listening test. It is totally normally to lose concentration and most people find it difficult to concentrate for the complete 30 minutes. To improve your concentration you need to practice active listening. Active listening involves setting yourself small tasks when you are practicing and actually doing something when you are listening, just like you will be in the IELTS listening exam. To get simulating materials, speak to a facilitator at elgigaconsult.

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Reading Section
Reading is they 2nd skills tested and has two versions,
Academic and General training.

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Basic Questions For Reading Section

1) What is the difference between the General Training Reading module and the Academic Reading module?
The reading passages and questions are easier in the General Training module of IELTS. However, you need to get a higher number of correct answers to achieve the same band score as someone taking the Academic module.

2) What aspects of reading are tested in IELTS Academic Reading?
Candidates are tested on their ability to identify main ideas, supporting ideas, writer’s opinions and specific information.

3) How long should candidates spend on each section?
The test does not always get more difficult as it goes on, but still you will probably need more time for the questions at the end than for those at the start as you get tired.

4) What are the reading passages about?
In the Academic IELTS module, the passages will cover three diverse academic topics. You do not need any knowledge of these topics before taking the test.

5) Can I use a dictionary in IELTS Reading?
NO! You will therefore need a good vocabulary and a range of strategies for guessing the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

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Understand the Reading test
You will need to read quickly and efficiently, and manage your time
You will be asked to read three different passages and respond to related questions in your IELTS Reading test.
The content of the Reading test is different for IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training tests. Details of each version are given below.

Purpose of the test
The IELTS Reading test is designed to assess a wide range of reading skills, including how well you
* read for the general sense of a passage
* read for the main ideas
* read for detail
* understand inferences and implied meaning
* recognise a writer’s opinions, attitudes and purpose
* follow the development of an argument

This is the case for which ever version of the IELTS test you are taking.

Timing

* The IELTS Reading test takes 60 minutes.
* You are not allowed any extra time to transfer your answers, so write them directly on to your answer sheet.
* You will need to manage your time during the test because you will not be told when to start or finish each section.

Three sections
You will be given three different passages to read, each with accompanying questions. You can expect to read 2,150 - 2,750 words in total during your test.

IELTS Academic Reading test
There are three sections to the IELTS Academic Reading test, and each contains one long text.

These are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers. They have been written for a non-specialist audience and are on academic topics of general interest.
They range from the descriptive and factual to the discursive and analytical.
Each text might be accompanied by diagrams, graphs or illustrations, and you will be expected to show that you understand these too.
A simple glossary is provided if the material contains technical terms.

IELTS General Training Reading test
There are three sections to the IELTS General Training Reading test.

The texts used in each section are taken from notices, advertisements, company handbooks, official documents, books, magazines and newspapers.
Section 1 contains two or three short factual texts, one of which may be made up of 6 - 8 short texts related by topic, e.g. hotel advertisements. The topics are relevant to everyday life in an English-speaking country.

Section 2 contains two short factual texts focusing on work-related issues, e.g. applying for a job, company policies, pay and conditions, workplace facilities, staff development and training.

Section 3 contains one longer, more complex text on a topic of general interest.

Scoring 7.0 and above is not hard all you need is to learn a trick's or two that will guard you through
the test process.
To go through a hands-some training that will prepare you towards a minimum score of 7.0 in your
proficiency test, speak to a facilitator with years of experiences and a proven track record of successes
to guide/tutor you toward achieving your goal.

Email:elgigaconsult@yahoo.com
Call:08026480998

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