International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

**OiC65** · January 12th, 2004 02:56 PM

Does anyone heard about this?

It is a language test designed to assess an individual's language ability in English. It also become a language requirement for immigration and work permits in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Sa ngayon may pending application ako para makapag-migrate sa Canada and to facilitate my application expeditiously, I was advised to take and pass this test. The test includes reading, writing, speaking and listening based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks. May reviewer ako sa ngayon, and sobra hirap talaga...don't know kung mapasa ko to (sana!). I have to be prepared because the examination fee is about Php7,700 so sayang ang pera!

Baka may knowledge kayo dito or some of your friends o relatives took the exams...pahingi naman ng tips!

Thanks

**Karding** · January 14th, 2004 06:41 AM

Ang narinig ko lang dito sa US, TOEFL. Pero recognized din pala dito sa US ang International English Language Testing System for education purposes.

Mga essay and sentence construction pala ang tests sa IELTS. In other words, communication skills.

Wala akong maibigay na tips, just do the exercises on the study guide.

Goodluck kapatid.

**P!lya** · January 14th, 2004 04:42 PM

Bili ka ng reviewer nyan marami atang CD dito sa Recto or near PRC, para tiyak kang papasa.

**mbt** · January 15th, 2004 12:37 AM

anong klaseng questions yung nasa reviewer?

**Karding** · January 15th, 2004 01:37 AM

P!lya, meron na yata syang mga reviewer. Kaya ang naipayo ko lang sa kanya eh do as much practice question he can do before the actual exam.

mbt, may sample questionnaire sa website ng IELTS.org

**Bandido** · January 15th, 2004 11:28 AM

OIC,

dude yung ielts pre requisite yan kung ang pupuntahan mo na country ang medium of language na ginagamit ay English kelangan kumuha ka nyan. Additional points yan sa application mo sa canada pag pasado ka.. dapat kumuha ka na kasi yearly nag tataas yan.. last sept kumuha kami ng wife ko at pasado naman.. wag ka na mag enrol sa review center para sa ielts dahil madali lang naman. yung testing center dun sa may AIM center sama sama dun kahit sa canada o australia ka mag aapply.. there will be around 3 proctors, wag ka masyado titingin sa seksing proctor kasi ma distract ha hehehehhe tapos may siang karaoke para sa listening at mga instructions, once mag start exam alang tanungan pa, sila na mag provide ng lapis dala ka lang ng extra mongol at pantasa in case sa nerbyos mabali yung lapis heheheh.. di ka makakapili ng upuan kahit gusot mo sa harap arrange by surname yung seating arrangement.
isang answering paper lang gagamitin nyo

first part ng exam listening... eto yung pina ka critical dapat malinis tenga mo at makinig ka talaga dahil naka sequence yung event pag na miss out mo yung unang tanong lampasan mo na at makinig ka para sa sususnod, multiple choice naman kaya pede ka manghula kaso sayang kung mali sagot mo madali lang naman kelangan mo lang makinig talaga. may time limit din kada exam at ala ng balikan pag may na miss out ka nga..

2nd part reading... madali lang kasi babasahin mo at yung sagot andun na din..wag ka lang masyado mag madali isipin mo muna sigurado yung sagot..

3rd writing may minimum number of words kaya dapat maka quota ka may mga tpoics mamili ka lang dapat malinaw sulat mo at malinis ang paper wag masyadong maraming bura.

hehhee pede din magkopyahan kaibiganin mo yung katabi mo para kung may na miss out ka kopyahin mo kaso nakakahiya naman.. yung asa harapan ko na nag exam nag kopyahan hehehe hindi na nahiya.. pag napansin ng proctor yun mas nakakahiya..

pagtapos nung exam pede ka na mag mcdo sa greenbelt kasi lahat ng mag exam dun kakain at tsikahan kayokahit di mo kilala hehehe.

may last part pa yung exam, oral interview bibigyan kayo ng schedule.. mag interview sa inyo isang aussie in our case bibigyan ka ng topic tapos discuss mo naka record yun may mga criteria sila andun sa reviewer yan, eg. grammar etc..

dito wag ka kabahan kasi sobra dali ng mga topic na bibigay parang sa slumbook lang hehehheh mag ka masydao mabilis amgsalita para di ka mabulol.. mga around 2 -3 mins alng pede ka nya interrupt pag tapos na oras. eye contact sa interviewer at syempre decourm like saying good morning pag nakita mo na. at wag ka dadating ng late at kung tapos ka an gwag mo discuss sa iba yung topic mo bawal yun.

yung result kukunin nyo yun, may mga band points kada level so dapat maka 6 or higher ka dapat para pasado.

check mo yung na post na website ng ielts dami ka tips dun makukuha..

ok kayang kaya mo yan.. good luck!

**bardigones** · January 15th, 2004 12:26 PM

ang alam ko, since high school and college graduate ka (are you?),

pwede kang humingi ng certification from your alma mater regarding English proficiency, o kung ano man ang tawag nmila doon.

kasi diba ang language of instruction natin sa schools ay Inggles.

**Bandido** · January 15th, 2004 01:57 PM

yung additional certificate na mahihingi mo sa school attach mo din yun pero kelangan mo talaga mag take ng ielts... mahal yung review classes na offer 1,500 nung last sept di ko alam kung nagtaas na it includes a cd-rom and hand outs..pede din pag praktisan yung cd para sa listening skills.

**OiC65** · January 15th, 2004 05:34 PM

Thanks Bandido...medyo na-boost confidence ko, medyo na na-shock kasi ako sa reviewer na pinrovide sa akin. May illustration na graph and kailangan discuss mo kung ano interpretation mo sa graph in 250 words..Wow! For a while nagduda ako sa kapabilidad ko but from your advise Pare kayang kaya 'to.

Sa ngayon, I am taking up Masteral class dito sa local school sa amin. I already requested a certification from the school certifying that English is the medium of instructions...but still i need to get that IELTS.

**Karding** · January 16th, 2004 01:56 AM

Originally posted by bardigones ang alam ko, since high school and college graduate ka (are you?),

pwede kang humingi ng certification from your alma mater regarding English proficiency, o kung ano man ang tawag nmila doon.

kasi diba ang language of instruction natin sa schools ay Inggles.

nope. English language in class sa Pinas is optional not mandatory so that makes Pinas ineligible for English proficiency exemption. Kung hindi ka born and raised [sa US for example], English is your second language kaya may tinatawag na TOEFL. Siguro kung galing ka ng IS Manila (http://www.ismanila.com/default.htm) okay.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): The University does not require TOEFL from US citizens. Permanent residents whose undergraduate institution is outside of the United States and not from an English speaking country will be required to demonstrate their English language proficiency by sitting for TOEFL. The minimum TOEFL score as set by the Graduate Council is 550 (213 for computer based test), although for most graduate programs their minimum may be as high as 600, particularly if financial assistance is required. TOEFL scores are valid for two years from anticipated date of entrance. The Institutional Code for the University of Massachusetts Amherst is 3917.

TOEFL is NOT required if an applicant satisfies one or more of these conditions:

Citizenship of Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Guyana, an Anglophone country of Africa, or an English speaking country of the Caribbean.
A college or university degree earned in the United States or in one of the countries listed above.
A degree earned from the American University in Beirut, American University in Bulgaria, American College in Greece or from Bogazigi University.