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IELTS Test Knowledge - Basic Info
IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System. It is an English language proficiency exam which measures the ability of test-takers to communicate in the four basic language skills: listening, reading, writing, and speaking.
The IELTS is managed by three main institutions: the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL). This is important to understand in order to prepare for what is essentially an examination of British and not American English.
Many students who have prepared for or appeared for the TOEFL iBT are surprised when they face difficulties understanding accents and expressions used by British speakers in the IELTS. This is why thorough preparation, at a language school or through self-study, is so essential for success in this exam.
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.
Broadly speaking, the IELTS
is taken by those who wish to study,
live, or work in a country... Learning must be fun! But how to have fun in learning English? Is it possible? Don't worry, you don't have to put on a long face when learning English. Just relax. You can enrich your vocabulary quickly by playing word games such as scrabble. This is a get-clever-quick method. As you know, scrabble is a word game in wich the player has to think from time to time of the next word that he can construct by using the letters he has on hand. By playing this game frequently more and more new words will be stored in your mind and can be recalled whenever you need them. It is true that you can't understand the English grammar merely by playing scrabble. But, if you have a sufficient store of English words in your memory, learning grammar will be a lot easier. Yes, scrabble can't help you gain knowledge of English grammar. But it is of great help to you in keeping familiar with the proper form of verb tenses, adjective...
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Learning English with Fun by Playing Scrabble
One most important rule of mastering something quickly is to have a genuine pleasure in it. This same rule is equally valid for English. There is no difference whether to master mathematics or a language.
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