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International English Language Testing System (IELTS / ˈ aɪ. ɛ l t s /) [6] is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. It is jointly managed by the British Council , IDP and Cambridge English , [ 6 ] and was established in 1989.
Part 2: test takers read two sets of four passages on a related topic. Each set of passages is followed by 10 multiple-choice questions. The following text types are included in each of the two sets of four passages: Text A (up to 80 words): a short and realistic text, typical of texts found in newspapers and newsletters.
A Module Two course will involve 200 learning hours, including 100 tutor facilitated hours and 100 independent learning hours (reading and research and assignment preparation). The course dates, fees, course format (e.g. face-to-face learning, distance learning) are determined by each centre.
CELTA programmes are designed by individual centres using the syllabus and course aims provided by Cambridge English Language Assessment. The syllabus consists of five topic areas: Topic 1 – Learners and teachers, and the teaching and learning context; Topic 2 – Language analysis and awareness
The following is a non-exhaustive list of standardized tests that assess a person's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language. Various types of such exams exist per many languages—some are organized at an international level even through national authoritative organizations, while others simply for specific limited business or study orientation.
The recordings test "comprehension of spoken English". [9] Students listen once to each recording and answer all the questions based on the recording; each question is spoken twice. Note-taking in the examination booklet is allowed. The test booklet only has the answer choices and the questions are not printed in the test booklet. [2]
In tasks 2 and 4, test-takers read a short passage, listen to an academic course lecture or a conversation about campus life, and answer a question by combining appropriate information from the text and the talk. In task 3, test-takers listen to an academic course lecture and then respond to a question about what they heard.
Also known as a focus sentence, a topic sentence encapsulates or organizes an entire paragraph. Although topic sentences may appear anywhere in a paragraph, in academic essays they often appear at the beginning. The topic sentence acts as a kind of summary, and offers the reader an insightful view of the paragraph's main ideas. [3]