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27 July 2019 IELTS General Training Questions and Answers

aman.k

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Jul 25, 2018
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Then why is the furore all over the youtube...which is easier IDP or BC ... seeing that i thought the exam is different. But now i understand that the Internet is divided because of the way marks are awarded for writing and speaking maybe.

Also am quite surprised to know the price difference between the two.
For my centre it shows both idp and british is 13250 as the exam fee. Am unsure about the EOR for both
Noooo. The marking criteria for Writing and Speaking for both is also same, which is prepared by cambridge university. U can have a look at Band descriptors for writing and speaking by cambridge university.
*Examiners are also trained by Cambridge University. They evaluate students acc to band descriptors only.
*So many people are unaware about these things.
*BC and IDP have just responsibity of conducting exam.
 

DrKT

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Jun 14, 2019
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Noooo. The marking criteria for Writing and Speaking for both is also same, which is prepared by cambridge university. U can have a look at Band descriptors for writing and speaking by cambridge university.
*Examiners are also trained by Cambridge University. They evaluate students acc to band descriptors only.
*So many people are unaware about these things.
*BC and IDP have just responsibity of conducting exam.
Well i know that the marking criteria...test pattern rules etc are all the same.

My doubt was ....why then is an never ending debate that one is better thab the other.

My understanding was that ..in L and R there is nothing much anyone can do...but people have a divided opinion because of writing and speaking evaluation thinking one particular organisation is a little considerate and not that strict etc.
 

aman.k

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Jul 25, 2018
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Well i know that the marking criteria...test pattern rules etc are all the same.

My doubt was ....why then is an never ending debate that one is better thab the other.

My understanding was that ..in L and R there is nothing much anyone can do...but people have a divided opinion because of writing and speaking evaluation thinking one particular organisation is a little considerate and not that strict etc.
That depends on examiners from both organisations. I’ve seen many people score 8.5 in speaking from IDP and BC. And 7.5 in writing from both.
Examiner’s assessment can be a factor.
Rest depends on performance of students
One more thing luck
 

aman.k

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Jul 25, 2018
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Well i know that the marking criteria...test pattern rules etc are all the same.

My doubt was ....why then is an never ending debate that one is better thab the other.

My understanding was that ..in L and R there is nothing much anyone can do...but people have a divided opinion because of writing and speaking evaluation thinking one particular organisation is a little considerate and not that strict etc.
Opinions on this are usually divided like writing task 2. Those who got good score in either consider them easy
 

DrKT

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Jun 14, 2019
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Okay. Is this your 1st attempt ?

I had given my ielts acd way back in 2014 for some education purpose. I did even slog or break my head as much i have done this time. I cracked an 8.

Am agahst that I am struggling with ielts gt...or i should rather say MAPS
 

DrKT

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Jun 14, 2019
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Opinions on this are usually divided like writing task 2. Those who got good score in either consider them easy
Btw i gave my ielts acad in 2014 from BC and got an 8.
I wrote it from idp this time.

Dint know abou the EOR difference.
If incase i need to re-write then i will go with BC.
Btw thanks for the info
 

DrKT

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Jun 14, 2019
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Okay. Is this your 1st attempt ?

I had given my ielts acd way back in 2014 for some education purpose. I did even slog or break my head as much i have done this time. I cracked an 8.

Am agahst that I am struggling with ielts gt...or i should rather say MAPS
I DINT* even slog
 

aman.k

Star Member
Jul 25, 2018
118
26
Okay. Is this your 1st attempt ?

I had given my ielts acd way back in 2014 for some education purpose. I did even slog or break my head as much i have done this time. I cracked an 8.

Am agahst that I am struggling with ielts gt...or i should rather say MAPS
It was my second attempt.
Previous I got L 9.0 R 6.5 W 7.0 S 7.0 overall 7.5
This time reading went well... but listening
 

aman.k

Star Member
Jul 25, 2018
118
26
Okay. Is this your 1st attempt ?

I had given my ielts acd way back in 2014 for some education purpose. I did even slog or break my head as much i have done this time. I cracked an 8.

Am agahst that I am struggling with ielts gt...or i should rather say MAPS
This time I struggle with MCQ. When I got 9.0 in listening, at that time there were also MCQ’s. but this I’d say it was super tough mMCQ’s like Academic Reading