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Upgrade IELTS Practice Tests

Upgrade IELTS: complete Practice Tests
Upgrade IELTS is designed for intermediate-level students of English who will
later on take the IELTS exam. Each of the six tests deals with each one of the 4
Sections seen in the actual IELTS exam: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking.

Each practice test helps students develop and refine skills that are necessary
for achieving the maximum score on the IELTS.

Candidates familiarise themselves with the format of the actual IELTS exam,
practising with exam items that are at the level of difficulty they can cope with
when still at intermediate level.

IELTS Academic & General

IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. It tests all four language skills:
Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. It is intended for people who want to study or work
in an English-speaking country.

There are two versions of the test, the Academic module and the General Training module.
The Academic module is for those who want to study or train in an English-speaking university.
University admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses is based on the results of the
Academic test.
The General Training module is mainly for those who are going to English-speaking countries to
do secondary education or get a job; it focuses on basic survival skills in social and workplace
environments.

All candidates have to take the Listening & Speaking Modules. There are different versions for
the Reading and the Writing Modules, depending on whether candidates are taking the
Academic or the General Training module of the test.

Academic General Training
For entry to undergraduate or postgraduate For entry to vocational or training programmes
studies or for professional reasons. not at degree level, for admission to secondary
school and for immigration purposes.

IELTS is scored on a 9-band scale. Candidates will be given a score for overall language ability
as well as another score for each of the four skills (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking).

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