Ielts = international english test system 1.Academic Module : test untuk melanjutkan studi diluar negeri
2. general training module - berkerja diluar negeri
3. ielts UkVI (Uk visa & imigration) -
Untuk kuliah di Inggris diperlukan Ielts UKVI - akan direkam dengan menggunakan video
4. Ielts life skill untuk di Indonesia hanya A1 dan B1 ( The cambridge European Framework OF References) untuk tinggal di London dengan pasangan
Academic module dan general training memiliki format test yang sama
Jika menggunakan online test/ tidak akan mendapatkan hasil test 5 - 7 hari kerja
Band score dan CEFR (common European Framework Of References). References untuk acuan bahasa lainnya seperti jerman, perancis, china digunakan sebagai tolak ukur,kemampuan/kemahiran berbahasa
4 - 5 = B1
5.5 - 6.5 = B2
7 - 8 = C1
9 = C2
Skor ielts dibutuhkan 6.5
Jika dibutuhkan ielts 8 maka dibutuhkan 7 - 7.5
Productive skill = untuk memproduksi bahasa inggris tulis dan lisan
Listening
Listening terdapat 4 rekaman
1. Percakapan sehari2 ( A conservation between 2 people set in an everyday social context
2. Monolog dalam kehidupan sehari2 (A monologue set in an everyday social context e.g.a speech about local facilities)
3. Percakapan 3/ 4 orang seminar/kuliah/ tugas ( A conservation between up to four people in a educational or training context, e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment
4. Monolog/ kuliah umum tentang subyek akademik (A monologue on academic subject. E.g.a University lecture
Listening = 30 menit dengan 10 menit transfer time waktu 60 menit. Jumlah soal : 40
Task types :
1. multiple choice
2. matching
3. plan/map/ diagram labelling
form/ note/table/flow-chart/summarrt completion
Form = mendengarkan dan mengisi bagian yang kosong
4.Sentence completion
Reading
Waktu 60 menit untuk 3 jenis test
Jumlah pertanyaan : 40
Task type :
1. Multiple choice
2. Indentfying Information
3. Indentfying the writer views/ claims
4. Matching Information. Mencocokan teks
5.Matching headings. Menguji kemampuan dalam memahami ide pokok
6. Matching feature
7. Matching Sentence Ending
8. Sentence Completion =
9. summary/ note labelling/ completion , completion diagram/ label
( summary/ note/ table/ flow chart/ diagram label completion)
10. Short answer question
Productive skills termasuk writing dan speaking
Format = 2 writing task
Academic Module :
1. Describing some visual information (graphic/table/chart/diagram) menggambar tren dalam bentuk statistik
Writing task 1 = 20 menit = 150 kata
2. Write an essay as a response to a point of view or argument or problem Menulis sebuah essay dalam bentuk argumentative essay/ essay untuk mengekspresikan opini
Task 2 = 40 menit = 240 kata
Speaking = 11 menit - 4 menit
Waktu terlama 11 menit dan waktu terpendek 4 menit
Format : recorded oral interview with an examiner
Direkam pertama kali saat memasuki ruangan speaking atau ketika menyalami penguji dan rekaman selesai setelah meninggalkan ruangan speaking
Task types :
1. Introduce and Interview (4 - 5 minutes)
2. Long turn ( 3 - 4 minutes) dibagian ini harus berbicara sepanjang 2 menit
3. Discussion ( 4 - 5 menit)
A. LISTENING STRUCTURE
A. Multiple choice : menguji kemampuan dalam memahami informasi spesifik dan memahami teks secara keseluruhan
Task type
1. to test detailed understanding of spesific point = pemahaman dari informasi spesifik yang ada dalam teks listening. Example: name, place, date, and nomer tertentu
2. To tesr overall understanding of the main points = informasi keseluruhan untuk memahami teks
Tips :
1. underline/ highlight keywords in the question = garis bawahi keyword
2. Listen carefully to the speaker say in relation to the keyword
3. The speaker may be talking about the opposite idea
4. Listen to synonyms or paraphrases of the word in the question
5. Choose 1 correct answer (A,B,C)
6. Sometimes, you are given a longer list of possible answer and told that you have to choose more than one
B. Matching :
Task focus:
1. To test the ability to listen for detail and whether you can understand information given in a conversation on a everyday topic. Example: movie
2. To test the ability to follow a conversation between 2 people. Example: spesific information/detailed
3. To test the ability to recognize relationship and connections betweem facts in the listening text
Tips:
1. Underline/ highlight the keywords in the question and/ options
2. You will hear the question in the same order as they are written on the question paper or computer screen
3. Write your answer ad you listen
C. Plan/Map/Diagram/Labelling
Task focus = to test the ability to understand for example, a description of a place, and to relate this to a visual representation = visual presentation
Tips:
1. Read the tittle to know what you are going listen about
2. If there is more than one diagram compare the features in each one
3. Decide what information you need for each gap (bagian yang kosong)
D. Form Note/Table/Flow Chart/ Summary Completion
Task focus:
1. To test the ability to listen for detail and spesific information
Task Types:
1. Forms: often used to record factual deatils such as names (sesuatu yang diisii seperti melengkapi formulir)
2. Notes: used to summarize any types information using the layout to show how different items relate to one another (informal note pendek)
3. Tables: used as way of summarizing information which relates to clear categories. E.g. place/time/price/ bus ticket
4. Flow chart = used to summarize a process which has clear stages with direction of the process shown by arrow
Example: how to make a car
Tips:
1. Check how many words you are allowed to use
2. Used the tittle and the words around the gaps to decide what you need listen for
3. Dont change the words from the recording
4. Quickly read through the chart/ table/ note afterwards to checks if your answer make sense
5. Spell your answer correctly= gunakan pelafalan yang tepat
E. Sentence Completion
Task focus:
1. To test the ability to identify the key information in a listening text
2. To test the ability to understand functional relationship such as cause and effect
Tips :
1. Focus carefull on the meaning other than listening for indentical words. The speaker will use paraphase or synonyms of the words in the other question
2. You will hear the exact words you need to complete the sentences
3. Read the completed sentences to check they make sense
Test tidak selalu berurutan
B. Reading STRUCTURE
A. Multiple Choice/ Pick From A List
Task Focus:
1. To test detailed understanding of spesific points or an overall understanding of the main point of the text
Task Types:
1. Completing a setence, where you are given the first part of a sentence and then choose the best way to complete it from the options
2. Completing questions, where you choose which best answer them
Tips :
1. Use the key from question to find the right place to read
2. Underline/ highlight the answer in the text and choose the correct options
3. The answer may come from one part or different parts of the passage
4. The questions are in the same order as the information in the text ( muncul berurutan seperti urutan pertama dalam text)
B. Indentifying Information (True, False, Not Given)
Task focus:
1. To test ability to recognized particular points of the information conveyed in text (task yang menantang bagi beberapa orang, mengenali point/ informasi dalam teks berisi informasi spesifik/ detail)
Not given = informasi yang tidak ada dalam teks
True = kalimat persetujuan dengan informasi
False = kalimat kontradisi informasi
Tips:
1. Underline/hightlight key words phrases that will help you scan the right place in the text
2. Read each statement carefully and decide if they have the same idea with what is stated in the section
3. Write true if the ideas are the same
4. Write false if the idead are not the same or the opposite
5. Write not given if the text does not include the information stated in the statement/ question
6. Dont use your knowledge related to the text when deciding the answer
C. Indentifying writer view (yes/no/not given)
Task focus :
1. To test the ability to recognized opinions or ideas
Yes = jika kalimat setuju dengan klaim penulis
No = jika kalimat tidak berhubungan/ memiliki ide yang berlawanan dengan penulis
Not given = jika kata2 tidak memungkinkan apa yang penulis pikirankan tentang ini ( kalimat/ informasi tidak tercantum dalam teks)
Tips :
1. Use the same approach for true/false/not given ( garis bawahi jawaban/ keyword dan cari informasi dalam teks)
2. Yes if the statement agrees with the claims writer
3. No if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
4. Not given if its impossible to say what the writer thinks or its not mentioned at all
D. Matching Information
Task focus:
1. To test ability to scan or spesific information (informasi spesifik seperti nama orang, tempat tinggal, tanggal, tahun, lokasi, maupun alasan spesifik)
Task types:
1. You may be asked to find: spesific details, an example, a reason, a description, a comparison, a summary, or an explanation
Tips:
1. Underline/highlight the keywords in each questions
2. Start with paragraph a and decide if it contains information which marches a question
3. If there is no match, go on to the next paragraph
E. Matching Heading
Task focus:
1. To test the ability to recognized the main idea or theme in the paragraphs or section of a text and to distuingish main ideas from supporting one
Tips:
1. Read each section/ paragraph of the text to indentify the main idea or theme
2. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph / section
3. Match the heading to the main idea, not the similiar words
4. There will always be more heading than there are paragraphs or sections, so that somw heading will not be used
F. Matching Features
Task focus :
1. To test the ability to recognized relationship and connections between facts in the text and the ability to recognized opinions and theories
Tips:
1. Underline/highlight keywords in the statement
2. Be able to skim and scan the text in order to locate the required information and to read for detail
3. Read each option carefully and match it to the statement
4. Some options may not be used while others may be used more than oncem the instructions will inform you
G. Matching sentence endings
Task focus:
1. To test the ability to understand the main ideas within a sentence (ide pokok didalam sebuah kalimat, mencocokan kalimat yang ada)
Tips:
1. Underline/highlight the key words in the options
2. Use names and others words in the question to find the right place in the passage. They are in the same order (pertanyaan akan muncul berurutan)
3. Read the completed sentences to check they make sense
H. Sentence Completion
Task focus:
1. To test the ability to locate detail or spesific informatio
Tips:
1. Check how many word or numbers you are allowed to use
2. Underline/highlight the key words in each question and scan the text for the right place
3. Read the section of the text and choose your answer
4. The questions are in the same order as the information in the passage
5. Use the correct spelling ( pelafalan yang tepat)
6. Write numbers using either figures or words (bentuk angka/kata)
H. Form, Note, Table, Flow Chart, Summary Completion
Task focus :
To test the ability to understand details/ the main ideas of a section of text
Task types :
1. Either to select words from the text or to select from a list of answer
2. Where words have to selected from the passage, the instructions will make it clear how many words/ numbers you should use (2/3 kata dan satu nomor)
Tips :
1. Check how many words/ numbers are allowed
2. Read the summary/ flow chart carefully to decide what types of information is missing
3. Use the tittle to find the correct section to read
4. Copy the exact words from the passage (salin kata yang tertulis dalam teks)
5. Check your answer and spelling.
I. Short Answer Questions
Task focus:
To test the ability to locate and understand precise information in the text
Tips :
1. Check how many word are allowed
2. Underline/ highlight key words which help to find the right place in the text
3. The questions are in the same order as the information in the text
4. Copy the answer exactly/ use the words from the text
C. Writing
1. Writing Task 1
Task focus :
1. To test the ability to identify the most important and relevant information and trends in a graph, chart, table or diagram
2. To give a well organized overview using language accurately in an academic style ( menguji kemampuan memberikan ringkasan gambaran terstruktur menggunakan bahasa secara akurat dengan academic style
A. Dos
1. Write in academic or semi formal/ neutral style
2. Write in full connected text
3. Include key features from the presented graphs/ tables/ diagrams
4. Include relevant figures or fact to support the key points
5. Include overview ( gambaran umum dari perspektfif mengenai diagram, tabel, chart
6. Use accurate vocabulary to describe trends and figures (trend dan angka)
6. Use accurate spelling and punctuation ( pelafalan dan tanda baca)
7. Write in paragraphs (150 kata, 2 - 3 paragraf)
8. Spend no more than 20 minutes on task 1
9. Write at least 150 word
10. Be coherent and concise ( tulis kalimat secara jelas dan ringkas dari paragraf satu ke berikutnya)
11. Check your writing
B. Donts
1. Use slangs and short forms (I'm/shouldnt) menulis lengkap
2. Use bullet point/note forms (tidak ditemukan dalam bentuk kalimat)
3. Be off topic (menulis diluar topik)
4. Write less/longer than 150 words
5. Copy from another source - plagiarize
6. Memorize answer
7. Provide personal opinion
8. Draw irrelevant opinion (menarik kesimpulan yang tidak relevan)
9. Copy the question/ topic of the task
10. Decribe figures/ facts in order
Tips:
1. Read the instructions and study the information carefully
2. Find at least 3 key points and decide which features you should compare
3. Decide how many paragraphs to write (2 paragrap)
4. Decide the overview it givens to overall picture of the information it often comes at the end ( satu kalimat kesimpulan/ informasi tentang grafik)
5. Write/ type your answer (15 minutes)
6. Allow few minutes to check your answer
C. Marking Consideration Task 1 (penilaian Writing Task 1)
Checklist = memeriksa tulisan sebelum melanjutkan task berikutnya
1. Have you understood the task and data/diagram
2. Have you highlighted all the key points (memiliki poin yang akurat berdasarkan grafik dan data relevan)
3. Have you included important and relevant data
4. Is there an overview
2. Writing Task 2
Task focus:
1.To test the ability to present a clear, relevant, well organized argumentbby giving evidence or examples to support ideas
2. To test the ability to use language accurately
A. Dos
1. Read the carefully
2. Write in academic or semi formal/ neutral styles
3. Discuss all the questions or issues in the task
4. Write in full connected text
5. Provide reasons and examples from your experience to support your ideas (membuat essay sepersonal karena untuk menguji kemampuan dan mengekspresikan pendapat dan ide)
6. Use accurate spelling and punctuation (pelafalan dan tanda baca)
7. Write in paragraphs (hindari bullet dan phrases) 250 kata, 3/ 4 paragraf
8. Draw a logical conclusion
9. Spend no more than 40 minutes on task 2
10. Write at least 250/255 words
11. Be coherent and concise (tulisan harus jelas, ringkas, dan tersusun logis)
12. Check your writing
B. Donts
1. Use slangs and short forms (shouldnt/ I'm gonna) im going to
2. Use bullet points or note forms/ frasa pendek
3. Be off topic (keluar topik)
4. Write less/ longer than 250 words
5. Copy from another source - plagarize
6. Memorize answer
7. Copy the question/ topic of the task
8. Repeat your ideas
9. Use the same words multiple times
Tips:
1. Read the instructions carefully
2. Understand the questions and task
3. Decide what your opinion/ view is on this topic to what extend means how much you can agree/ disagree completely or can be both ( steps 1 - 3: 2 - 3 minutes)
4. Quickly brainstrom some ideas and write a plan/ outline
5. Decide how many pragraphs to write
6. Decide how to conclude your essay ? Steps 4 - 6 : 3 - 4 minutes) conclusion and introduction lebih pendek dari body paragraph
7. Write/ type your answer (14 menit/ 5 menit untuk check)
8. Allow 5 minutes to check your answer
C. Marking Consideration
1. Have you understood the task
2. Have you covered all the questions in the task
3. Is your position clear and consistent
4. Have you presented relevant main and supporting ideas
5. Have you drawn a logical conclusion
D. Writing Marking Criteria
1. Task achievement : telah menyelesaikan/ menjawab pertanyaan yang ada dan tulisan tidak keluar topik
2. Coherence and cohesion (cohesion: alur tulisan tulisan/ paragraf terhubung satu sama lain dan logis) dan (cohensiv device: menggunakan istilah moreover, however secara tepat, menggunakan first, second, third, finnaly, summarise, in short)
3. Lexical resource (kosakata beragam dan collocations& pilihan kata yang digunakan cukup untuk mendapatkan nilai lebih tinggi dan melengkapi task)
4. Grammatical range and accuracy (tata bahasa tidak hanya terbatas pada tenses didalam kalimat, juga bagian lain tata bahasa seperti beberapa kompleks kalimat, semakin tinggu kompleksitad bahasa inggris yang dipakai maka mampu menggunakan kalimat dengan struktur bahasa yang kompleks didalam kalimat, ketepatan dari pelafalan, tanda baca, penggunaan huruf kapital didalam tulisan mengecek deskripsi band score yang dipublikasikan secara online)
D. Speaking
Task focus:
1. Part 1 : introduction and interview
To focus on the ability to communicate options and information on everday topics and common experiences or situations by answering a range of questions
A. Sport and health
B. Art and music
C. Entertaiment
D. Colours
E. Nature
F. History
G. Your hometown or city
H. Information technology
2. Part 2 : long turn
Descibe an important historical building that you have seen or heard about. You should say :
A. What it looks like
B. Where it is
C. What its used for
And explain why this building is important (2 menit) visit this bulding, plan with this bulding
A. To test the ability to speak at length on given topic ( without further prompts from the examiner) 1 - 2 minutes
B. To test the ability to use appropriate language and organize ideas coherently
3. Part 3: Discussion
To focus on the ability to the express and justify opinions and to analyze, discuss, and speculate about issues (4 - 5 minutes)
1. The importance of history:
A. How important do you think its for people to have a sense of their country history?
B. In what ways can school ensure that children get some experience of their historical past?
C. Would you agree that older people tend be more interested in history than young adult?
2. Discovering historical items
A. What sort of activities can lead to the discovery of historical items?
B. What skills or abilities do you think an archeologist needs?
C. Do you think government should fund the archeological activities?
A. Dos
1. Be confident
2. Answer the questions accordingly
3. Use appopriate spoken language
4. Provide detail to support your ideas/ answer ( why this is important)
5. Use your experience and or common general knowledge to develop your ideas (goverment/ resources/ share inspring to topic)
6. In part 2, use the one minutes preparation time to draw the outline of your talk
7. In part 2, talk for 2 minutes ( show ability)
8. Draw your experience to complete the long turn
9. Be coherent and concise
10. Be fluent and accurate (spelling and grammar)
11. Control your tone, intonation, and rhythm
12. Be talkative
13. Use your imagination
B. Donts
1. Be panic
2. Be too emotional
3. Memorize your answer
4. Be monotonouz
5. In a part 2, talk less than 2 minutes
6. Repeat ideas without further relevant support or detail
7. Provide mainly short answers
8. Answer the questions without understanding them ask the examiner to clarify/ repeat the questions
9. Have too many pauses
10. Speak too fast or slow
C. Marking criteria
1. Fluency and coherence (first, second, third, moreover, so)
2. Lexical resource (big vocabularies/ big words ide)
3. Grammatical range and accuracy
5. Pronounciation
