WHAT IS IELTS

IELTS stands for the International English Language Testing System. It's actually designed to assess the English language abilities of candidates who wish to pursue their studies in colleges or universities in English-speaking countries. It is also used to test the English communication abilities of those who would like to work and migrate there.

IELTS has two test modules available:

Academic Module—test taken by those who would like to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level

General Training Module—test taken by those who would like to continue their studies at a diploma level only; also used for immigration purposes and those who would like to finish their secondary education in an English-speaking country

Under these modules are subtests (which are sometimes also called modules). There are four of these subtests:

Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking

The Reading and Writing subtests in the General Training Module are less difficult compared to their Academic counterparts. The Listening and Speaking subtests on the other hand, are just the same for both modules.