All About IELTS

IELTS or International English Language Testing System is an exam everyone has heard of and probably been scared of it. But, no need to worry because the English Zone Academy is there to help you with everything and take all your worries away. 

This exam is an English language proficiency test to determine and analyze your language skills. The exam is particularly owned by, the British Council, IDP Education, and Cambridge Assessment English. 

Did you know that there are actually two versions of the IELTS exam available? Yes, that’s right, the text is available in Academic and General Training. First, the Academic version, which is for the people who want to take the exam to go and study abroad, or in the English-speaking countries. The second exam is for people, who want to work or migrate to English-speaking countries. So, which category do you fit in?

The exam is available both online on a computer, as well as a written document and it can take up to 2 hours and 45 minutes to complete it. It is also divided into 4 sections, Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. 

The exam is even recognized by over 10000 organizations from all around the world, and many other educational institutions, making it the most popular English language exam. 

But did you know where did it all start? 

The test was initially developed in 1980 for the sole purpose of providing a standardized and reliable measure of English language proficiency among people. It was then delivered fully in 1989. 

Since then, many countries have recognized the exam and now is highly used in many English-speaking countries. 

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