IELTS Course Sydney

An Insight into IELTS Test Preparation Sydney

At Englishfirm, we specialise in high-quality IELTS test preparation Sydney students can rely on for great results. Our team of trainers are highly experienced and invested in helping each student achieve great results. Over the years we’ve found that private sessions are the most effective way for students to prepare for the test.

Our online and in-person classes are highly flexible and can be scheduled around your other commitments. We really want you to benefit fully from the training we provide, so our policy is to make every effort to fit in with your timetable.

All Englishfirm students will have access to IELTS-approved mock tests and practice questions throughout their training. Mock tests are an invaluable tool that allows both the student and the teacher to assess strengths and weaknesses, plan for future sessions, and clearly evaluate progress.

Our head trainer, Minisha James, is one of Australia’s leading IELTS coaches. She has mentored many successful IELTS applicants and enjoys helping students reach their full potential. Minisha has designed the best IELTS courses Sydney-wide to encourage and support each student on their journey to English proficiency.

IELTS Preparation Course: What’s Involved in the Test?

Listening  

The listening paper contains 40 questions and approximately 30 minutes is allotted to complete this section. There are four parts, with 10 questions in each part. Parts one and two deal with everyday interactions and social situations. In parts three and four educational and training situations are covered. In the recordings for each section different accents including British, American, Australian and New Zealand are used.

Reading

The reading paper contains 40 questions in three sections and lasts an hour. Texts for the reading section of the paper come from various sources including newspapers, books, magazines, journals, and websites. The topics covered are general interest topics that may be written in different styles and could contain diagrams, graphs, or illustrations. There will be at least one text that contains a detailed and logical argument.

Writing 

In the writing section, there are two different tasks to be completed within an hour. For task one, you must describe some visual information (a graph, table, chart or diagram) in your own words. You must write at least 150 words in 20 minutes. For task two you will be given a point of view or argument that you need to discuss. You need to write 250 words in about 40 minutes. Answers are to be written in full sentences, with no bullet points or notes.

Speaking

The speaking test takes the form of a face-to-face interview between the candidate and an examiner. The test will take between 11 – 14 minutes. The speaking test is recorded in three parts. Speaking tests are marked according to four criteria; fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy and pronunciation.

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