What do IELTS Class A and Class G mean? What is the difference?

Ielts class a exam (academic), that is, academic exam. IELTS G(General Training), that is, training exam. The main differences between the two are as follows:

1, different uses

Class A exams are mainly aimed at international students who need to apply for overseas universities, so they need to master more academic and professional vocabulary to meet the needs of studying abroad in the future.

The G-level exam is aimed at people who will emigrate or need to live and work overseas for a long time, so the focus of the G-level exam is different from that of the A-level exam, which pays more attention to basic language skills and is used to evaluate whether an individual's language level can meet the requirements of life and work.

2. Different reading methods.

Class A reading materials are usually taken from academic journals and magazines. Class G reading materials are closer to life, such as some advertisements and notices. Because of the different materials, the answering skills are also very different.

3. Differences in writing.

In small compositions, Class A is usually in the form of charts, which is more academic. G writing is usually some letters, which is also a common skill in life, such as complaint letters and thank-you letters. In the masterpiece, the G class mainly examines whether the personal English logic is clear and whether some socialized problems can be accurately expressed in English.

4. Spoken English is different

Many people think that there is little difference in spoken English between Class A and Class G, but there are great differences in answering ideas and preparation materials. In the first part, Class A is more inclined to questions about schools and majors, while Class IELTS is more inclined to questions about work in the first part.

5, the difficulty of the topic

Just as the reading difficulty of IELTS G class is lower than that of IELTS A class, the writing difficulty of IELTS G class is also lower than that of IELTS A class, and the composition topic is clear and easy to understand.

Extended data:

Introduction to IELTS A and G exams;

IELTS can be divided into two types: academic (A, academic module) and general (G, general training module).

The thinking test produces four individual scores: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The perfect score of each individual achievement is 9 (proficient in English), followed by 8 (excellent in English), 7 (good in English), 6 (proficient in English), 5 (barely mastered English), 4 (limited in English), 3 (able to speak a little English), 2 (able to speak a few words) and 1 (.

The IELTS test of the general training module focuses on evaluating whether candidates have enough English skills to live in English-speaking countries. Therefore, it is also called the survival English test. Candidates who go to Commonwealth countries for non-academic training usually take the IELTS test for general training at the request of training institutions.

In addition, immigration agencies in Canada, Australia and New Zealand all regard the test scores of IELTS general training as the reference standard for skilled immigrants' English proficiency.

The academic module IELTS test focuses on evaluating whether candidates have the language ability to study undergraduate or postgraduate courses in English environment. Different schools and degrees have different requirements for IELTS scores.

At present, universities in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia all recognize the results of the IELTS academic examination. If you haven't decided which country to study in, IELTS is undoubtedly a good choice.

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