IELTS Academic: 8 November 2024

MD SOHEL RAHMAN

British Council Dhaka

Reference: A3-BD001-A-12108113

TRF number: 24BD509248RAHM001A

IELTS Academic

Listening, Reading & Writing

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Futureed Ahmed Tower Banani 9th Floor

Ahmed Tower (9th floor), 28-30 Kamal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka, Dhaka

Speaking test

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Futureed Ahmed Tower Banani 9th Floor

Ahmed Tower (9th floor), 28-30 Kamal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka, Dhaka

This test was taken by:

Name:

MD SOHEL RAHMAN

Date of Birth:

25 October 1987

Sex:

Male

Email address:

sohel137n1@gmail.com

Contact details:

Address:

FUTUREED BANANI Dhaka Bangladesh

Mobile telephone number:

+8801711395734

Identification details:

Passport number:

A00995785

Passport expiry date:

24 January 2027

Issuing authority:

DIP-DHAKA

Your overall band score

5

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This means you’re a “Modest User”

The test taker has a partial command of the language and copes with overall meaning in most situations, although they are likely to make many mistakes. They should be able to handle basic communication in their own field.

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Your full score and explanation

Listening

5.0

Reading

4.5

Writing

5.5

Speaking

5.5

Your overall band score

5.5

Your scores explained:

Listening

5.0

Test takers at Band 5 can typically listen to and process short stretches of speech to pick out discrete information, and can only somewhat follow detailed instructions. They can only understand directly-stated facts, attitudes, opinions and purposes in a limited way. They are also limited in their ability to pick out main ideas and infer implied meanings. In order to do this, they can keep short sections of what they have heard in their short-term memory. They can understand vocabulary relating to familiar and some less familiar topics.

How to improve:

Continue learning more words on more topics. In addition, learn common words and expressions used in talks and presentations to signal how the talk is organised. Listen regularly to authentic recordings and video clips on TV or the internet. Use the subtitles to help you if needed. Beyond main ideas and specific details, try to understand the relationship of one speaker’s ideas to another speaker’s ideas, or how a story is developing. Use the clues contained in the language they use.

Reading

4.5

Test takers at Band 4 typically have a limited ability to deal with straightforward factual and opinion-based texts. Their ability to understand create meaning using vocabulary is generally within sentences rather than across sentences. They have some limited ability to understand directly stated information, opinions and arguments, and also some ability to extract key words from texts.

How to improve:

Improve by reading everyday texts on more topics. Pick ones where you don’t know all the words. Try to understand the text, guessing if needed. Try also to see how sentences beside each other are related. Afterwards, look up the things you don’t understand so that you improve. Also try to read texts where you need to find specific information, such as in notices, timetables and catalogues. You have strategies for finding information quickly in your own language. Use the same strategies to find the important information as quickly as you can.

Writing

5.5

Test takers at this band are typically able to partly answer the question. There may be too much detail and no overview, or no data. Test takers can give their own point of view and some main ideas, although these may not lead to any conclusions. They can partly organise their writing, and can use some joining words, although these are wrongly used or over-used in places. The writing might repeat itself and the Task 2 might lack paragraphs. They have just enough vocabulary to answer the question, although spelling mistakes cause some difficulty for the reader. They are able to use some basic sentences correctly, and try some complex sentences, which often contain mistakes. Punctuation is sometimes faulty and the mistakes in grammar cause some difficulty for the reader.

How to improve:

Practice writing to give information. Try writing a one sentence summary of the points you want to make. A good summary sentence at the beginning of your work can help the reader know what’s coming, making your work easier to read. Then, go through your points one by one. Put different points in different paragraphs, to make them easier to follow. Don’t forget that letters, reports and essays are different, so make sure your writing matches what you’re being asked to write. After you produce a piece of writing, see if there are sentences next to each other that can be combined into a complex sentence. If you’re referring to something frequently, try to refer to it in different ways. This can often make your writing flow better. Check your spelling to make sure they are correct.

Speaking

5.5

Test takers at this band can typically keep speaking, but there may be frequent repetition, self-correction, slow speech, or hesitation to search for words or grammar. Speaking is not always clear and well linked, often with an overuse of certain linking words or phrases. Although they can talk fluently on simple topics, there may be problems with less familiar topics and language. They have enough vocabulary to talk about familiar and unfamiliar topics, but the range is limited, there are frequent errors, and there may be limited ability to paraphrase. They can use simple grammar structures, and these are quite accurate. There are not many complex grammar structures, these usually have errors, and may be difficult to understand. Pronunciation can be clear and effective, but there are often problems, and these may make test takers difficult to understand at times.

 
How to improve:

Think of topics you don’t know about, including some abstract ones, and learn as many English words related to them as you can. Then talk about one of the topics using as many of the words as you can. When you speak, try to group words that go together in ‘chunks’ of meaning. This will make your delivery sound better. Notice words you find hard to pronounce and repeat these until you get them right. After you have finished speaking, try again, but this time talking longer and saying things in a different way. If you can, find other English speakers you can speak with. Talk about the topics you have worked on, ask each other questions, and have a discussion. While discussing, if you don’t know words or grammar structures for something, try to say it in a different way using different words. Afterwards, note the words and structures you don’t know so you know what to learn next. Listen to English programmes to help improve your pronunciation.

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