Test Preparation

Sijal’s Test Preparation courses are designed to increase student’s potential and performance in any of the standardized test. The courses help students improve their test-taking potential to maximize test results. Students will acquire important strategies and content information about the following exams:

PTE

PTE Academic is the world’s leading computer-based test of English for study abroad and immigration. PTE Academic is a new, international, entirely computer-based academic English language test. The test measures the listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills of test takers who are non-native speakers of English and need to demonstrate their level of academic English proficiency. PTE Academic delivers a real-life measure of test takers’ language ability and is recognized by over 95% of UK universities and colleges, making it a convenient alternative to the popular IELTS test, which we also offer. The test is also recognized by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) for Tier 4 (student visa) applications when students are required to demonstrate English language competency at a minimum of CEF level B1 or B2. The exam lasts for just 3 hours, is flexible in terms of exam dates and results are generally available in under 5 working days – significantly quicker than the 2 weeks quoted by IELTS.

PTE-A TEST FORMAT

PART 1: SPEAKING & WRITING (77 – 93 minutes)

Personal Introduction

Read aloud

Repeat sentence

Describe image

Re-tell lecture

Answer short question

Summarize written text (one sentence)

Summarize written text (paragraph)

Essay (20mins)

PART 2: READING (32 – 41 minutes)

Multiple choice questions (x2)

Re-order paragraphs

Fill in the blanks (x2)

A ten-minute break is optional

PART 3: LISTENING (45 – 57 minutes)

Summarize spoken text

Multiple choice x2

Fill the blanks

Highlight the correct summary

Select missing word

Highlight incorrect words

Write from dictation

IELTS

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the world’s most popular high-stakes English-language proficiency test for study, work and migration, with more than 2.2 million tests taken each year.

IELTS assesses all of your English skills — reading, writing, listening and speaking — and is designed to reflect real life use of English — at study, at work, and at profession.

The IELTS test is developed by some of the world’s leading experts in language assessment. It has an excellent international reputation, and is accepted by over 9,000 organizations worldwide, including schools, universities, employers, immigration authorities, and professional bodies.

IELTS Test Format