IELTS format and band scores
የIELTS ፈተና አወቃቀርና የባንድ ውጤቶች
Learn the four parts of the IELTS test, the difference between Academic and General Training, and the words used in the instructions.
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The four papers · አራቱ የፈተና ክፍሎች
Listening: 4 parts, 40 questions, about 30 minutes.
ማዳመጥ፦ 4 ክፍሎች፣ 40 ጥያቄዎች፣ 30 ደቂቃ ገደማ።
Reading: 3 passages, 40 questions, 60 minutes.
ንባብ፦ 3 ምንባቦች፣ 40 ጥያቄዎች፣ 60 ደቂቃ።
Writing: 2 tasks, 60 minutes. Task 1 needs at least 150 words; Task 2 needs at least 250 words.
መጻፍ፦ 2 ተግባራት፣ 60 ደቂቃ። ተግባር 1 ቢያንስ 150 ቃላት፣ ተግባር 2 ደግሞ ቢያንስ 250 ቃላት ይፈልጋል።
Speaking: a face-to-face interview with an examiner in 3 parts, 11 to 14 minutes.
መናገር፦ ከፈታኝ ጋር ፊት ለፊት የሚደረግ 3 ክፍሎች ያሉት ቃለ መጠይቅ፣ ከ11 እስከ 14 ደቂቃ።
Academic or General Training? · Academic ወይስ General Training?
Listening and Speaking are the same for everyone. Reading and Writing are different. Choose Academic for university study. General Training is usually for work or migration. Always check which one your university, employer or embassy asks for.
ማዳመጥና መናገር ለሁሉም ተመሳሳይ ናቸው። ንባብና መጻፍ ግን ይለያያሉ። ለዩኒቨርሲቲ ትምህርት Academicን ይምረጡ። General Training ብዙውን ጊዜ ለሥራ ወይም ለስደት (ኢሚግሬሽን) ነው። ዩኒቨርሲቲዎ፣ አሠሪዎ ወይም ኤምባሲው የትኛውን እንደሚጠይቅ ሁልጊዜ ያረጋግጡ።
Band scores · የባንድ ውጤቶች
Each paper gets a band from 0 to 9, and half bands such as 6.5 are possible. Your overall band is the average of the four, rounded to the nearest half band. An average of 6.25 becomes 6.5, and 6.75 becomes 7.
እያንዳንዱ ክፍል ከ0 እስከ 9 ባንድ ያገኛል፤ እንደ 6.5 ያሉ ግማሽ ባንዶችም ይቻላሉ። አጠቃላይ ባንድዎ የአራቱ አማካይ ሲሆን ወደ ቅርብ ግማሽ ባንድ ይጠጋጋል። 6.25 አማካይ 6.5 ይሆናል፤ 6.75 ደግሞ 7 ይሆናል።
Many instructions limit the number of words: "Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS." If you write three words, the answer is wrong, even if the meaning is right.
ብዙ መመሪያዎች የቃላትን ብዛት ይገድባሉ፦ "ከሁለት ቃላት አይበልጥ ይጻፉ።" ሦስት ቃላት ከጻፉ ትርጉሙ ትክክል ቢሆንም መልሱ ስሕተት ይሆናል።
Find out your target band before you start studying, so you know how much work you need to do.
ማጥናት ከመጀመርዎ በፊት የሚፈልጉትን ባንድ ይወቁ፤ ምን ያህል መሥራት እንዳለብዎ ያውቃሉ።
Words
Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.
band score/bænd skɔː/noun
የባንድ ውጤት (ከ0–9)
She needs a band score of 6.5 for her university.
ለዩኒቨርሲቲዋ 6.5 የባንድ ውጤት ያስፈልጋታል።
candidate/ˈkændɪdət/noun
ተፈታኝ
Candidates must bring their passport on the test day.
ተፈታኞች በፈተናው ቀን ፓስፖርታቸውን ይዘው መምጣት አለባቸው።
examiner/ɪɡˈzæmɪnə/noun
ፈታኝ
The examiner asked me about my hometown.
ፈታኙ ስለ ትውልድ ከተማዬ ጠየቀኝ።
no more than two words/nəʊ mɔː ðən tuː wɜːdz/phrase
ከሁለት ቃላት የማይበልጥ
Write no more than two words for each answer.
ለእያንዳንዱ መልስ ከሁለት ቃላት አይበልጥ ይጻፉ።
complete/kəmˈpliːt/verb
ማሟላት፣ ባዶ ቦታ መሙላት
Complete the notes below.
ከታች ያሉትን ማስታወሻዎች ያሟሉ።
heading/ˈhedɪŋ/noun
ርዕስ
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph.
ለእያንዳንዱ አንቀጽ ትክክለኛውን ርዕስ ይምረጡ።
label/ˈleɪbl/verb
ስም መስጠት (በሥዕል ወይም ካርታ ላይ)
Label the map below.
ከታች ያለውን ካርታ ክፍሎች ይሰይሙ።
paraphrase/ˈpærəfreɪz/verb, noun
ተመሳሳይ ሐሳብ በሌላ ቃላት መግለጽ
The question often paraphrases the words in the text.
ጥያቄው ብዙ ጊዜ በምንባቡ ያሉትን ቃላት በሌላ አገላለጽ ይገልጻል።
transfer/trænsˈfɜː/verb
ማዛወር፣ መገልበጥ
You have ten minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
መልሶችዎን ወደ መልስ መስጫ ወረቀቱ ለመገልበጥ አሥር ደቂቃ አለዎት።
word limit/wɜːd ˈlɪmɪt/noun
የቃላት ገደብ
Check the word limit before you write your answer.
መልስዎን ከመጻፍዎ በፊት የቃላቱን ገደብ ያረጋግጡ።
overall/ˌəʊvərˈɔːl/adjective
አጠቃላይ
His overall score was 7, but his writing score was 6.
አጠቃላይ ውጤቱ 7 ነበር፤ የመጻፍ ውጤቱ ግን 6 ነበር።
fluency/ˈfluːənsi/noun
ቅልጥፍና (ሳይቆሙ መናገር)
The examiner listens to your fluency and your vocabulary.
ፈታኙ ቅልጥፍናዎንና የቃላት ዕውቀትዎን ያዳምጣል።