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IELTS format and band scores

የIELTS ፈተና አወቃቀርና የባንድ ውጤቶች

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

The four papers

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?

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

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

band score/bænd skɔː/She needs a band score of 6.5 for her university.የባንድ ውጤት (ከ0–9)
candidate/ˈkændɪdət/Candidates must bring their passport on the test day.ተፈታኝ
examiner/ɪɡˈzæmɪnə/The examiner asked me about my hometown.ፈታኝ
no more than two words/nəʊ mɔː ðən tuː wɜːdz/Write no more than two words for each answer.ከሁለት ቃላት የማይበልጥ
complete/kəmˈpliːt/Complete the notes below.ማሟላት፣ ባዶ ቦታ መሙላት
heading/ˈhedɪŋ/Choose the correct heading for each paragraph.ርዕስ
label/ˈleɪbl/Label the map below.ስም መስጠት (በሥዕል ወይም ካርታ ላይ)
paraphrase/ˈpærəfreɪz/The question often paraphrases the words in the text.ተመሳሳይ ሐሳብ በሌላ ቃላት መግለጽ
transfer/trænsˈfɜː/You have ten minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.ማዛወር፣ መገልበጥ
word limit/wɜːd ˈlɪmɪt/Check the word limit before you write your answer.የቃላት ገደብ
overall/ˌəʊvərˈɔːl/His overall score was 7, but his writing score was 6.አጠቃላይ
fluency/ˈfluːənsi/The examiner listens to your fluency and your vocabulary.ቅልጥፍና (ሳይቆሙ መናገር)

Exercises

  1. Which two papers are the same for Academic and General Training?

    ለAcademic እና ለGeneral Training ተመሳሳይ የሆኑት የትኞቹ ሁለት ክፍሎች ናቸው?

    • ☐ a) Reading and Writing
    • ☐ b) Listening and Reading
    • ☐ c) Listening and Speaking

  2. How many questions are there in the Reading paper?

    በንባብ ክፍሉ ስንት ጥያቄዎች አሉ?

    • ☐ a) 30
    • ☐ b) 60
    • ☐ c) 40

  3. The instruction says "NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS". Which answer is acceptable?

    መመሪያው "ከሁለት ቃላት አይበልጥ" ይላል። የትኛው መልስ ተቀባይነት አለው?

    • ☐ a) a small library
    • ☐ b) library card
    • ☐ c) the old public library

  4. A student's scores are Listening 6.5, Reading 6.5, Writing 5.5 and Speaking 6. What is the overall band?

    የአንድ ተማሪ ውጤቶች ማዳመጥ 6.5፣ ንባብ 6.5፣ መጻፍ 5.5፣ መናገር 6 ናቸው። አጠቃላይ ባንዱ ስንት ነው?

    • ☐ a) 6
    • ☐ b) 7
    • ☐ c) 6.5

  5. Which version should you take if you want to study for a degree abroad?

    በውጭ አገር ዲግሪ ለመማር ከፈለጉ የትኛውን መውሰድ አለብዎት?

    • ☐ a) General Training
    • ☐ b) either one, it never matters
    • ☐ c) Academic

  6. Choose the correct _______________ for each paragraph.

    ለእያንዳንዱ አንቀጽ ትክክለኛውን ርዕስ ይምረጡ።

  7. The _______________ asked me three questions about my job.

    ፈተናውን የሚመራው ሰው።

    1. 1. candidate → ___
    2. 2. word limit → ___
    3. 3. paraphrase → ___
    4. 4. overall → ___
    • a) ተፈታኝ
    • b) አጠቃላይ
    • c) የቃላት ገደብ
    • d) በሌላ ቃላት መግለጽ

Answer key

  1. c) Listening and Speaking
  2. c) 40
  3. b) library card
  4. a) 6
  5. c) Academic
  6. heading
  7. examiner
  8. 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b

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