What is the difference between IELTS A and G

IELTS Sections A and G are used differently, and candidates need to choose which type of test to take according to their usefulness.

IELTS Academic A is available for study abroad applications. The Academic Exam tests a candidate's English proficiency to assess whether the candidate's English proficiency meets the requirements for study at university, graduate and other sub-undergraduate levels. Admission to a course at an institution should be based on the results of such examinations.

IELTS General Training G is available for English-speaking immigration applications, or for training and non-diploma courses. General training tests focus on basic language skills to survive in a wide range of social and educational environments, rather than on the language skills required for academic research.

The IELTS Reading (Type A) section consists of three passages, while the Reading section of the IELTS Test G consists of three parts, and the first part of the IELTS Reading for G usually consists of 2 or 3 short passages or several paragraphs of text (e.g. advertisements, etc.). The second part usually has 2 articles, and the third part is a longer article.

There are no two types of questions in IELTS Reading A and Completion Summary, but there is also an additional question type in IELTS Reading A, which is the "Mark Charts" question type.

Due to the different objectives of the IELTS Reading Test Category A and Category G, there are obvious differences in the question type, essay content, and focus of the test. Therefore, you can't simply say that the difficulty of the G exam questions must be lower than that of Class A.

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IELTS Smart Class - The difference between IELTS for A and IELTS for G.

1. The test questions are different.

Both the IELTS Academic (A) and General Training (G) tests consist of four parts: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Academic and General Training use the same questions for Listening and Speaking, and different questions for Reading and Writing, and Listening, Reading and Writing must be completed on the same day. The Speaking test may be scheduled on any day from one week before the written test to one week after the written test.

2. Difficulty of the exam.

IELTS A is more difficult; Although Category G is simple, it is not easy to get points because of the large number of questions and stricter scoring criteria.

3. The exam time is different.

Category A exams, which have four exams per month, two of which coincide with the time of the Category G exam; The IELTS G test has two tests per month.

4. Suitable for different people.

The IELTS A test tests the candidate's English proficiency to assess whether the candidate's English proficiency meets the requirements for applying for an undergraduate and postgraduate degree or above, and is suitable for students who are preparing to study abroad.

IELTS G focuses on basic language skills and is suitable for those who plan to work or migrate to an English-speaking country, or apply for training and non-diploma courses.

The IELTS G test focuses on assessing whether the candidate has sufficient English proficiency to live in an English-speaking country, so the G test is also known as the test of Survival English and is mainly used for immigration.

The IELTS A test tests the candidate's English proficiency to assess whether the candidate's English proficiency meets the requirements for applying for an undergraduate, graduate degree or above, and is mainly used for studying abroad.

Because the focus of the two examinations is different and the uses are different, we cannot generalize which one is difficult, and candidates cannot use the difficulty level as a criterion for participating in the type of exam.

In general, comparing the two, speaking and listening are the same, and there is no comparison. In terms of reading, category A is relatively difficult because the reading passages in category A are longer and more academic, while the reading passages in category G are relatively short and closer to life.

There are also some differences in scoring, although the G reading is simple, but candidates will generally ask for 4 7s when they take the G class exam for immigration purposes, which will be more difficult, but if you want to study abroad in class A, it is a total score or 7, and the individual item is not less than 6, which is much simpler than 4 7s.

In addition, there are many test takers who think that the IELTS test for G is easier than the IELTS test for A, but there is no definite basis for this. In fact, candidates don't have to get to the bottom of the question and want to find out which of the two types of exams is difficult.

As long as we look at the past test questions and summarize them, we will find that only when the A and A G IELTS tests appear at the same time, the difficulty level of the two is comparable, not the IELTS test with G type as everyone thinks, the test questions must be easy. This is a very wrong idea that candidates should try to overcome.

In short, it is beneficial to understand the specific content of the two types of IELTS tests, but in the process of preparing for the IELTS test, candidates should still focus on how to study to improve their efficiency, rather than dwelling on some issues that are not too relevant to the preparation of the IELTS test. In addition, candidates should not think about opportunism, then, in the end, it will affect their mentality of preparing for the exam.