Here are the forms and documents that you need to download (please note that all forms are in *Adobe Acrobat format):
We would also recommend that you study and print the IELTS handbook:
Information for Candidates (View | Download)
IELTS is the International English Language Testing System which tests English proficiency across the globe. Conducting 1.4 million tests globally, IELTS is the world’s most popular English testing system.
IELTS tests are held in over 500 centres with tests up to four times a month. IELTS respects international diversity and is fair to anyone who sits the test, regardless of nationality.
You can choose from two types of IELTS test: Academic or General Training, depending on whether you want to study, work or migrate.
Both modules are made up of four parts – Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
IELTS results are graded on the unique IELTS 9-band scale.
You can trust the quality and security of IELTS because it is managed by three reputable, international organisations: British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL).
More than 6000 organisations, including many government departments and universities, rely on IELTS. The IELTS scoring system is recognised globally, giving you a truly international result.
Candidates are tested in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
| Listening 4 sections, 40 items 30 minutes |
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| General Training Reading 3 sections, 40 items 60 minutes |
OR | Academic Reading 3 sections, 40 items 60 minutes |
| General Training Writing 2 tasks 150 and 250 words 60 minutes |
OR | Academic Writing 2 tasks 150 and 250 words 60 minutes |
| Speaking 11-14 minutes |
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Total Test Time is 2 hours and 45 minutes
Candidates must be prepared to spend the entire day at the test center, because there is a speaking interview in the afternoon. Appointments are arranged in order of test registration date, so the later a person signs up for a testing date, the later the speaking appointment will be scheduled.
Results are released on the 13th day following each test date. Test results are not released over the phone or via email attachments.
To preview your IELTS test result, complete all fields at https://results.ielts.org.
The preview of your IELTS result is usually available online 13 days after your test date, and will remain available for 28 days thereafter. Your official Test Report Form will be mailed to you 13 days after the test. Please note the preview of your IELTS result cannot be used as official confirmation of your test result.
Disclaimer: The online preview of your test result may not be used as an official score report. IELTS International, the test center and the IELTS Partners give no guarantee as to the accuracy of the preview result, and will not accept any responsibility for an inaccurate score. IELTS International, the test center and the IELTS Partners will not accept any responsibility in the event that your result fails to display, whether due to technical fault or administrative procedures.
IELTS provides a profile of English language ability in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
A Band Score for each of the four modules as well as an overall score is recorded on the Test Report Form. This allows receiving institutions to clearly identify the candidates’ strengths and weaknesses. These Band Scores are recorded on the Test Report Form along with details of the candidate’s nationality, first language and date of birth. The Test Report Form indicates whether it is for an Academic or General Training candidate.
Marking at the test centre ensures that test results are available without any administrative delay. A valid Test Report Form bears a centre stamp, a validation stamp and the IELTS administrator’s signature. Test Report Forms should be sent directly from the test centre to the receiving institution or organization.
Photocopies should not be accepted.
Bands
The nine bands and their descriptive statements are as follows:
9 Expert User – Has fully operational command of the language: appropriate, accurate and fluent with complete understanding.
8 Very Good User – Has fully operational command of the language with only occasional unsystematic inaccuracies and inappropriacies. Misunderstanding may occur in unfamiliar situations. Handles complex detailed argumentation well.
7 Good User – Has operational command of the language, though with occasional inaccuracies inappropriacies and misunderstandings in some situations. Generally handles complex language well and understands detailed reasoning.
6 Competent User – Has generally effective command of the language despite some inaccuracies, inappropriacies and misunderstandings. Can use and understand fairly complex language, particularly in familiar situations.
5 Modest User – Has partial command of the language, coping with overall meaning in most situations, though is likely to make many mistakes. Should be able to handle basic communication in own field.
4 Limited User – Basic competence is limited to familiar situations. It has frequent problems in understanding and expression. It is not able to use complex language.
3 Extremely Limited User – Conveys and understands only general meaning in very familiar situations. Frequent breakdowns in communication occur.
2 Intermittent User – No real communication is possible except for the most basic information using isolated words or short formulae in familiar situations and to meet immediate needs. Has great difficulty understanding spoken and written English.
1 Non User - Essentially has no ability to use the language beyond possibly a few isolated words.
0 Did not attempt the test – No assessable information provided.
| To apply | Register online at www.ielts.org to see immediately which date is still available!After that you have 5 days to send us:- two clear “head and shoulders” passport photographs- payment of $190- a copy of your valid passport
If you chose to send a paper application the seat for the date your chose is not guaranteed and we will contact you to let you know about the earliest available date. Incomplete applications will not be confirmed and you will lose your space! If the date is not available online it means it is currently fully booked and there is no space. Since candidates who don’t submit their documents within the 5 days will be cancelled, please check back online in a few days as space might open up again. However, there is no guarantee and if you want to make sure you have a space you need to register for an available date. |
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| Test fee | $190.00 U.S. dollarsPayable by credit card authorization form or certified check or money order made out to TALK INTERNATIONAL. Please note that we do not accept postal money orders and personal checks!If you submit the wrong form of payment the application will not be confirmed and your might lose your space! |
| Test Dates | You can find all 2012 Test dates here. |
| Locations | TALK International – Davie/Fort Lauderdale (Davie) 3501 S. University Drive, Davie, FL 33328TALK International, Miami Downtown 1390 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL 33131Please make sure you know the location you are registering for and you come to the correct one! |
EMAIL THE COMPLETE PACKAGE TO ielts@talk.edu
or mail it to:TALK International – IELTS TEST CENTER, 3501 S. University Drive, Suite 3. Davie, FL 33328
Confirmation: Once we receive the complete package we will send an email confirmation within 24 hours.
We hope that you can find all the answers to your questions on our website.
If we can be of further assistance during your application process please feel free to contact our Test Center at 954 533 4546 or per email at ielts@talk.edu
The IELTS test is held either in Ft. Lauderdale/Davie or Miami Downtown (Brickell).
Your confirmation document will also have the details for your test location.
Registration is from 7:30 a.m. – 8.45 a.m.
Please make sure you are on time.
No candidates will be registered after 8.45 a.m.
The test starts at 9 a.m.
2013 Dates
| Dates | Day | Location | Version |
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| January 5 | Saturday | Miami | Academic and General |
| January 10 | Thursday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| January 19 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| February 2 | Saturday | Miami | Academic and General |
| February 14 | Thursday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| February 23 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| March 2 | Saturday | Miami | Academic |
| March 14 | Thursday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| March 23 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| April 6 | Saturday | Dominican Republic | Academic and General |
| April 13 | Saturday | Miami | Academic |
| April 18 | Thursday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| April 27 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| May 11 | Saturday | Miami | Academic |
| May 16 | Thursday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| May 25 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| June 6 | Thursday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| June 8 | Saturday | Miami | Academic and General |
| June 15 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| June 22 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| July 6 | Saturday | Dominican Republic | Academic and General |
| July 13 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| July 27 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| August 3 | Saturday | Miami | Academic |
| August 24 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| September 7 | Saturday | Miami | Academic and General |
| September 12 | Thursday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| September 21 | Saturday | Dominican Republic | Academic and General |
| September 28 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| October 10 | Thursday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
| October 19 | Saturday | Miami | Academic |
| October 26 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| November 9 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| November 16 | Saturday | Miami | Academic |
| November 21 | Thursday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| December 7 | Saturday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic and General |
| December 7 | Saturday | Dominican Republic | Academic and General |
| December 12 | Thursday | Ft. Lauderdale/Davie | Academic |
IELTS Test Fee is $190.00
DHL fee – $40.00 (optional for USA but mandatory for Certificates mailed overseas).
The test fee is payable by credit card authorization form or certified check or money order made out to TALK INTERNATIONAL.
Please note that we do not accept postal money orders and personal checks!
Payments which are not made to TALK International will BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER and the test date will be confirmed after receiving the complete application form and the rest of the requirements for registration.
TALK IELTS Workshop Fee (Make all payments to: “TALK International“)
Optional Workshop – $99.00 (includes: registration, workshop and materials)
IELTS Preparation Materials Fee (Make all payments to: “TALK International“)
Optional official IELTS preparation materials – $35.00 (includes shipping)
Cancellation or Postponement
Candidates who cancel or postpone their test date within the 5 weeks prior to the test will be considered a cancellation and will forfeit the test fee that they have paid. Candidates will have to pay the entire fee again to register on a different date.
If a candidate informs TALK International in writing of an intention to postpone or cancel five weeks before the scheduled test date, a full refund, less a $40.00 administrative fee, will be issued. We regret that we cannot make exceptions to the refund policy for candidates who register late.
Refunds are paid by check and usually take three to four weeks from the date of your request to be processed and mailed.
Whether you study with the official IELTS materials or book one of our courses – preparation is necessary if you want to get your Highest possible score!
Our teachers are very familiar with the test format and can get you ready for the exam with practice tests and clear examples and tips.
For registration, please contact us at (954) 533-4546 or e-mail to ielts@talk.edu.
We offer private lessons for speaking, writing, listening and reading in any of the TALK Language Centers.
$ 55 – per unit if you book 1 to 24 units
$ 53 – per unit if you book 25 to 49 units
$ 50 – per unit if you book 50 and more units
Each Unit is 45 Minutes.
IELTS Material, Handbook and CD
Official IELTS Practice Materials & Official IELTS Practice Materials 2
Written by Cambridge ESOL examiners and material writers with many years of experience preparing IELTS tests, the Official IELTS Practice Materials use tested materials approved by the IELTS partners.
There are now two volumes of Official IELTS Practice Materials. Each Volume contains completely different practice materials. They will help you familiarize yourself with each of the tests. You can learn about how each of the tests is assessed and pick up some valuable tips.
The book contains:
The CD (Volume 1) or DVD (Volume 2) contains:
The main difference between the DVD and CD is that there is film footage of the students taking the Speaking test on the DVD.
$30 plus $ 5 shipping feein theUSA.
Top Tips for IELTS Academic & Top Tips for IELTS General
Top Tips for IELTS provides you with:
The Top Tips for IELTS series is written by the experts who set the IELTS test. It’s a ‘must-have’ guide for your revision. Both Top Tips for IELTS Academic and Top Tips for IELTS General Training include a book and an interactive CD-ROM.
The book contains:
The interactive CD-ROM offers:
$30 plus $5 fee in the USA.
To order materials please download and complete the Material order form from “Forms & Downloads“
Please, fax it to us at (954) 990-8746 or e-mail it back to ielts@talk.edu
