Spoken English

Good English speaking ability is an absolute necessity to be successful in personal and professional life. Speaking good English is no longer a matter of choice, good English communication skills have become a need for surviving in today’s society. English is the first language recognised by the United Nations as its official language. U.N. recognises 4 other official languages but English is the most popular among the 5 official languages of U.N.

Good spoken English is our window to the world and a route to an array of accomplishments. People who speak good English are more successful as compared to those who are unable to speak good English. Bad English speaking eclipses all the qualities and skills than an individual may have.

People who cannot speak good English are generally considered illiterate even if they are highly qualified. Weakness in speaking English is the biggest roadblock in professional growth. Students, who are unable to speak good English, find it difficult to cope with their studies. Good English speaking ability has also become necessary for home makers. Inability to speak in English is a cause of humiliation for professionals, students and home makers.

Innumerable multinational companies have been setting up huge offices in India and are keen on expanding further. There is a big demand of professionals to cater to the needs of the ever growing multinational and Indian corporate sector. Corporations look for individuals who have the necessary qualifications and skills for various roles but Good English speaking is the first level of all selection processes. Irrespective of their qualifications and skills individuals with below par English speaking abilities are filtered out during the initial screening process.

Touchstone offers a unique combination of English speaking and personality development training solutions. Best spoken english institute in India

Don’t let inability to speak good English hinder your success and acceptance in the society.

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Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 30 minutes (+ 2 minutes review time )

Speaking

The IELTS Speaking test assesses your pronunciation, grammar, accuracy, fluency and lexical resources while speaking English. There are three (3) parts to this test, with each part fulfilling a specific function in terms of task input, interaction pattern and the test taker’s output.

Part 1: Introduction & Interview This part includes general questions about the test taker like residence, work,family, interests, etc.

Part 2: Long Run Cue cards are shared on a particular topic and one (1) minute will be given to prepare to speak for upto two (2) minutes on the topic.

Part 3: Discussion This part gives you the opportunity to discuss the topic from the cue card in further detail, in a more general and abstract way

Total time: 11-14 minutes

Reading

The IELTS Reading test is designed to test a wide range of reading skills including reading for skimming, details, gist, understanding arguments and writer’s opinions,attitude and purpose

IELTS Academic Reading – It includes three (3) reading passages (with a variety of questions) ranging from descriptive and factual to discursive and analytical. These passages are of general interest dealing with interesting and recognizably appropriate issues, with at least one passage containing a detailed logical argument

Note: The reading texts may contain non-verbal materials as well like graphs, diagrams or illustrations.

IELTS General Reading – It includes three (3) daily passages (with 2-3 short texts in the first passage, 2 texts in the second passage and 1 long text in the third passage), based on an English-speaking environment, from notices, newspapers, magazines or advertisements.

Reading passage 1: texts based on social survival, like advertisements, notices and timetables

Reading passage 2: texts based on workplace survival, like contracts, job descriptions, staff development & training material

Reading passage 3: texts based on general reading, involving more extended prose and a complex structure.

No. of questions: 40

Marks: each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 60 minutes (no additional transfer time)

Note: Please note that the question types in the Listening & Reading sections can include multiple choice answers, true or false answers, matching information/headings or sentence, table & flow-chart completion.

Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 30 minutes (+10 minutes transfer time)