Is IELTS difficult?

IELTS is relatively difficult.

The IELTS test is divided into four parts: listening, reading, writing and speaking. It tests students' practical English application ability. As a professional international test, it is still very difficult. IELTS is relatively difficult to pass. The specific difficulties are as follows:

First, from the perspective of listening and reading, the questions involve all aspects of study, work, and life abroad, such as original excerpts of American TV programs, magazines The original text is more original than the questions in the domestic examination, and it tests the understanding of the article being tested. It will be greatly compromised if you use the so-called test-taking skills in China.

Secondly, from the perspective of speaking and writing, compared with other exams, candidates’ thinking and logic must be synchronized with English-speaking countries. You may have seen some jokes made by foreigners speaking and writing in Chinese, and vice versa.

Thirdly, from the perspective of test questions, the vocabulary requirements are very high (around 7,000), which is much higher than other exams. Candidates can easily fail to answer the test paper and feel that there are too many questions.

IELTS is applicable to the European standard system and is comparable to other foreign examinations such as TOEFL in score conversion. Domestic examinations such as the College Entrance Examination and CET-4 and CET-6 are separated from the European standard system and are not directly comparable. , but what is certain is that the difficulty of the IELTS test is much higher than that of domestic English tests.