Fundamental Difference between IELTS AND PTE

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In today's globalized world, English has become the dominant language of communication, commerce, and academia. As a result, English proficiency tests have gained immense importance, especially for those who aspire to study or work in English-speaking countries. The two most popular tests that are widely accepted worldwide are the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic). Though both tests evaluate an individual's English language proficiency, there are significant differences between the two. In this article, we will explore the key differences between IELTS and PTE.

Test Format

One of the major differences between IELTS and PTE is their test format. IELTS is a traditional paper-based test, while PTE is a computer-based test. In IELTS, the Listening, Reading, and Writing tests are completed in one sitting, while the Speaking test is conducted separately, face-to-face with an examiner. In PTE, all four tests (Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking) are taken on a computer in one sitting. The Speaking test is recorded and evaluated by a computer.

Mastering the Reading Task in IELTS: A Comprehensive Guide to Achieve a Band 9 Score

Mastering the Reading Task in IELTS: A Comprehensive Guide to Achieve a Band 9 Score

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is a widely recognized English proficiency test that assesses an individual's ability to communicate effectively in English. Among the four components of the IELTS test, the Reading task is one of the most challenging ones for many test takers. However, with proper preparation and practice, it is possible to achieve a band 9 score in the Reading task. In this article, we will provide you with some tips and strategies that will help you to master the Reading task in IELTS.

Understand the Test Format

To score well in the Reading task, it is essential to understand the test format. The Reading task consists of three passages with increasing difficulty levels, and each passage is followed by a set of questions. The questions are of different types, including multiple-choice, matching, sentence completion, and True/False/Not Given. You will have 60 minutes to complete the Reading task, and it is advisable to spend approximately 20 minutes on each passage.

The Most Often Used HOMOPHONES in English Language

What Are Homophones?

Homophones are words that have exactly the same sound (pronunciation) but different meanings and (usually) spelling.

For example, the following two words have the same sound, but different meanings and spelling:



In the next example, the two words have the same sound and spelling, but different meanings:

 bear (the animal)
 bear (to carry)

Usually homophones are in groups of two (our, hour), but very occasionally they can be in groups of three (to, too, two) or even four. If we take our "bear" example, we can add another word to the group"

bare (naked)
bear (the animal)
bear (to tolerate)

"Our bear cannot bear to be bare at any hour."

The word homophone is made from two combining forms:
homo- (from the Greek word "homos", meaning "same"
-phone (from the Greek word "phone", meaning "voice" or "sound"

Never throw away an idea just because it is impossible. Give it a chance.

                                     

 Never throw away an idea just because it is impossible.

 Give it a chance.

 

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.

 

Preserve a right mental attitude- the attitude of courage, frankness, and good cheer, the think rightly is to create. All things come through desire and every sincere prayer is answered.

      

The only thing as contagious as enthusiasm is fear.

 

Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

 

A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor. Everything is difficult before it is easy.

 

There are 3 types of people in this world.

1)    People who make things happen

2)    People who watch things happen

3)    People who wonder things happen.

 

Which category do you fall?

 

Think….

 

What you are?

What you want to be?

What you have done to be what you want to be?

Where you want to see yourself after one year from now?

 

 

Don’t blame others for your failures; try to find out why you failed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important IDIOMS AND PHRASES used in IELTS -PTE -SPOKEN ENGLISH

 

Important IDIOMS AND PHRASES used in IELTS -PTE -SPOKEN ENGLISH

idiom	meaning	example
Ahead of the pack	To be more successful than the competition	If we want to stay ahead of the pack, we’ll have to increase our marketing budget.
Back to square one	To start something over again because a previous attempt failed	To make this software finally work, we have to go back to square one.
Ballpark number/figure	A very inexact estimate	To give you a ballpark figure, how much the border wall to Mexico is going to cost, I’d say about 30 million dollars.
Big picture	Everything that is involved with a particular situation	Working on all these details, we have lost sight of the big picture.
By the book	To do things exactly according to the rules or the law	We told our auditors that we do everything by the book.
Corner the market	To dominate a particular market	Amazon more or less corners the online retailing market.
Cut-throat	Very intense, aggressive, and merciless competition	Competition in the food retailing business is cut-throat.
Easy come, easy go	Something gained easily is also lost easily	I lost 500 Euros in a poker game last night, but that’s life – easy come, easy go.
Game plan	A strategy or plan for achieving success	What is our game plan for dealing with our new competitor?
Get down to business	Stop making small talk and start talking about serious business topics	Now that everyone’s here, let’s get down to business and start with the presentation.
Get something off the ground	To start something (e.g. a project or a business)	Now that we have finished the planning phase, we’re eager the get the project off the ground.
Go down the drain	Something is wasted or lost	All our efforts in entering this new market went down the drain.
Go the extra mile	To do more than what people expect	To give our customers the best shopping experience, we go the extra mile.
Hands are tied	Not being free to behave in the way that you would like	I’d love to help you, but my hands are tied.
In a nutshell	Using as few words as possible	In a nutshell, we will run out of cash in three months time.
In full swing	At a stage when the level of activity is at its highest	Construction of our new production site is in full swing now.
In the driver’s seat	To be in charge or in control of a situation	Being offered the position of managing director, I’ll soon be in the driver’s seat.
Keep one’s eye on the ball	To give something one’s full attention and to not lose focus	We should not diversify our product offering too much, but rather keep our eyes on the ball.
Learn the ropes	Learn the basics of something (e.g. a job)	I’m learning the ropes in my new position.
Long shot	Something that has a very low probability of happening	Winning the lottery is a long shot.
No-brainer	Something that is really obvious or easy	Making money working for an investment bank is a no-brainer.
No strings attached	Something is given without involving special demands or limits	They will let you try the product for free with no strings attached.
Not going to fly	Something isn’t expected to work out	This product is definitely not going to fly.
On the same page	To be in agreement about something	Let’s go over the contract details once more to make sure we’re on the same page.
Out in the open	Something that is public knowledge and not secret anymore	Our financials our out in the open anyway.
Put all one’s eggs in one basket	To rely on only one thing to bring success	It’s not smart to invest in American tech stocks only and put all one’s eggs in one basket.
Put the cart before the horse	To do or think about things in the wrong order	Trying to find an investor without having a business plan is like putting the cart before the horse.
Raise the bar	To set standards or expectations higher	The iPhone raised the bar for smartphone makers.
Red tape	Official rules and processes that seem excessive and unnecessary	The new law is going to create a lot of red tape.
Rock the boat	To do or say something that will upset people or cause problems	Don’t rock the boat until the negotiations are finished.
Safe bet	Something that is certain to happen	It’s a safe bet that computer processor speed will more than triple within the next 10 years.
Same boat	To be in the same difficult situation as someone else	None of us has any money left, so we’re all in the same boat.
See eye to eye	To agree with somebody	My boss doesn’t see eye to eye with me about our marketing campaign.
See something through	To continue until something is finished	I want to see this project through before taking on another one.
Sever ties	To end a relationship	We had to sever ties with several suppliers due to poor product quality.
Shoot something down	To reject something (e.g. an idea or a proposal)	You shouldn’t shoot down your co-workers ideas during a brainstorming session.
Smooth sailing	A situation where success is achieved without difficulties	Once our largest competitor went out of business, it was smooth sailing.
Stand one’s ground	To not change one’s opinion or position	They tried to cut my travel budget, but I stood my ground.
Take the bull by the horns	To directly confront a difficult situation in a brave and determined way	My mid-level managers constantly delayed projects, so I took the bull by the horns and fired several of them.
Talk someone into something	To convince someone to do something	I was reluctant to redesign our website, but my employees talked me into it.
Talk someone out of something	To convince someone not to do something	We wanted to take on more debt, but our CFO talked us out of it.
The elephant in the room	An obvious problem or controversial issue that no one wants to discuss.	We should have discussed our pending litigation, but no one wanted to talk about the elephant in the room.
Think outside the box	To think of creative, unconventional solutions instead of common ones.	Our current approach will get us nowhere. We have to think outside the box.
Time’s up	Time for something or someone has ended.	I think his time’s up as the CEO.
Touch base	To make contact with someone.	I will touch base with you later today.
Time’s up	Time for something or someone has ended.	I think his time’s up as the CEO.
Touch base	To make contact with someone.	I will touch base with you later today.
Twist someone’s arm	To convince someone to do something that he or she does not want to do.	My boss thought the budget was a little high, so I had to twist his arm to get him to agree to it.
Up in the air	Something is undecided or uncertain	Our international expansion plan is still up in the air.
Uphill battle	Something that is difficult to achieve because of obstacles and difficulties	Gaining market share in this country will be an uphill battle due to tough competition.
Upper hand	To have more power than anyone else and so have control	Due to my experience, I had the upper had in the argument.
Word of mouth	Something is given or done by people talking about something or telling people about something	Many local stores rely on word of mouth to get new customers.

Essay - In some countries, an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this opinion.

In some countries, an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this opinion.      

Nowadays, there is a high proportion of people consuming fast food around the globe. This has caused some severe health problems to these people. Everyone loves fast food because it is delicious. In addition, people can save the time to prepare food to their children especially the parents who are workaholic. They ignore the bad effects of the fast food such as obesity. Therefore, I agree that governments shall impose tax on fast food to some extent.

First of all, I think a higher tax shall be imposed on fast food because the health of the citizens is important to the development of the country. For instance, if a person has his daily meals with the consumption of fast food, he is likely to face the problem of obesity after a period of time. Besides, high blood pressure and high cholesterol will be followed. With the health problems suffered, he is likely to be the worker with the lowest productivity. This will affect the economy of the country as a result.

Secondly, the reason why a higher tax shall be imposed on the fast food is because it can remove the choice of people when making a choice as to what type of food to consume. It is undeniably that people choose to eat fast food as it is cheaper and it can be prepared within minutes. With a higher tax imposed, people will not choose fast food as the cost of consuming fast food will become a burden to their expenditures. Consequently, people will prefer home-cooked food which is much healthier and cheaper.

Many people make the assumption that imposing a higher tax on fast food will not reduce the number of people who suffer health problems. They argue that the advertisements of fast food broadcasted on multimedia such as television could be a reason for people to consume fast food. As fast food advertisements often broadcasted during dinner time, children are attracted to the images of the fried chicken. The result of this is children will ask their parents to bring them to fast food restaurants and enjoy the meals at there. This explains why children face health issues at a younger age. Therefore, I suggest governments can limit the time of fast food advertisements broadcasted on television. The advertisements should be broadcasted during the midnight instead of the dinner time.

In conclusion, I agree that with the higher taxes imposed on fast food, the number of people consuming fast food will decrease significantly and thereby the health problems faced by the people will decrease as a result. However, to solve the problem effectively, government should take action by changing the time of advertisement broadcasted on television. It is undoubted that fast food advertisements portray the fast food during dinner time can affect people in making decision as to what to eat especially when they are hungry.

Nowadays, it is doubtless that food-related illnesses are increasing in our modern society. Furthermore, the issue regarding the impact that eating junk food could have on our health is widely debated. As far as governments’ decisions about taxing fast-food consumers in concerned, I believe that they should find another strategy in order to promote a healthier way of eating.

Firstly, governments should not impose extra taxes on eating habits. Every human being is basically free to act as he or she likes, our behavior should be dictated by some moral and ethical principles, rather than by the fear of a fee. For instance, every patient can refuse a therapy, even if he is in a life-threatening condition, if he thinks that it is better for himself. In the same way, everyone should be left free to eat whatever they want, even if it causes some sort of disease. Governments should, therefore, improve awareness campaigns to prevent food-related diseases, in order to sensitize the citizens towards the harmful behaviors, rather than simply add a tax to the food people buy.

Furthermore, another alternative to the imposition of new taxes, could be an improvement of citizens’ knowledge about nutrition. By giving people the right information about a proper dietary intake, governments could benefit from minor costs in terms of healthcare. For example, in my opinion, nutrition and health courses should be implemented and organized in every school, from the lowest grade of education, up to the highest ones. Thus, in the future, we would witness an increasing self-consciousness about diet-related diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular accidents.----- In conclusion, I strongly disagree with the given opinion, because I believe that governments should pursue other strategies in order to face these problems. Only by increasing the knowledge about the risks of harmful eating behavior, and from a widespread information about the rules of a healthy lifestyle, it is possible to fight against these medical conditions. In this specific case, prevention in the key.

 Contributed by Ratna Parmar

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