IELTS English test pass mark

[blessed_ekim0826]

Hi benjy,
If you look at the current UKBA listing of approved tests you'll see that IELTS tests have a minimum passing level at B1
Just as an aside, UKBA require a pass at level A1 (which is actually lower than B1)

The passing grades are shown as:-
Listening – 4.0
Speaking – 4.0
Reading – 4.0
Writing – 4.0

UKBA are only concerned with listening & Speaking

What if you passed on Listening and Speaking and you failed on either reading or writing, does result can still be use or need to retake and passed all components?

[Terpe]

What if you passed on Listening and Speaking and you failed on either reading or writing, does result can still be use or need to retake and passed all components?

Mike for clarity and following UKBA information, even though a person may be required by the provider to sit all four components of an IELTS test, they would meet the English language requirement by gaining a score of a minimum of level 4 in speaking and listening. Even if they failed the reading and writing components and overall their final score was less than 4.

for example:-
Reading = 1.5
Writing = 1.0
Speaking = 4.0
Listening = 4.0

Overall IELTS score = 2.5

Here. the applicant is able to demonstrate they scored level 4 for speaking and listening in an approved test by an approved provider therefore an applicant could use such results to meet the English qualification for partners.

[blessed_ekim0826]

Mike for clarity and following UKBA information, even though a person may be required by the provider to sit all four components of an IELTS test, they would meet the English language requirement by gaining a score of a minimum of level 4 in speaking and listening. Even if they failed the reading and writing components and overall their final score was less than 4.

for example:-
Reading = 1.5
Writing = 1.0
Speaking = 4.0
Listening = 4.0

Overall IELTS score = 2.5

Here. the applicant is able to demonstrate they scored level 4 for speaking and listening in an approved test by an approved provider therefore an applicant could use such results to meet the English qualification for partners.

Thank you so much

[Ann1984]

Mike for clarity and following UKBA information, even though a person may be required by the provider to sit all four components of an IELTS test, they would meet the English language requirement by gaining a score of a minimum of level 4 in speaking and listening. Even if they failed the reading and writing components and overall their final score was less than 4.

for example:-
Reading = 1.5
Writing = 1.0
Speaking = 4.0
Listening = 4.0

Overall IELTS score = 2.5

Here. the applicant is able to demonstrate they scored level 4 for speaking and listening in an approved test by an approved provider therefore an applicant could use such results to meet the English qualification for partners.

How about this situation Terpe? My friend has a scored of listening 1.00 and speaking 5. Is this mean she passed or failed??

[Terpe]

How about this situation Terpe? My friend has a scored of listening 1.00 and speaking 5. Is this mean she passed or failed??

Ann, your friend needs to reach a minimum score of 4 for each element of Listening and Speaking.
I'm afraid that a score of 1 will not be acceptable.

My guess is that your friend was a bit nervous and maybe couldn't concentrate enough.
Tell her to practice some more and try again. I'm sure she can do since her speaking was fine.
When a person is nervous it's easy to lose a focus.

[Ann1984]

Ann, your friend needs to reach a minimum score of 4 for each element of Listening and Speaking.
I'm afraid that a score of 1 will not be acceptable.

My guess is that your friend was a bit nervous and maybe couldn't concentrate enough.
Tell her to practice some more and try again. I'm sure she can do since her speaking was fine.
When a person is nervous it's easy to lose a focus.

Thank you very much Terpe, you help her to enlighten her mind about her test score, I will pass to her your advise. She doesn't know to use this site.. Thank you!

Ann