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Important rules and procedures you need to know...

Identity checks

What to bring on test day(s)

Taking the test

When you fill in the IELTS

www.ielts.org/PDF/IApplication
ELTS_Application_Form.pdf
w w.ielts.org/PDF/IELTS_Ap lication_Form.pdf you will specify your proof of
Form1

As well as your identity document,

You will do the Listening test first, and

you may need to bring two recent (not

then the Reading and Writing. The

identity document, which must be a

more than six months old) identical

Speaking test may be on a different

national ID card or your passport. You

passport-sized photographs. Check

day, up to seven days before or after

must bring the same document on the

your test documentation to see

the written papers.

test day.

whether this applies to you.

Before you take the test you may have

The only other items you can bring into

answer paper in pencil as it will be

your photo taken to be embedded on

the test are pens, pencils and erasers.

processed by a machine that cant

your Test Report Form. You can read

Remember to switch off your mobile

read ink.

more about this here2.

phone: failure to do so could result in

Dont forget to bring your identity

you being disqualified!

Remember that you must complete the

At the end of the test, stay in your seat

until you are given permission to leave

document for the Speaking test.

the room.

1. http://www.ielts.org/PDF/IELTS_Application_Form.pdf
2. http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/book-your-test/terms-and-conditions/ielts-candidate-identity-verification

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What if I fail to get the

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If you cant hear properly, or

if you have any other questions, put up
your hand and the invigilator will come and talk
to you. (Note that you cant ask the invigilator to
explain questions to you!)
If, after the test, you feel there are any issues
that have affected your performance, make sure
you tell the invigilator immediately.

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What if I cant hear

the Listening test
recording?

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