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About The English Counsel

We, at The English Counsel, coach students for IELTS and PTE. Our methodology and weekly mock tests enable students to face the tests with confidence and ease. It is no wonder that majority of our students come out in flying colours. At The English Counsel, with our well-constructed teaching-learning material, we leave no stone unturned to guide you throughout your journey to a better future.

  • Our structured process and defined time lines for every student helps us know more about the student this helping us to create a personalized plan for every student.
  • We work according to potential of the students and prepare our students for their exam within 2-3 months.

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IELTS

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) assesses the English language proficiency of people who want to study or work where English is used as the language of communication. It provides a fair, accurate and relevant assessment of languages skills, based on well-established standards, and covers the full range of proficiency levels, from non-user to expert user.

There are two versions of IELTS. Test takers can choose either IELTS Academic or IELTS General Training. Both versions of the test consist of four separate components, assessing the four language skills-Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.

IELTS results are reported on a 9-BAND scale designed to be simple and easy to understand. This scale has remained consistent and has acquired currency around the world over the past three decades.

Listening

  • Be ready to listen

  • Learn to predict

  • Work out the word variables

  • Listen for a general understanding of the situation at the same time listen for the specific keywords or phrases.

  • Answers are often stressed and repeated

  • Know when to move on to the next question

  • Use shorthand for speedy writing

reading

Strategies to tackle different types of questions:

  • Multiple choice:

    Highlight the key words

  • Short-answer Questions:

    find answer to WH questions and locate key words.

  • Choose the correct heading:

    skim paragraphs for gist/identify the main idea

  • Matching phrases:

    choose most obvious answer

  • Classifying:

    identify the character and relation

  • Identifying viewpoints, facts and options:

    identify the sentence type and information

  • Completing sentences/tables/flowchart summarise etc.:

    scan for information/paraphrase

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Writing

Assessment Criteria for Writing Task 2

  • Every essay is assessed by a trained examiner according to four assessment criteria:

    Task Response (TR)

    Coherence and Cohesion (CC) Lexical Resource (LR)

    Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA)

    Task Response (TR) is one of the most important parameter.

    This criterion focuses on the degree to which the task has been answered properly.

  • The examiner has the following questions in mind when assessing this aspect of your essay:

    1. Is there a clear and relevant position throughout the response?

    2. Are there relevant and well-developed (presented, extended and supported) main ideas?

    Are any of the points underdeveloped or unclear?

    3. Is there a tendency to over generalise?

    4. Do any supporting ideas (e.g. examples) lack focus?

  • 5. How have the different parts of the task been addressed:

    a. addresses some parts only

    b. unevenly addresses all parts

    c. addresses all parts

    d. sufficiently addresses all parts

    e. fully addresses all parts

Speaking

  • Giving Full Answers:

    Impress the examiner with your ability to give full answers to his or her questions. To avoid simple yes or no answers or short responses generally, try using the REDS method to add detail to your initial response:

    • Give a Reason

    • Offer an Example

    • Give Details

    • Speculate

  • REDS in Action

  • Question: What job would you like to do?

    Answer(Reason): I've always wanted to be a vet. I love animals and I think it would be a very rewarding job.

  • Question: What skills do you need for this job?

    Answer(Example): I think you need to be sensitive to people's feelings. If you're dealing with their sick or injured pets, you need to be honest but also appreciate how they might be feeling.

  • Question: Where do you come from?

    Answer(Detail): I come from kullu in Himachal. It's well known as a religious centre and is really crowded most of the year.

  • Question: Do you often go out to restaurants?

    Answer(Speculate): Unfortunately, since I had a baby, no. If I had the chance I'd really like to eat out more often, especially in Chinese or Italian restaurants.

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PTE

PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) assesses all four languages skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing. PTE Academic is the world's leading computer-based test of English for study abroad and immigration. It provides you the results within 5 business days. The test duration is approximately three hours. PTE Academic consists of three main parts. You will receive a general introduction to the test and specific instructions about that to expect in each part of the test. Each part may contain a number of sections. Each section is individually timed. This language proficiency test is points based scoring (90 points= 9 Band).

Latest and updated computerize material for PTE. All our tests are self-assessed.

Expert PTE faculty: Our PTE trainers have abundant knowledge and experience of PTE.

Listening

Highlight incorrect words (2 - 3 questions)

  • +1 mark for each correctly marked word and -1 for each wrong answer (ie negative marking)

  • Mark the word that is incorrectly said by the speaker carefully (from the text provided)

  • Skills tested - Listening + Reading

Reading

Reorder Paragraphs (2 - 3 questions)

  • Arrange the jumbled sentences in a proper order that can be arranged in chronological order or any other consequent details.

  • Pair wise marking is there - 1 mark for each correct pair placed correctly.

  • Use grammar, nouns - pronouns and other logics to arrange the sentences.

  • Skills Tested: (Reading)

Writing

  • Summarize written text (2 - 3 questions) each 7 marks.

    2 - Content

    2 - Grammar

    2 – Spellings

    1 – Word limit

  • Word limit:- 5 - 75 words.

  • Time limit:- 10 minutes.(each).

  • Skills tested:- (W + R) - Writing & Reading

Note:The summary should be a single sentence summary (means only one full stop at the end) all the relevant and important aspects should be included with the help of connectors like :- while, but, as, on the hand, moreover etc.

Speaking

  • Describe Image (5-7 questions) - Each of 15 marks.

    5- content

    5- content

    5- content

  • There are different types of images including.

    bar graphs - vertical/horizontal

    flow chart, process chart, life cycle, pie charts, general image (may be of building, landscape, roadside view etc.)

  • Things to remember :- For elaboration of an image:

    Step 1: Name of the image.

    Step 2: Introduction of image.
    Rephrase the rubric (or heading of image)

    Step 3: Explain the highlighting features first:

    Step 4: Contrast and compare other information

    Step 5: Give Conclusion - Most important
    Give the crux of all the details.

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Our Students Who Achieved Dream Scores

Rishi Ahuja

Overall 8.0 Band Score
L-7.5, R-9.0, W-7.0, S-8.0

Gurseerat Singh

Overall 7.5 Band Score
L-8.5, R-8.5, W-6.5, S-6.5

Aratatran

Overall 7.5 Band Score
L-8.5, R-7.0, W-7.5, S-7.0

Utkarsh

Overall 7.0 Band Score
L-8.5, R-7.5, W-6.0, S-6.5