Touch Dreams: On July 1, 2007, the IELTS writing and speaking tests introduced a half-band scoring system.

by sziris0919 on 2007-05-17 17:34:26

Recently, the campus network has been giving me trouble, and I can't seem to get online... so frustrating!

Getting back to the point, today I read an IELTS Express newsletter sent by Google, and noticed an important detail change as mentioned in the title. My test date is at the end of September, so it seems like I will be affected by the new policy.

Personally, I think introducing a half-point system for IELTS Writing and Speaking, just like Listening and Reading, will help evaluate candidates' true abilities more objectively.

Well, enough with the rambling. Below, I’ve quoted an article from the Wuyou IELTS website; those who want to know more about IELTS can take a look:

By the way, regarding the new CET-6, the test order is all messed up... The old order was so much better! The IELTS test order is:

Listening - Reading - Writing - Speaking (in the afternoon or the next day). The old CET-4 and CET-6 followed a similar order. I don’t know what those BTs at the CET committee were thinking when they made such a complicated process. They must have had nothing better to do!