‫Welcome back.
‫He is our second video in the welcome section of this course, I'd quickly like to go over some of the
‫basic information about what the Eilts test is.
‫Some of you may have a better understanding than others, especially if you've already taken the test
‫before.
‫However, I think it's important that we all get the same information to begin with.
‫So what is the AIDS test?
‫Here are some facts and figures for you and stands for International English Language Testing System,
‫a testing system designed to be fair for everybody.
‫It is most often used for access to university employment or also for immigration purposes, many people
‫use this possibly like yourself, for access to a university and more often than not, a score of at
‫least six or six point five is required.
‫The Eilts was established in 1989 and has millions of test takers across the globe every year.
‫Let's take a look at what the Eilts test is made up from, so there are four sections in the test.
‫We have rating which is broken into two sections, both covered in this course, speaking, listening
‫and reading inside L7.
‫Plus, we have practice tests for listening and reading.
‫The test takes around three to four hours in one day to complete.
‫You were graded in band scores from zero to nine.
‫Zero is as if you haven't written or spoken anything.
‫And nine is the highest, almost a native level.
‫You receive your band score by post around 13 to 14 days after the test.
‫And there are two types of accounts.
‫We have general eyeholes and academic Eilts.
‫The differences aren't huge, but this course only covers the academic Eilts.
‫That brings us to the end of this introductory lesson.
‫Next, I'll show you the structure of this course and quickly share with you some extra bonus learning
‫resources.