> To my amazement/horror, I have just been informed that I need to sit
> the IELTS test. Apparently DIMIA have changed their legislation on who
> has to take these tests. If you were not born in certain countries, ie
> UK, Australia, N.Z. U.S. and the like, you have to take the test.
> Whatever happened to native english speakers. I am from South Africa
> and was brought up and schooled in english and now I have to take a
> test to prove I can speak it!! Absurd.
>
> Has anybody seen how much they cost? I found one in London for £90.00
> and I have to book at least one month in advance. Luckily it's on a
> Saturday.
> Lets just hope I dont fail the test!
>
> Just my luck!
That is a bummer! I took the IELTS just as a precaution, as I left
school without sitting an English exam (silly me!). If you haven't
already done so, I'd recommend ordering the IELTS practice pack to work
through in preparation for the exam. I scored 8.5 overall out of a total
of 9, which is rather embarrassing, given I'm English!
There was a thread on here late last year that Professional Princess
started about IELTS - I think that has the link in it to order the
practice material from IELTS.
Best of luck,
Nicky
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