Is IELTS 4.5 difficult? What can IELTS 4.5 do?

Is IELTS 4.5 difficult? What can you do with IELTS 4.5? These are common questions among those who are planning to study. IELTS. Please follow the next article of ETEST English for Study Abroad for the most detailed answer!

Is IELTS 4.5 difficult?

IELTS 4.5 is a fairly low score and is not difficult to achieve. At this level, you can communicate and converse on some familiar topics. However, achieving this level depends on each person's English background and learning path.

Specifically as follows:

For those starting from zero

Those who have never been exposed to English and do not have any knowledge related to English will encounter many difficulties and take a lot of time to get used to and learn some basic knowledge.

However, you can completely conquer IELTS 4.5 English if you are determined and find dedicated guidance.

For people who have lost their English roots

Unlike those who have never been exposed to English before, those who have lost their English roots have been exposed to this language before and have a certain amount of knowledge, although it is still limited.

Therefore, those who have lost their English foundation will be less confused when entering the review process and if they are really determined and serious, conquering IELTS 4.5 will not be as difficult as you think.

What can IELTS 4.5 do?

Although IELTS 4.5 is not a good score, it still brings certain benefits to your study and work such as:

• Exemption from national high school graduation exam in foreign language: According to regulations of the Ministry of Education from March 2019, candidates taking the high school graduation exam and having an IELTS certificate of 4.0 or higher will be exempted from the Foreign Language exam.
• Meet the output requirements of some universities: IELTS 4.5 is equivalent to 477-510 TOEIC and B1 in the English proficiency framework, helping to meet the output requirements of some universities such as:
  • National Economics University (NEU)
  • University of Information Technology – Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (UIT)
  • University of Finance and Marketing (UFM)
  • Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry (NLU)
  • …
• Ensuring university pathways: Nowadays, many universities require students to achieve foreign language proficiency at each stage. For example, the high-quality faculty of the Banking Academy requires first-year students to achieve 4.5 IELTS to be able to study in the following years.
• Open up many job opportunities: Nowadays, companies require employees to know English. Although IELTS 4.5 shows limited English proficiency, it still helps you read and understand some documents, write emails or communicate in basic English with customers.

There are so many benefits that IELTS 4.5 English certificate will bring you, so what are you waiting for? Make a plan to conquer it now.

How long does it take to get IELTS 4.5?

Normally, for those who are just starting to study and practice, it will take about 6 months to 1 year to achieve an IELTS band score of 4.5. Or for those who already have basic knowledge, the process will be shortened to 3 to 5 months.

Who can self-study IELTS 4.5 at home?

Those who have lost their English foundation will spend less time to practice for band 4.5 than those who are starting from zero. Therefore, those who have lost their foundation only need to review their grammar knowledge to be solid and expand their vocabulary. However, before starting to study on your own, you need to assess your ability on the 0-9 scale of IELTS to know which level is suitable for you.

If you want to conquer IELTS without going to a center, read this article now: How to self-study IELTS at home Effective only at ETEST!

Criteria to achieve IELTS 4.5

To conquer IELTS 4.5, you need to know the requirements of each skill that you must achieve. Specifically as follows:

IELTS Reading 4.5

The IELTS Reading test is divided into two types: IELTS General Training (topics about everyday life) and IELTS Academic (topics of a high academic level)

• For the IELTS General Training test: you need to get 19-22 out of 40 questions correct.
• For the IELTS Academic test: you need to get at least 13-14 out of 40 questions correct.

IELTS Listening 4.5

Similar to the Reading test, you need to get 13-15 out of 40 questions correct to achieve a band score of 4.5. This means you need to understand simple, everyday topics such as asking for directions, booking tickets, etc. and need to grasp the main ideas of the conversation to be able to give correct answers.

IELTS Speaking 4.5

In this test, you will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Vocabulary: Vocabulary should be sufficient to discuss simple everyday topics.
• Grammar: Understand and use simple grammar structures fluently and avoid common mistakes.
• Pronounce: Pronunciation does not need to be standard but needs to be easy to hear, know how to stress and have intonation when speaking.
• Fluency in speaking: Fluency is based on being able to speak simple, complete sentences without too many pauses and with confidence.

IELTS Writing 4.5

This skill requires you to master grammar, vocabulary and use it in the right context. In addition, the presentation between sentences must be linked and related to each other, so you use conjunctions to increase the coherence of the writing. In addition, you should stick to the topic, avoid going off topic.

So, you already know how many skills you need to get in order to get 4.5 IELTS, so what are you waiting for? Let's make a detailed review plan with ETEST!

See also:

• IELTS learning roadmap
• Learn IELTS vocabulary by topic

Detailed IELTS 4.5 preparation roadmap from AZ

With the goal of band 4.5, ETEST Study Abroad English will suggest a review roadmap divided into 2 stages:

• Foundation stage from 0 – 3.0
• Stage 3.0 – 4.5

IELTS foundation test preparation from 0 – 3.0

This is the fundamental and extremely important stage. You need to focus on learning grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation to prepare well for learning the next skills.

• Vocabulary: You need to build enough vocabulary to introduce yourself and talk about familiar topics such as family, friends, etc.
• Grammar: You need to learn basic grammar topics such as: using common tenses, how to conjugate verbs, how to use passive sentences, conditional sentences, etc.
• Pronounce: Learning correct pronunciation from the beginning is very important, you should improve your pronunciation by learning the IPA chart.

To make your review easier, ETEST English for Study Abroad Please suggest some of the following documents:

• Oxford Word Skills Basic (Oxford):

Link to download the complete set of IELTS Oxford Word Skills Basic vocabulary books: HERE

• English Grammar In Use Intermediate (Cambridge)

Link to download English Grammar In Use Intermediate book: HERE

• Tactics For Listening Basic (Oxford)

Link to download book Tactics For Listening Basic [PDF + AUDIO]: HERE

Stage 3.0 – 4.5

At this stage, you should continue to practice your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation skills.

• For grammar: Focus on mastering the use of less common tenses such as the perfect and continuous tenses as well as complex sentence structures such as type 3 conditional sentences and relative clauses, etc.
• About vocabulary: Review vocabulary on popular topics such as: weather, hobbies, ...
• About pronunciation: Need to practice reading phonetics, understanding and applying stress rules.

Besides, you also need to focus on practicing additional skills when taking the test and getting familiar with the common types of questions in the test:

• Reading: You need to practice skimming and scanning skills to quickly grasp the main idea of the lesson.
• Listening: You need to practice listening to simple lessons first, usually lessons with familiar topics revolving around daily life at a moderate speaking speed, not too fast.
• Speaking: This skill requires a lot of practice. You can record what you say and then listen to it again to find out the gaps or mistakes to learn from. In addition, you can find someone with experience to practice with. That person will correct your mistakes and improve your speaking and stress to help you do better.
• Writing: At this level you should focus on Writing Task 1 before instead of doing Writing Task 2 because the time to study and do Task 1 is shorter.

ETEST English for Study Abroad I would like to send you some documents to help you review for stage 3.0 - 4.5 IELTS.

• Intensive Reading

Download the full set of Intensive Reading PDF books for free: HERE

• Intensive Listening

Link to download the full set of Intensive Listening PDF + Audio books: HERE

• English Pronunciation In Use Elementary (Cambridge)

Download the full set of English Pronunciation In Use Elementary PDF with Audio for free: HERE

• Tactics For Listening Developing (Oxford)

Link to download book Tactics For Listening Developing (Oxford) [PDF + AUDIO]: HERE

The article on ETEST Study Abroad English has answered your questions about the difficulty of the I.IELTS 4.5, the opportunities that IELTS 4.5 brings as well as the study roadmap and criteria to achieve this score. Hopefully this useful information has helped you have a clearer view of your study goals and preparation for the IELTS exam. A small piece of advice that ETEST Study Abroad English wants to send you is that studying IELTS cannot be completed in a day or two, but requires a process, a serious plan and high determination.

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