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Which is better, IDP or BC?

Which is better, the Australian IDP or the British Council (BC)? Today, the Old Roast Duck IELTS Editor gives a detailed answer to this frequently asked question, hoping to help more IELTS examinees.

Which do you choose, BC or IDP?

To understand this problem, we must first know the following two points:

1. There is no difference between the IELTS examinations held by BC and IDP

2. There is no difference between the IELTS examiners of BC and IDP

Who owns IELTS?

In fact, IDP and BC only own part of the ownership of IELTS. They are two of them, and the other is Cambridge English Language Assessment. This also means that all three parties belong to the same company. More information about IELTS itself can be found at: What is the IELTS test

The difficulty value of IELTS

IDP and BC only have the right to implement the IELTS test, not to write the IELTS test. All the IELTS tests conducted under the Australian IDP and British BC authorities are based on Cambridge English. That is to say, no matter you take the BC or IDP exam, your scores are the same.

IELTS examiners and grading of IDP and BC

All IDP and BC IELTS examiners are trained through the same process and follow the same training guidance.

What the Old Roast Duck IELTS Editor wants to explain here is that the answers to IELTS listening and reading are scored by the clear marker, who is not an IELTS examiner, but a person who judges objective questions such as ABCD. Therefore, there is almost no difference between the two parts between IDP and BC. There must be negligence in work.

Accent problems

The IDP is from Australia and the BC is from Britain, but the selection of questions is not affected by the organization's own country. In the listening test, you will hear a series of oral English (observant roast ducks should have heard the American accent). In the oral part of IELTS, the IELTS speaking examiners may come from any country in the world, so they have their own unique accent. Of course, you can also use any accent in the IELTS speaking test, such as Australian, British and American accents.

You can view the rating of IELTS:

• IELTS Writing Scoring Criteria
• IELTS Oral Scoring Standard

So, how to choose, IDP or BC?

1. Select the one closest to your home. IELTS listening, reading and writing will take two hours and forty minutes. In order to achieve good results in the exam, you have to arrive at the exam room in advance and keep your mind clear. Therefore, finding a place close to home can avoid fatigue.

2. Learn in advance whether the IELTS listening test should be conducted with earphones or in public. Most examinees tend to wear earphones for listening test, because it can help them concentrate.

3. The specific examination date of IDP and BC. You can learn about the test dates of the two sponsors in advance, and choose the most suitable sponsor to take the IELTS test. In addition, make sure that you have done enough practice in the mock exam before the exam. Even if you are not fully prepared, please send all the information on the official website of the Old Roast Duck IELTS IELTS Preparation Read all the guidance materials (including listening, speaking, reading and writing), and go to the exam after knowing them.

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Of course, after the exam, the Old Roast Duck Editor welcomes you to share your feelings about your reference in the IDP or BC. You can leave a message at the bottom of the article or add the Old Roast Duck Assistant or the public account to tell us. Finally, I wish you all the roast ducks who are preparing for the exam a smooth exam!