I do not advise anyone to take the exam at this center, since the speaking is conducted remotely and it is accepted by local residents who speak the language very poorly, who underestimate the grades. We flew from Russia to Astana to take IELTS UKVI and an ordinary IELTS Academic. The delivery center itself has been moved and is now located at a different address, in the Arman business complex. We were the first to take IELTS UKVI, and a native speaker took the speaking there, passed for 7. The next day, an ordinary IELTS Academic took the speaking, and the speaking took place remotely, they passed to a Kazakh woman who knew the language even worse than us, stammered and mumbled unintelligibly, headphones also began to work poorly in the middle of the test. In general, they passed for 6. Despite the fact that the other sections that were passed on the computer were 7-8. We read the reviews (why didn't we see them before, we wouldn't have gone to take them to this terrible center),- everyone complains about the understatement of speaking by semi-literate local hosts. We were lucky, people are being molded left and right by 5-5.5. Now we have to appeal, pay another 10 thousand. And we do not hope for an adequate review, since this center almost always refuses not to return the money. If they knew that such a mess was in this center, it would be better to go to Astana, but not to this British council, but to IDP. If you are flying from the Russian Federation, do not sign up for this terrible British consil, so as not to waste your energy, money and time.
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Николай Р.
Level 2 Local Expert
August 27, 2023
Специально спланировал поездку в
Казахстан, чтобы сдать IELTS для подачи документов осенью. 31 августа хотел лететь обратно в Москву из Астаны, так как начинается работа и учеба. Экзамен забронировал на 27 августа за месяц. В итоге за два дня до экзамена, когда я уже в стране и куплены все билеты (а они вовсе не дешевые), мой экзамен просто отменяют и предлагают бесплатно перенести. А ближайшая доступная дата только в сентябре! Это возмутительно. Я не ожидал такого от столь уважаемой организации.
Цену билетов то мне кто компенсирует?
Проживания?
Если я останусь, пропущу работу и учебу, потеряю деньги за билет, кто мне гарантирует, что подобная ситуация не повторится?
1 am speechless. Просто кошмар.