ABOUT IELTS TEST:
IELTS Academic
Listening* (30 minutes)
• Four recorded monologues and conversations
Reading (60 minutes)
• Three reading passages with tasks
• Texts may include diagrams, graphs or illustrations
• Texts are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers
Writing (60 minutes)
• Writing task of at least 150 words where the test taker must summarise, describe or explain a table, graph, chart or diagram
• Short essay task of at least 250 words
Speaking* (11–14 minutes)
• Face-to-face interview without disruptions or distractions
• Includes short questions, speaking at length about a familiar topic and a structured discussion
IELTS General Training
Listening* (30 minutes)
• Four recorded monologues and conversations
Reading (60 minutes)
• Section 1 contains two or three short factual texts
• Section 2 contains two short, work-related factual texts
• Section 3 contains one longer text on a topic of general interest
• Texts are authentic and taken from notices, advertisements, company handbooks, official documents, books and newspapers
Writing (60 minutes)
• Letter writing task of at least 150 words
• Short essay task of at least 250 words
Speaking* (11–14 minutes)
• Face-to-face interview without disruptions or distractions
• Includes short questions, speaking at length about a familiar topic and a structured discussion
* The Listening and Speaking sections are the same for both IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training.
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