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IELTS Test Syllabus Overview

Test Time
Academic IELTS General Training IELTS
Component Allotted

Listening 4 sections, 40 questions 4 sections, 40 questions 30 minutes

Reading 3 passages, 40 questions Multiple texts, 40 questions 60 minutes

Task 1: Describe data; Task 2: Task 1: Write a letter; Task 2:


Writing 60 minutes
Essay Essay

Part 1: Background; Part 2: Part 1: Background; Part 2: 11-14


Speaking
Topic; Part 3: Discussion Topic; Part 3: Discussion minutes

IELTS Listening Syllabus


Listening consists of 40 questions across four sections.
Candidates have 30 minutes to complete the whole test,
with some time added at the end to complete their
answers. The recordings may feature conversations,
monologues, or discussions. The context will either be
Academic or Social.

Number of
Section Type of Recording Key Aspects
Questions

Conversation (two
1 10 Social context; everyday topics
speakers)

2 Monologue (one speaker) 10 Social context; everyday topics

Conversation (up to four Academic context; educational or


3 10
speakers) training-related topics

Academic context; lecture or talk on an


4 Monologue (one speaker) 10
academic subject

IELTS Reading Syllabus


In the Reading section, test takers must answer 40
questions based on three or more passages for the
Academic IELTS and several shorter texts or excerpts for
the General Training IELTS. Candidates have 60 minutes
to complete this part of the test. The passages can span
various subjects, such as science, history, culture, or
environmental issues.

Academic IELTS General Training IELTS

3 passages from books, journals, Section 1: 2-3 short texts; Section 2: 2


Passages
magazines, and newspapers texts; Section 3: 1 long text

Time 60 minutes 60 minutes

Question
40 questions total 40 questions total
s

Multiple choice, identifying information Multiple choice, identifying information


(True/False/Not Given), identifying (True/False/Not Given), identifying
writer’s views/claims (Yes/No/Not Given), writer’s views/claims (Yes/No/Not Given),
matching information, matching headings, matching information, matching headings,
Types
matching features, matching sentence matching features, matching sentence
endings, sentence completion, endings, sentence completion,
summary/note/table/flow-chart completion, summary/note/table/flow-chart completion,
diagram labeling, short-answer questions diagram labeling, short-answer questions

Section 1: Everyday social context; Section


Wide-ranging subjects, such as science,
Topics 2: Workplace context; Section 3: General
history, culture, or environmental issues
reading texts

Reading comprehension, skimming, Reading comprehension, skimming,


scanning, identifying main ideas, scanning, identifying main ideas,
Skills understanding specific details, recognizing understanding specific details, recognizing
opinions and attitudes, inferring, and opinions and attitudes, inferring, and
summarizing summarizing

IELTS Speaking Syllabus


The Speaking section is an 11-14 minute face-to-face
interview, split into three parts. Part 1 involves answering
general questions about the candidate’s everyday life,
such as background, interests, and experiences. Part 2
requires the candidate to speak on a topic for up to 2
minutes. Part 3 is an abstract discussion about topics
introduced in Part 2.
Time
Part Task Description Key Aspects
Allotted

Answer general questions about your 4-5 Fluency, accuracy, vocabulary, and
1
background, interests, and experiences minutes pronunciation

Fluency, accuracy, vocabulary,


Speak on a given topic for 1-2 minutes 3-4
2 pronunciation, and ability to organize
(prepare for 1 minute with a prompt card) minutes
thoughts and ideas

Two-way discussion based on the topic in Fluency, accuracy, vocabulary,


4-5
3 Part 2; the examiner will ask further pronunciation, and ability to express
minutes
questions related to the topic and justify opinions

IELTS Writing Syllabus


The Writing section requires the completion of two tasks
within 60 minutes. For the Academic IELTS, Task 1
involves describing a graph, table, chart, or diagram,
while Task 2 is an essay addressing a specific topic. For
the General Training IELTS, Task 1 requires writing a
letter, and Task 2 is also an essay on a given topic.

General
Time
Task Academic IELTS Training Key Aspects
Allotted
IELTS

Describe a graph, Write a letter


20 Clarity, coherence, grammar,
1 table, chart, or (formal or
minutes vocabulary, and appropriate tone
diagram informal)

Clarity, coherence, grammar,


Write an essay on a Write an essay 40
2 vocabulary, and ability to address the
given topic on a given topic minutes
topic and support arguments

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