Scribd
Upload
4 views

IELTS Intro

The document outlines the test formats for the IELTS, including Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking sections for both Academic and General Training. Each section has specific tasks and time limits, with various question types designed to assess different language skills. The Speaking section consists of three parts, focusing on general conversation, a long turn, and a discussion on abstract ideas.

Uploaded by

Muhamad Ramzan
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
4 views

IELTS Intro

The document outlines the test formats for the IELTS, including Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking sections for both Academic and General Training. Each section has specific tasks and time limits, with various question types designed to assess different language skills. The Speaking section consists of three parts, focusing on general conversation, a long turn, and a discussion on abstract ideas.

Uploaded by

Muhamad Ramzan
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 11

IELTS, Academic and

General Training
Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Test format – Listening
30 minutes, 40 questions
• Recording 1 – a conversation between two people set in an everyday
social context.
• Recording 2 - a monologue set in an everyday social context, e.g. a
speech about local facilities.
• Recording 3 – a conversation between up to four people set in an
educational or training context, e.g. a university tutor and a student
discussing an assignment.
• Recording 4 - a monologue on an academic subject, e.g. a university
lecture.
Types of tasks
• Task type 1 – Multiple choice
• Task type 2 – Matching
• Task type 3 – Plan, map, diagram labelling
• Task type 4 – Form, note, table, flow-chart, summary
completion
• Task type 5 – Sentence completion
• Task type 6 – Short-answer questions
Test format – Reading
60 minutes, 40 questions
• Three reading passages with a variety of questions using several task types.
• Task type 1 – Multiple choice
• Task type 2 – Identifying information
• Task type 3 – Identifying writer’s views/claims
• Task type 4 – Matching information
• Task type 5 – Matching headings
• Task type 6 – Matching features
• Task type 7 – Matching sentence endings
• Task type 8 – Sentence completion
• Task type 9 – Summary, note, table, flow-chart completion
• Task type 10 – Diagram label completion
• Task type 11 – Short-answer questions
Test format – Academic Writing
60 minutes
• Task 1 - you will be presented with a graph, table, chart or diagram
and asked to describe, summarize or explain the information in your
own words. You may be asked to describe and explain data, describe
the stages of a process, how something works or describe an object
or event.
• Task 2 - you will be asked to write an essay in response to a point of
view, argument or problem. Responses to both tasks must be in a
formal style.
Test format – Speaking
11–14 minutes

The speaking section assesses your use of spoken English. Every test is
recorded.
• Part 1 - the examiner will ask you general questions about yourself and a
range of familiar topics, such as home, family, work, studies and interests.
This part lasts between four and five minutes.
• Part 2 - you will be given a card which asks you to talk about a particular
topic. You will have one minute to prepare before speaking for up to two
minutes. The examiner will then ask one or two questions on the same
topic.
• Part 3 - you will be asked further questions about the topic in Part 2.
These will give you the opportunity to discuss more abstract ideas and
issues. This part of the test lasts between four and five minutes.
IELTS Speaking in detail

• Part 1 – Introduction and interview: the examiner introduces him/herself


and checks the test takers' identity. They then ask the test takers general
questions on some familiar topics such as home, family, work, studies and
interests.
• Part 2 – Long turn: The examiner gives the test takers a task card which
asks the test takers to talk about a particular topic, includes points to cover
in their talk and instructs the test takers to explain one aspect of the topic
• Part 3 – Discussion: the examiner and the test takers discuss issues related
to the topic in Part 2.
Test format – Reading General Training
60 minutes, 40 questions

• There are three sections. Section 1 may contain two or three short texts or several shorter texts.
Section 2 comprises two texts. In Section 3, there is one long text.
• Task type 1 – Multiple choice
• Task type 2 – Identifying information
• Task type 3 – Identifying writer’s views/claims
• Task type 4 – Matching information
• Task type 5 – Matching headings
• Task type 6 – Matching features
• Task type 7 – Matching sentence endings
• Task type 8 – Sentence completion
• Task type 9 – Summary, note, table, flow-chart completion
• Task type 10 – Diagram label completion
• Task type 11 – Short-answer questions
Test format – General Training Writing
60 minutes

• Task 1 - you will be presented with a situation and asked to


write a letter requesting information or explaining the situation.
The letter may be personal, semi-formal or formal in style.
• Task 2 - you will be asked to write an essay in response to a
point of view, argument or problem. The essay can be personal
in style.

You might also like