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IELTS

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

The IELTS test evaluates your proficiency in listening, reading, writing, and speaking—all in under three hours.

There are two types of IELTS tests:

• IELTS Academic: Designed for those applying for higher education or professional registration in English-speaking countries.
• IELTS General Training: Suitable for those planning to migrate to an English-speaking country (such as for work or training purposes).

The Listening and Speaking sections are identical for both test types, while the Reading and Writing sections vary. The test is divided into four components: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking.

Test Duration:

• Total time: 2 hours and 45 minutes.
• The Listening, Reading, and Writing components are completed on the same day, with no breaks in between.
• The Speaking component may be scheduled up to a week before or after the other sections.

Listening Section (30 minutes)

You will listen to four recordings of native English speakers and answer questions based on the recordings:

1. Recording 1: A conversation between two people in an everyday social context.
2. Recording 2: A monologue in an everyday social context, such as a speech about local facilities.
3. Recording 3: A conversation among up to four people in an educational or training context.
4. Recording 4: A monologue on an academic subject, such as a university lecture.

Assessors will focus on your ability to understand main ideas, factual information, opinions, attitudes, and the development of ideas.

Reading Section (60 minutes)

This section has 40 questions that assess various reading skills, including understanding the gist, reading for main ideas, identifying details, skimming, and understanding logical arguments.

• Academic Test: Includes three long texts taken from books, journals, magazines, and newspapers. These texts are suitable for individuals entering university courses or seeking professional registration.
• General Training Test: Includes extracts from books, magazines, newspapers, notices, advertisements, and company handbooks—materials you may encounter in everyday English-speaking environments.

Writing Section

• Academic Writing (60 minutes):

  • Task 1: Describe, summarize, or explain information from a graph, table, chart, or diagram. You may need to describe data, explain a process, or describe an object/event.
  • Task 2: Write an essay in response to a point of view, argument, or problem. The essay must be in formal style.

• General Training Writing:

  • Task 1: Write a letter (personal, semi-formal, or formal) requesting information or explaining a situation.
  • Task 2: Write an essay responding to a point of view, argument, or problem. The essay can be more personal in style.