2. IELTS, the International English
Language Testing System, is
designed to assess the language
ability of candidates who need to
study or work where English is the
language of communication.
3. The IELTS Reading module consists of
three reading passages taken from:
4. You have 60 minutes to complete the test.There is NO extra time at the
end of the test to transfer your answers to the answer paper (you get 10
extra minutes in the listening test only)
17 minutes on section 1.
20 minutes on section 2.
23 minutes on section 3.
5.
6. The test has 40 questions based on a series of
texts.
Section 1 Section 2 Section 3
7. Section 1
•It has two or three short texts with
13 or 14 questions to answer in 2 or
3 sets of differing formats.
•Texts in section 1 are relatively short
and there may be a number of “mini
texts’ to look through.
15. Section 2
• It has 2 texts with 13 or maybe 14 questions to answer.
• The texts here will be more complicated using more intricate language and
structure.
16. Questions types
Questions about specific information
• Completing sentences
• True – False
• Matching pieces of specific information
Questions about main ideas
• Matching headings with paragraphs
• Identifying where to find information
17. Tips and Strategies
• Step 1: Survey the text
• Step 2: Read the questions
• Step 3: Answer the questions by Scanning for specific
information or identifying main ideas by skimming
18. Section 3•It has 1 text with 13 or maybe
14 questions to answer.
•Section 3 tests candidates’ ability
to deal with longer pieces of
writing. The reading passage will
again involve more complex
language than the 2 previous
sections.
