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1. What is IELTS?
Test timing
Band scoring
Test format
Reading test
Listening test
Writing test format & timing
Speaking test
Writing test tasks
IELTS OVERVIEW
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2. IELTS is an acronym for
International
English
Language
Testing
System
What is IELTS?
Designed to assess the English
language ability of people who
intend to study or work where
English is the primary language
of communication

3. There are four parts of IELTS for both types
Listening
30+10mins
Reading
60mins
Writing
60min
Speaking
11-15min
IELTS Test timing

4. Academic Reading
60 minutes
Academic Writing
60 minutes
General Training Reading
60 minutes
General Training Writing
60 minutes
Listening
30 minutes audio playback+10minutes
Speaking
11-14 minutes
IELTS Test Format

5. IELTS
Band Scoring
▪ Band 9 - Expert User
▪ Band 8 - Very Good User
▪ Band 7 - Good User
▪ Band 6 - Competent User
▪ Band 5 - Modest User
▪ Band 4 - Limited User
▪ Band 3 - Extremely Limited User
▪ Band 2 - Intermittent User
▪ Band 1 - Non User

6. Timing: Approximately 30 minutes + 10 minutes transfer time
Questions: 40 items
Types of questions: multiple choice, matching, plan/map/diagram labelling,
form and note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, summary
completion, sentence completion, short-answer questions
Listening Test
Test Parts: There are 4 sections for the listening test
Section 1: conversation between two people in everyday social context.
Section 2: monologue set in everyday social context.
Section 3: conversation between up to 4 people in an educational, training or
academic context.
Section 4: monologue on an academic subject.

7. Timing: 60 minutes no transfer time Questions: 40 items
Test Parts: 3 sections with a total text length of 2,150-2,750 words
Types of questions: multiple choice, identifying information (True/False/Not
Given), identifying writer’s view/claims (Yes/No/Not Given), matching
(information, headings, features, sentence endings), sentence completion,
summary completion, note completion, table completion etc
Reading Test
• Texts are authentic and taken from books, journals, magazines and newspaper
•Written for non-specialist audience and are on academic topics of general
interests
•Text range from descriptive and factual to discursive and analytical
•May contain non-verbal materials such as diagrams

8. Total Timing: 60 minutes
Tasks: There are two tasks for both types of IELTS.
Candidates are required to write at least 150 words in task 1
and at least 250 words in task two.
Writing Test

9. Task 1: Presents a table, graph,
chart or diagram Candidate must
describe and explain data and the
stages of a process.
Task 2: Write an essay in
response to a point of view,
argument or problem.
Response for both task should be
written in a formal style.
Academic Writing Test
GT Writing Test
Task 1: Candidates are
presented with a situation and
are asked to write a letter. The
letter maybe personal, semi-
formal or formal in style.
Task 2: Write an essay in
response to a point of view,
argument or problem. The essay
can be slightly more personal in
style than Academic.

10. Speaking part
Part 1: Introduction and interview (3-4 mins)
The examiner confirms the candidate identity and ask general questions on familiar
topics e.g. home
Part 2: Individual long turn (3-4 minutes)
•Candidate is given a task card
•Candidate is given 1 minute to prepare for speaking for 2 minutes.
•Examiner then asks the candidate some questions on the same topic
Part 3: Two-way discussion (4-5 minutes)
•Examiner asks further questions related to topic given in part 2
•These questions can give the candidate an opportunity to discuss more abstract
issues and ideas linked to the topic prompt given in part 2.
Timing: 11-14 minutes 3 parts. The interview is recorded