IELTS

International English Language Testing System

Its a test that measures the language proficiency of individual
who want to study or work in an environments where English is used as
a language of communication.
 IELTS TEST FORMAT
ACADEMIC GENERAL TRAINING (GT)

Related to Education Related to work, skill

Reading, Writing, Listening migration or immigration.
& Speaking Reading, Writing, Listening
& Speaking.
 IELTS Reading
Academic
Allocated Time: 60 minutes
Total passage/ eassy: 3
Total Question: 40
Question Types: Yes/No/Not
Given, MCQ, Fill up the gap,
Short question, Heading etc.
General Training GT
Allocated Time: 60 minutes
Total passage/ eassy: 5
Total Question: 40
Question Types: Yes/No/Not
Given, MCQ, Fill up the gap,
Short question, Heading etc.
 IELTS SPEAKING
Speaking module is same for both format – Academic
and General Training (GT).
Allocated time 12 to 15 minutes. There are three sub
section in Speaking module.

For example-
Introductory section
Q-card section and
Discussion Section
 IELTS LISTENING
Listening module is also same for both Academic and
General Training (GT). There will be a prerecorded voice
where one, two or a group of people talk about various
issues.
The IELTS Listening test take about 30 minutes, and there
will be extra 10 minutes to transfer answers to an answer
sheet.
Based on this record, there will be 40 questions which have
to be answered while you are listening the record.
 IELTS WRITING
ACADEMIC
Allocated time: 60 mins-
Total Task: 2
Task 1: You have to describe
a chat or graph based on
provided information
Task 2: In Task 2, you are
given brief details of an
opinion, an argument or a
problem, and have to
produce an extended piece
of discursive writing in
response.
GENERAL TRAINING (GT)
Allocated time: 60 mins-
Total Task: 2
Task 1: You have to write a
formal, semi-formal or
informal letter based on
provided details
Task 2: In Task 2, you are
given brief details of an
opinion, an argument or a
problem, and have to
produce an extended piece
of discursive
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