IELTS Syllabus in Detail

Listening

• Recording 1 – A conversation (Two people set in an everyday social context)

• Recording 2 – A monologue (An everyday social context, e.g. a speech about local
government)

• Recording 3 – A conversation (Set between up to four people in an educational or training

context)

• Recording 4 – A monologue (On an academic subject, e.g. a university lecture)

Speaking

• Task 1 – General questions about yourself on familiar topics, such as family, work, studies,
home, and interests. Duration of his part is between 4-5 minutes

• Part 2 – You will pick a card with a topic and you will talk about it. You will have one minute
to prepare before speaking for up to two minutes. This will be followed by 2-3 questions by
the examiner on the same topic.

• Part 3 – More questions will be asked to you on the same topic as in task 2. These will give
you the opportunity to discuss more abstract ideas and issues. The duration of this task is the
same as the 1st one.

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Reading (Academic and General Training)

• Task Type 1 – Multiple Choice: The questions will involve completing a sentence by choosing
the right option.

• Task Type 2 – Identifying Information: You will be required to answer the question in ‘true’,
‘false’ or ‘not given’.

• Task Type 3 – Identifying Writer’s Views/Claims: You will have to answer the questions in
‘yes’, ‘no’ or ‘not given’.

• Task Type 4 – Matching Information: You will be asked to find specific details in the form of
an example, reason, description, comparison, summary and explanation.

Writing (Academic)

• Task 1: You will be required to describe facts or figures presented in one or more graphs, charts
or tables on a related topic; or they may be given a diagram of a machine, a device or a process
and asked to explain how it works.

• Task 2: You will be given a topic to write about an academic or semi-formal/neutral style.

Writing (General Training)

• 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.

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