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WELCOME!!!

IELTS Academic Training

 IELTS
MODULES

1 Academic
2
General Training
 ACADEMIC
IELTS GOAL
Wish to study at
undergraduate or
postgraduate levels.
GENERAL
TRAINING
GOAL Wish to migrate to an English-
speaking country (Ex: Australia,
Canada, New Zealand, UK)

Wish to train or study at below

degree level.
WHAT’S IN THE EXAM 5
SPEAKING TASK (approx. 15 mins) 6

1 3 parts/ face-to-face interview

2 The test is recorded
3 Fluency and coherence
4 Lexical resource
5 Grammatical range and accuracy
6 Pronunciation
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Which is more important to you: Family

or Friends? Why?
LISTENING TASK (approx. 30 mins) 9

1 4 PARTS / 40 questions
2 Once only
3 Conversation/ 1 speaker speaks
4 Different accents
5 10 minutes to transfer
 LISTENING TASK – T.O.Q 10

Type Need to remember Note

Multiple choice • A question with 3 possible
answers or the first half of a
sentence with 3 possible
sentence endings.
• Sometimes to choose more than
1 answer.
 LISTENING TASK – T.O.Q 11

Type Need to remember Note

Matching • Match a list of items from the
recording to a list of options.
• Listen for detailed information.
• Follow a conversation
• Recognise how facts in the
recording are connected to each
other.
 LISTENING TASK – T.O.Q 12

Type Need to remember Note

Plan/Map/Diagram • Complete labels on a visual
labelling • Select answers from a list
• Select words from the recording
which fits into gaps.
• READ THE INSTRUCTION
CAREFULLY as the number of
words or numbers may be used
to fill the gaps (word limit is
given)
• Ability to understand.
 LISTENING TASK – T.O.Q 13

Type Need to remember Note

Form/Note/Table/Flow • Fill in gaps in an outline of part
chart/Summary or all the recording.
Completion • Select your answers from a list
on the question paper
• Select words from the recording
which fit into gaps.
• READ THE INSTRUCTION
CAREFULLY as the number of
words or numbers may be used
to fill the gaps (word limit is
 LISTENING TASK – T.O.Q 14

Type Need to remember Note

Sentence completion • Read sentences that summarise
important information, fill in a
gap.
• READ THE INSTRUCTION
CAREFULLY as the number of
words or numbers may be used
to fill the gaps (word limit is
given)
• Ability to identify the important
information in a recording,
 LISTENING TASK – T.O.Q 15

Type Need to remember Note

Short-answer questions • Read the question and write
short answer.
• READ THE INSTRUCTIONS VERY
CAREFULLY.
• Ability to listen for facts (places,
prices or times, etc)