IELTS

Reading
Presentation
By Tessa & Steven
 What is
IELTS?
“International English
Language Testing
System”
 2 types in IELTS

Academic General Training

❖ For those who want to study at
undergraduate or postgraduate
levels and also for people who
seeks professional registration.
❖ For those who wish to migrate
to an English Speaking Country
such as Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, UK and for those who
wants to train or study at below
degree level.
 In Reading Passage,

Academic General Training

● have to read the passage for two ● only needs to read one full page
full pages of A4 paper of A4 paper
 ➢ have 3 sections; Reading passage 1,2,3 with
Question Type 13,13,14 respectively with total of 40 questions.
➢ need to read 2 full pages of A4 paper in each

of Academic
passage
➢ Given time-60 mins
Passage 1 - 20 mins

Reading Passage 2 - 20 mins

Passage 3 - 20 mins
➢ Better if you answer each passage within 15 mins
● require to transfer your answers
into the answer sheet when you
finish one passage.
● Why? Reading doesn’t give
extra time (10 mins) as
listening does.
● you must answer with pencil
only
● To help you complete the
questions, use skimming and
scanning techniques in order to
decrease the amount of time it
takes to complete the reading
section of IELTS test.
 Similarity and difference between
Reading and Listening
Similarity 1 Difference 2
❖ Both need to answer 40 questions ❖ Reading has 3 sections meanwhile
Listening has 4 sections to answer
❖ Listening gives 10 mins extra time to
transfer your answers into the answer
sheet but Reading doesn’t.
Examples of IELTS reading question
type
 List of question type
1. Multiple choice
2. Identifying information
(T/F/NG)
3. Identifying writer’s
views/claims (Yes/No/NG)
4. Matching information
5. Matching headings
6. Matching features
7. Matching sentence endings
8. Sentence completion
9. Summary completion
10. Note completion
11. Table completion
12. Flow-chart completion
13. Diagram-label completion
14. Short-answer question
1. Multiple Choice
2. Identifying information
(T/F/NG)
3. Identifying writer’s
views/claims (Yes/No/Not Given)
4. Matching information
5. Matching headings
6. Matching features
7. Matching sentence
ending
8.Sentence Completion
9. Summary completion
10. Note completion
11. Table completion
12. Flow-chart completion
13. Diagram-label
completion
14. Short-answer
question
Thank you for your attention
Feel free to ask any
questions

Done by
Tessa & Steven