IELTS

Timing

Approximately 30 minutes + 10 minutes of transfer time.

Questions

Total Questions- 40

Types

·        Multiple choice

·        Matching

·        Plan/ map/diagram labelling

·        Form completion

·        Note completion

·        Sentence completion

·        Short-answer questions

·        Table completion

·        Flow- chart completion

·        Summary completion

Test Parts

There are four portions in all.

·        A talk between two people in an everyday social situation (for example, a conversation in an accommodation agency) constitutes Section 1.

·        Section 2 is a monologue set in a common social setting (for example, a speech about local amenities or a discussion about conference dinner arrangements).

·        A conversation between up to four people in an educational or training context (for example, a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment, or a group of students organising a research project) is referred to as Section 3.

·        Section 4 is a monologue about a scholarly topic (e.g., a university lecture).

Each part is only heard once.

Voices and native-speaker accents are used in a variety of ways.

Marking

Correct Answers receives 1 Mark.

Scores out of 40 are converted to the 9-band scale.

Timing

60 minutes (no extra time for transferring answers)

Questions

Total Questions- 40

Types

·        Multiple choice

·        True/False/Not Given

·        Yes/No/Not Given

·        Matching information

·        Matching headings

·        Matching features

·        Matching sentence endings

·        Sentence completion

·        Summary completion

·        Diagram label completion

·        Short-answer questions

·        Note completion

·        Table completion

·        Flow-chart completion

Test Parts

Academic Reading

There are 3 sections

There is one long text in each segment. Texts are collected from books, journals, periodicals, and newspapers and are real.

They are scholarly issues of popular interest that have been written for a non-specialist audience. Test takers entering undergraduate or postgraduate studies or seeking professional registration will find the texts acceptable and approachable.

The texts cover a wide range of topics, from descriptive and factual to discursive and critical. Non-verbal items such as diagrams, graphs, and drawings may be included in texts. A short glossary is supplied if the contents contain technical terms.

General Training

There are 3 sections

·        Section 1 has two or three brief factual texts, one of which may be composite (comprising six to eight short texts that are related by topic, such as hotel advertisements). The topics are relevant to an English-speaking country’s everyday existence.

·        Section 2 includes two brief factual paragraphs about work-related topics (such as job applications, corporate policies, wages and conditions, workplace amenities, and staff development and training).

·        Section 3 contains a longer, more complicated material about a wide topic.

Authentic notices, advertising, company handbooks, government documents, books, magazines, and newspapers were used to create the texts.

Marking

Correct Answers receives 1 Mark.

Scores out of 40 are converted to the 9-band scale.

Timing

60 minutes

Tasks

2 tasks

Task 1- Write at least 150 words.

Task 2- Write at least 250 words.

Test types

Academic Writing

You are given a graph, table, chart, or diagram and asked to describe, summarise, or explain the material in your own words in Task 1. You can be requested to describe and explain data, process phases, how something works, or a specific object or event.

You must produce an essay in response to a point of view, argument, or problem in Task 2.

Test takers starting undergraduate or postgraduate courses or pursuing professional registration will find the problems discussed to be of general interest, suited for, and easily comprehended.

Task 1 and Task 2 responses should be written in a semi-formal/neutral academic tone.

General Training Writing

You are given a situation and requested to compose a letter asking information or explaining the situation in Task 1.

The letter might be written in a personal or semi-formal/neutral tone.

You must produce an essay in response to a point of view, argument, or problem in Task 2. The style of the essay can be a little more personal than the Academic Writing Task 2 essay.

Marking

Certificated IELTS examiners evaluate your performance on each task using the IELTS Writing test evaluation criteria (Task Achievement/Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range, and Accuracy). The public version of the evaluation criteria is available at www.ielts.org/criteria

Timing

10-15 minutes

Test Parts -3

Part 1 (4-5 minutes) Introduction and interview

The examiner introduces himself/herself and requests that you do the same to prove your identification. The examiner will ask you general questions about your home, family, work, studies, and hobbies.

Part 2: Long individual turns (3-4 minutes)

The examiner hands you a task card that invites you to speak about a certain topic and contains points you can discuss. You get one minute to prepare your speech and are provided with a pencil and paper to take notes. You speak on the issue for 1-2 minutes. After then, the examiner may ask you one or two questions about the same subject.

Part 3: A two-way conversation (4-5 minutes)

Further questions related to the content of Part 2 are asked by the examiner. These questions allow you to talk about more abstract concerns and ideas.

Marking

Certificated IELTS examiners evaluate your performance throughout the examination using the IELTS Speaking test evaluation criteria (Fluency and Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy, Pronunciation). The public version of the evaluation criteria is available at www.ielts.org/criteria