Exam structure: Speaking (11–14 minutes)

Your spoken English proficiency is evaluated in the speaking section. Each test is documented.

• Part 1: This section consists of general questions about you and a number of well-known subjects, including your home, family, job, studies, and interests. Between four and five minutes make up this section.
• Part 2: You will be given a card that asks you to discuss a specific subject. You have up to two minutes to speak after one minute of preparation. After that, the examiner will pose one or two questions on the subject.
• Part 3: You will be questioned further on the subject covered in Part 2 in this section. These will enable you to talk about more ethereal concepts and problems. Between four and five minutes are allotted for this portion of the exam.

Exam structure: Reading (60 minutes)

The 40 questions in the reading section are intended to test a variety of reading abilities. These include skimming, understanding logical argument, reading for gist, reading for main ideas, reading for detail, reading for comprehension, and recognizing the opinions, attitudes, and purposes of writers.

IELTS Academic Test : Three lengthy texts are included, ranging from factual and descriptive to discursive and analytical. These come from publications like books, journals, magazines, and newspapers. They have been chosen for a non-specialist audience but are suitable for students starting university courses or looking to register for a profession.

IELTS General Reading: The IELTS General Training test includes passages from notices, advertisements, company handbooks, magazines, and newspapers. These are materials that you will probably come across every day if you live in an English-speaking country.

Exam structure: listening (30 minutes)

After listening to four recordings of native English speakers, you will be asked to answer a series of questions in writing.

• Recording 1: A two-person conversation that is taking place in a typical social setting.
• Recording 2: A monologue that is presented in a typical social setting, such as a speech about neighbourhood amenities.
• Recording 3: A conversation between two to four people taking place in an educational or training context, such as a university tutor and a student talking about an assignment.
• Recording 4: This contains a monologue about a scholarly topic, such as a university lecture.

Examiners will be on the lookout for evidence that you can comprehend the main ideas and specific factual information, the opinions and attitudes of speakers, the purpose of an utterance, and evidence that you can follow the development of ideas.

Exam structure: Academic Writing (60 minutes)

Test takers beginning undergraduate and graduate studies or pursuing professional registration will find the topics of general interest and appropriate. Two tasks are involved:

• Task 1: Task 1 asks you to describe, summarize, or explain the data in a graph, table, chart, or diagram using your own words. You might be asked to explain data, describe a process’ stages, explain how something operates, or describe an object or an event.
• Task 2: You will be required to respond in writing to a point of view, argument, or problem in Task 2.

Exam structure: General Writing (60 minutes)

All subjects are interesting. Two tasks are involved:

• Task 1: You will be given a situation in Task 1 and asked to write a letter requesting information or outlining the circumstance. The letter’s style can be informal, formal, or personal.
• Task 2: You will be required to respond in writing to a point of view, argument, or problem in Task 2. The essay’s tone can be quite individual.