LISTENING
– You will listen to four recorded texts – two monologues and two conversations.
– You will hear the recordings once only. Different accents, including British, Australian, New Zealand, and North American, are used.
– Part 1: A conversation between two people set in an everyday social context, e.g. a conversation in an accommodation agency.
– Part 2: A monologue set in an everyday social context, e.g. a speech about local facilities.
– Part 3: A conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context, e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment.
– Part 4: A monologue on an academic subject, e.g. a university lecture.
– There are 40 questions. A variety of different question types are used.
30 Minutes
– Band 9: 39-40 correct answers out of 40
– Band 8: 35-38 correct answers
– Band 7: 30-34 correct answers
– Band 6: 23-29 correct answers
– Band 5: 16-22 correct answers
– Band 4: 10-15 correct answers
– Band 3: 6-9 correct answers
– Band 2: 4-5 correct answers
– Band 1: 1-3 correct answers
– Band 0: 0 correct answers (did not attempt the test or provided completely incorrect answers)
READING
– IELTS Academic – three sections
– For each section you will be given one long reading passage with tasks.
– All the topics are of general interest to students at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
– The texts may be written in different styles and may contain diagrams, graphs, or illustrations.
– The texts will come from a variety of sources (e.g. books, journals, newspapers).
– There are 40 questions. A variety of different question types are used.
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– IELTS General Training – three sections
– You will be presented with five or six texts of varying length with tasks.
– Section 1: contains two or three short texts or several shorter texts on everyday topics.
– Section 2: contains two short, work-related, factual texts.
– Section 3: contains one longer text on a topic of general interest.
– The texts will come from a variety of sources (e.g. advertisements, company handbooks, official documents, books, newspapers).
– There are 40 questions. A variety of different question types are used.
60 Minutes
IELTS General
IELTS Academic
WRITING
– IELTS Academic Task 1:
– Describe visual information (graph, table, chart, diagram) in own words.
– Write at least 150 words.
– Time limit: about 20 minutes.
– IELTS General Training Task 1:
– Respond to a situation (e.g., writing a letter asking for information or explaining a situation).
– Write at least 150 words.
– Time limit: about 20 minutes.
– IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training Task 2:
– Discuss a point of view, argument, or problem.
– Write at least 250 words.
– Time limit: about 40 minutes.
60 Minutes
The examiner will assess your writing on the 4 marking criteria below. Each criterion is worth 25% of your total marks for writing task 1.
• Task Achievement / Response
• Coherence and Cohesion
• Lexical Resource (Vocabulary)
• Grammatical Range and Accuracy
SPEAKING
– Part 1 (4–5 minutes): The Examiner asks you general questions about yourself and a range of familiar topics, such as home, family, work, studies, and interests.- Part 2 (3–4 minutes): You will be given a card which asks you to talk about a topic.
– You will have 1 minute to prepare before speaking for up to 2 minutes. The Examiner may then ask one or two questions on the same topic.
– Part 3 (4–5 minutes): The Examiner asks more questions that are connected to the topic of Part 2. These questions give you an opportunity to discuss more abstract issues and ideas.
11-14 Minutes
Here are the four key criteria used by examiners to assess the speaking performance:
– Fluency & Coherence (FC): This assesses the ease and flow of your speech, your ability to express yourself clearly and connect your ideas effectively.
– Lexical Resource (LR): This assesses the range of vocabulary you use, including your use of idioms and synonyms, and your ability to express yourself precisely.
– Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA): This assesses the variety and correctness of grammatical structures you use in your speech.
– Pronunciation (P): This assesses your ability to be understood clearly, including your pronunciation of individual sounds, word stress, and intonation.
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