What’s in the exam?
| Paper |
Content |
Time |
| Listening |
40 questions |
Approximately 30 minutes (plus 10 minutes’ transfer time) |
| Reading |
40 questions |
60 minutes |
| Writing |
2 tasks |
60 minutes |
| Speaking |
3 parts |
11–14 minutes |
- Course Format of Academic IELTS
The Academic IELTS is structured to evaluate the English proficiency of individuals intending to pursue higher education or professional registration in English-speaking countries. The test has four sections:
1. Listening
- Duration: ~30 minutes + 10 minutes for transferring answers.
- Format:
- 4 recordings (conversations and monologues).
- 40 questions, including multiple-choice, matching, plan/map/diagram labeling, and fill-in-the-blank.
- Skills Tested: Ability to understand main ideas, details, and opinions.
2. Reading
- Duration: 60 minutes.
- Format:
- 3 long passages from books, journals, magazines, or newspapers.
- 40 questions, including multiple-choice, matching headings, summary completion, and true/false/not given.
- Skills Tested: Reading for gist, details, and logical argument, and identifying opinions or attitudes.
3. Writing
- Duration: 60 minutes.
- Format:
- Task 1: Interpret and describe visual data (charts, graphs, tables, or diagrams).
- Task 2: Write an essay responding to a point of view, argument, or problem.
- Skills Tested: Ability to summarize information, express and justify opinions, and organize ideas.
4. Speaking
- Duration: 11–14 minutes.
- Format:
- Part 1: General introduction and basic questions about familiar topics.
- Part 2: Short speech on a given topic (1 minute to prepare, 2 minutes to speak).
- Part 3: Discussion and questions based on Part 2’s topic.
Skills Tested: Fluency, coherence, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
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