IELTS 2022: Syllabus & Guide

Scoring a good band score in IELTS is the ticket to studying abroad.

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IELTS assess four English language skills

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0)"]},"delay":700,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0b2d87a-9381-4575-b94c-41fbb513fcdc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":700,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-144497bb-4e9d-4f39-bdfa-cba865e4261f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":700,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] ‣ Reading ‣ Speaking ‣ Writing ‣ Listening

IELTS Reading Test

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‣ Duration: 11-15 min

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‣ Duration: 11-15 min

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‣ Duration: 30 mins plus 40 mins transfer time ‣ Structure: 40 question ‣ Assessment: 4 recorded monologues & conversations

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IELTS 2022: Syllabus & Guide

Scoring a good band score in IELTS is the ticket to studying abroad.

IELTS assess four English language skills

IELTS Reading Test

‣ Duration: 11-15 min

‣ Assessment : Personal Interview, Cue Card, Discussion

‣ Structure: 3 questions

‣ Duration: 11-15 min

IELTS Writing Test

Assessment: ‣ Task achievement ‣ Coherence and cohesion ‣ Lexical resource ‣ Grammatical accuracy

‣ Structure: 2 Questions

‣ Duration: 30 mins plus 40 mins transfer time ‣ Structure: 40 question ‣ Assessment: 4 recorded monologues & conversations

IELTS Listening Test

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Types of IELTS Test

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