What are the components of the IELTS exam and what is the syllabus?
The IELTS exam has four main components: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking.
- Listening: Four recorded conversations/monologues, 30 minutes plus 10 minutes to transfer answers. Includes multiple choice, matching, labeling, and short answer questions. Features various English accents. - Reading: Three long texts, 60 minutes. Includes multiple choice, True/False/Not Given, matching headings, sentence/summary completion, and diagram labeling. Academic and General Training versions use different types of texts. - Writing: Two tasks in 60 minutes. Academic: describe visual data; General Training: write a letter. Task 2 for both: write an essay. Assessed on task achievement, coherence, vocabulary, and grammar. - Speaking: Face-to-face interview, 11 - 14 minutes. Includes introduction, a short speech, and a discussion. Assessed on fluency, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
Each section is scored from 0 to 9, with the overall band score being the average of all four.
Do you even need IELTS?
Which test, what band, or whether you can skip it. Sorted in one free session.
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