The IELTS General Test

The IELTS General Reading Section:
IELTS General Training Test lasts for an hour, in which three passages are presented, from which 40 questions will be asked. Texts are usually taken form notices, instruction manuals, office documents, newspapers, advertisements, magazines, booklets, and books. The first passage covers a topic that is concerned with social survival of non-native candidates in an English speaking country. The second passage is concerned with survival in an education, training or welfare context. The third section tests the candidates' reading abilities with a longer and more complex passage.

The IELTS General Writing Section:
The General Training Writing Test is of 1 hour duration. Candidates are required to do 2 tasks. The General Training Writing Test Task 1 requires the candidate to write a letter in response to a given situation. Candidates must write a minimum of 150 words. The General Training Writing Test Task 2 asks the candidate to write an essay on a general topic. Candidates must write a minimum of 250 words.

The IELTS General Speaking Section:
The IELTS General Training Speaking Test is the same for both the Academic and General Training modules. The test is conducted with 1 examiner and 1 candidate. The Speaking test is recorded. The General Training Speaking Test is divided into 3 sections.

Section 1:
The General Training Speaking Test Section 1 begins with some general introductory questions. This is followed by some questions on personal information similar to the type of questions one would ask when meeting someone for the first time. The Duration for this section is about 4-5 minutes.
Section 2:
The General Training Speaking Test Section 2, the examiner gives a topic to the candidate which he/she must talk about. The candidate must talk for 1 to 2 minutes on this subject. The candidate has around one minute in order to prepare for his talk and is provided with some paper and a pencil in order to make some brief notes. After the candidate's talk the examiner will ask 1 or 2 brief questions in order to finish off the section. This section will last for around 3-4 minutes.

Section 3:
In the General Training Speaking Test the examiner will ask some more questions generally related to the subject spoken about in the previous section. These questions will be more demanding and require some critical analysis on the part of the candidate. This section lasts for around 5 minutes.

The IELTS General Listening Section:
The IELTS General Training Listening Test is the same for the Academic and General Training modules. The candidates will listen to a tape and answer a series of questions. The General Training Listening test is in four sections with 10 questions in each that is a total of 40 questions and will last for about 30 minutes. The candidates are given an extra 10 minutes at the end of this section to transfer their answers to the answer sheet.

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