IELTS PracticeIELTS General Training
For migration, work and training. Its Reading starts with everyday notices and workplace documents before one longer text, and Writing Task 1 is a letter.
Who takes it
- Migration - Australia, Canada and New Zealand, among others, ask for it
- Work experience or training programmes
- Study below degree level, such as secondary school or vocational courses
How it differs from IELTS Academic: Reading texts are practical and everyday at first, and Writing Task 1 is a letter rather than a report. Compare with Academic.
The test in brief
- Listening
- About 30 min
- Reading
- 60 min
- Writing
- 60 min
- Speaking
- 11-14 min
Listening, Reading and Writing are taken in one sitting. Speaking may be the same day or up to a week either side.
The four sections
Listening Same for both
Four recordings, forty questions, about thirty minutes. You hear each recording once.
General Training Listening →Reading
Three sections, forty questions, sixty minutes - from everyday notices to one longer text.
General Training Reading →Writing
Two tasks in sixty minutes: a letter, and an essay.
General Training Writing →Speaking Same for both
A conversation in three parts, 11 to 14 minutes, from familiar topics to more abstract discussion.
General Training Speaking →Practise IELTS General Training free
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