All candidates must complete four Modules - Listening, Reading, Writing
and Speaking - to obtain a band score, which is shown on the IELTS Test
Report Form (TRF). All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking
Modules, while the Reading and Writing Modules differ depending on
whether the candidate is taking the
Academic or
General Training Versions of the Test.
Listening
The module comprises four sections of increasing difficulty.
Each section, which can be either a monologue or dialogue,
begins with a short introduction telling the candidates about the
situation and the speakers. Then they have some time to look through
questions. The first three sections have a break in the middle allowing
candidates to look at the remaining questions. Each section is heard
only once. In the end of this section students are given 10 minutes to
transfer their answers to answer sheet.
Reading
In the academic module the reading test comprises three sections, with 3
texts normally followed by 13 or 14 questions for a total of 40
questions overall. The General test also has 3 sections. However the
texts are shorter, so there can be up to 5 texts to read.
Writing
In the Academic module, there are two tasks: in Task 1 candidates
describe a diagram, graph, process or chart, and in Task 2 they respond
to an argument. In the General Training module, there are also two
tasks: in Task 1 candidates write a letter or explain a situation, and
in Task 2 they write an essay.
Speaking
The speaking test contains three sections. The first section takes the
form of an interview during which candidates may be asked about their
hobbies, interests, reasons for taking IELTS exam as well as other
general topics such as clothing, free time, computers and the internet
or family. In the second section candidates are given a topic card and
then have one minute to prepare after which they must speak about the
given topic. The third section involves a discussion between the
examiner and the candidate, generally on questions relating to the theme
which they have already spoken about in part 2. This last section is
more abstract, and is usually considered the most difficult.
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