IELTS Academic

Sections

• Listening

  Four recorded parts of ten questions each, played once. 30 minutes, then 2 minutes to check your answers.

  Read the questionsCompulsory32 minNot ready yet

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  • You cannot go back to an earlier question

  Scope of study — 7 topics

  The bar next to each topic is how much of our own question bank touches it — not the exam board's official weighting, which we do not have.

  • Question Formats
    • Form and Note Completion
    • Matching
    • Map and Plan Labelling
  • Listening Skills
    • Signposting Language
    • Paraphrase Recognition

• Reading

  Three long academic passages, 40 questions, 60 minutes. Transfer time is included — there is no extra.

  Start practiceWarm up firstRead the questionsCompulsory1h174 questions

  All 174 questions on this paper are new to you.

  Scope of study — 6 topics

  The bar next to each topic is how much of our own question bank touches it — not the exam board's official weighting, which we do not have.

  • Locating Detail42 questions
  • Question Formats

• Writing Task 1

  Describe visual information in at least 150 words. Recommended 20 minutes. Carries one third of the Writing band.

  Start practiceWarm up firstRead the questionsCompulsory20 min12 questions

  All 12 questions on this paper are new to you.

  • Written answer, graded against a rubric
  • One question on screen at a time

  Scope of study — 1 topics

  The bar next to each topic is how much of our own question bank touches it — not the exam board's official weighting, which we do not have.

  • Describing Data12 questions

• Writing Task 2

  Discursive essay of at least 250 words. Recommended 40 minutes. Carries two thirds of the Writing band.

  Start practiceWarm up firstRead the questionsCompulsory40 min6 questions

  All 6 questions on this paper are new to you.

  • Written answer, graded against a rubric
  • One question on screen at a time

  Scope of study — 9 topics

  The bar next to each topic is how much of our own question bank touches it — not the exam board's official weighting, which we do not have.

  • Assessment Criteria
    • Task Response
    • Coherence and Cohesion

• Speaking

  Three parts: introduction, long turn from a cue card, and discussion. 11 to 14 minutes.

  Start practiceWarm up firstRead the questionsCompulsory14 min20 questions

  All 20 questions on this paper are new to you.

  • Spoken answer, graded against a rubric
  • One question on screen at a time

  Scope of study — 4 topics

  The bar next to each topic is how much of our own question bank touches it — not the exam board's official weighting, which we do not have.

  • Test Parts20 questions