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    The document provides an overview of the IELTS exam syllabus, outlining the differences between the academic and general training modules. It describes the four sections - reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The reading section contains three passages and 40 multiple-choice questions, assessing comprehension skills. The writing section consists of two questions - a 150-word response to a diagram or data, and a 250-word essay. The listening section includes four audio passages testing understanding. The speaking section is an interview evaluating communication abilities over introduction, long response, and discussion portions.

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    The document provides an overview of the IELTS exam syllabus, outlining the differences between the academic and general training modules. It describes the four sections - reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The reading section contains three passages and 40 multiple-choice questions, assessing comprehension skills. The writing section consists of two questions - a 150-word response to a diagram or data, and a 250-word essay. The listening section includes four audio passages testing understanding. The speaking section is an interview evaluating communication abilities over introduction, long response, and discussion portions.

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    The document provides an overview of the IELTS exam syllabus, outlining the differences between the academic and general training modules. It describes the four sections - reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The reading section contains three passages and 40 multiple-choice questions, assessing comprehension skills. The writing section consists of two questions - a 150-word response to a diagram or data, and a 250-word essay. The listening section includes four audio passages testing understanding. The speaking section is an interview evaluating communication abilities over introduction, long response, and discussion portions.

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    The document provides an overview of the IELTS exam syllabus, outlining the differences between the academic and general training modules. It describes the four sections - reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The reading section contains three passages and 40 multiple-choice questions, assessing comprehension skills. The writing section consists of two questions - a 150-word response to a diagram or data, and a 250-word essay. The listening section includes four audio passages testing understanding. The speaking section is an interview evaluating communication abilities over introduction, long response, and discussion portions.

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    IELTS Syllabus

    IELTS Reading Section


    This section comprises three general texts on the topics relevant for the candidates who want to
    study undergraduate and postgraduate courses, work, or migrate to counties abroad.

    ● The reading modules contain three sections with 40 questions which are majorly MCQs.
    ● Identifying data for short answer questions, sentence or summary completion,
    identifying writer’s attitudes/views and matching list or phrases are some of the areas
    where the skills of candidates are examined.
    ● Students will be provided 30 minutes to solve the section. Tabulated below are the major
    differences between the IELTS syllabus of the 2 types of Reading sections:

    IELTS Reading: Academic vs General

    IELTS Syllabus-Academic IELTS Syllabus- General


    Training

    Three long paragraphs are given which could Three paragraphs are similar
    be factual, descriptive or analytical. in
    structure to the academic
    The probable source of the paragraphs are section
    newspapers, books, journals, research works, and can be extracted from the
    etc. and aim to examine the English skills of company
    working professionals or students. guidelines, advertisements,
    brochures, etc.

    IELTS Writing Section


    In this section, the candidates will be evaluated on their skills to fluently write a general report or
    a short essay.

    ● There are only two questions in the portion of the IELTS exam. In the first question, the
    candidates will be provided with a diagram, data, or a table and then they have to
    represent the information in their own words. The word limit of this question is 150
    words.
    ● In the second question, candidates are provided with an argument, or point of view
    problems. The objective is to assess the candidate on the opinion, justifications, ideas,
    and evidence they provide for the answer. In total, the candidates will be provided 60
    minutes to solve this section.
    IELTS Writing: Academic vs General

    IELTS Syllabus-Academic IELTS Syllabus- General Training

    Number of Questions: 2 Number of Questions: 2

    Candidate has to recapitulate and Candidates have to write a letter as per the
    define the provided diagram or given situation. It can be personal, formal,
    data within semi-formal depending upon the questions.
    150 words essay based on the The applicant will also be required to write
    definition of 1st answer inclusive an essay to support the letter, citing the
    of the examples relevant instances (if any)

    IELTS Listening Section


    This section of the IELTS exam is divided into four parts where the candidates will be provided
    with audio clips. While the first would be about social needs, the other two would be related to
    situations regarding education. The audio clips could either be a dialogue or a monologue that
    will run for a duration of around three minutes and will be played once only. Based on these
    clips, short-answers, note completion, MCQ and many other types of questions will be asked.
    The IELTS syllabus of this section consists of-

    ● Audio 1- Dialogue based on social contexts


    ● Audio 2- Monologue about the everyday social issues
    ● Audio 3- Conversation between 4 people regarding education
    ● Audio 4- Monologue on an academic subject

    IELTS Speaking Section


    Conducted as an interview, this section examines the general communication skills of the
    candidates. It would ultimately lead to complete analysis of whether the candidate can speak
    proficiently in English or not. A three-tier process, this section of the IELTS syllabus will start
    with a short introduction, individual long-run, and a final in-depth discussion. Listed below are
    the components assessed in this section:

    Part 1 (Introduction Followed by an interview)


    In this task, the candidates have to introduce themselves talking about their family, hobbies,
    interests, educational background, etc in about 4-5 minutes.

    Part 2 (Long Turn)


    In this part of IELTS speaking, the candidates will be provided with a flashcard with a topic
    written on it. They can take a few minutes to think, familiarize themselves with the topic given,
    and then speak on it for 2-3 minutes. Afterwards, the interviewer might also some questions to
    evaluate the candidate's understanding of the topic.

    Part 3 (Discussion)
    There would be a detailed discussion on the topic given in Part 2 and the candidate's speech as
    well as comprehension. You will get the chance to delve deeper into the topic and cover it in an
    elaborated manner. This task generally encompasses the duration of 5-6 minutes.

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