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BY ANNA

MAIN CONTENT
SCORE DISTRIBUTION
LISTENING

 Comprises of 4 sections
 Allotted 40 minutes
 Each section can be either a monologue or a dialogue
 Begins with a brief introduction about the situation
 Candidates may skim through the questions
 Candidates are required to make necessary notes
 Each section is heard only once
 Towards the end of listening section, candidates are given
10minutes to transfer all their answers to the answer sheet
READING
 3 sections, comprising of normally 3 texts
followed by 13-14 questions.
 Occassionally due to shorter texts, there can be
up to 5 texts in total.
WRITING

 Consists of 2 tasks
 Task 1: candidate describes a diagram, graph,
process or chart
 Task 2: response to an argument
THE DIAGRAM BELOW SHOWS THE NITROGEN CYCLE.
Q. WRITE A REPORT FOR A UNIVERSITY LECTURER DESCRIBING THE
INFORMATION SHOWN BELOW. (EXAMPLE OF TASK 1)
SPEAKING
 Consists of 3 sections
 1st section: candidate takes in form of an interview. They may be
asked about their hobbies, reasons for taking IELTS and other
general topics such as shopping, family, friends..
 2nd section: candidates are given a topic booklet, 1 minute is
provided to prepare about the topic.
 3rd section: this is an open discussion between the examiner and
the candidate generally relating to the same theme as in 2nd
section.
SPEAKING EXAMPLES

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