IELTSIELTS General Training

IELTS General Training exam pattern

IELTS General Training shares the same four-module structure and timing as Academic, but Reading and Writing use everyday and workplace material.

Format
Paper or computer
Duration
About 2h 45m
Modules
4
Scoring
Bands 1–9

Listening and Speaking are identical to Academic. General Training Reading uses notices, workplace documents, and everyday texts, and Writing Task 1 is a letter rather than a data description.

ModuleTimeDetail
Listening30 min4 sections, 40 questions
Reading60 minEveryday, workplace, and general-interest texts, 40 questions
Writing60 minTask 1: a letter · Task 2: essay
Speaking11–14 min3 parts, face-to-face with an examiner
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