IELTS Academic
International English Language Testing System
IELTS Academic measures English language proficiency for higher education and professional registration. It tests all four language skills: listening, reading, writing, and speaking.
2h 45m
Duration
4
Sections
0-9
Score Range
5
Countries
Exam Sections
Listening
Four recorded monologues and conversations.
40
Questions
30m
Duration
Reading
Three long reading passages with tasks.
40
Questions
60m
Duration
Writing
Task 1: Describe visual data. Task 2: Write an essay.
2
Questions
60m
Duration
Speaking
Face-to-face interview in three parts.
3
Questions
15m
Duration
Topics Covered
Sample Question
Choose the correct word: "The experiment _____ significant results."
"Yelled" means to shout. "Yielded" means to produce or provide, which is the correct collocate with "results" in academic English.
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