You will listen to four recordings of native English speakers and then write your answers to a series of questions.
The Reading section consists of 40 questions, designed to test a wide range of reading skills. These include reading for gist, reading for main ideas, reading for detail, skimming, understanding logical argument and recognising writers' opinions, attitudes and purpose.
Topics are of general interest to, and suitable for, test takers entering undergraduate and postgraduate studies or seeking professional registration. There are two tasks:
The speaking section assesses your use of spoken English. Every test is recorded.
The objective of IELTS Academic test and General Training are different. For example, the Academic test has topics suitable for anyone entering university or professional institutions. On the other hand, the General Training test contains topics based on general interest. However, the listening and speaking sections are the same in both the tests.
The IELTS Writing and Reading tests are different in the Academic and General Training tests.