IELTS General Training

The IELTS General Training test is designed for individuals migrating to English-speaking countries (such as Canada, Australia, the UK, or New Zealand) for work or secondary education. It assesses English proficiency in practical, everyday contexts.

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Listening Module

• Duration: 30 minutes + 10 minutes transfer time.
• Structure: 4 sections with 40 questions.
• Audio Length: Approximately 30 minutes.
• Audio Types:
  • Section 1: A conversation between two people in an everyday setting (e.g., booking a hotel).
  • Section 2: A monologue on a general topic (e.g., a tour guide explaining a city map).
  • Section 3: A conversation between multiple speakers in an academic or workplace setting (e.g., discussing a work project).
  • Section 4: A monologue on an academic or training-related topic (e.g., a lecture about workplace ethics).
• Question Types:
  • Multiple choice
  • Matching
  • Plan, map, or diagram labeling
  • Form, note, table, flow-chart, or summary completion
  • Sentence completion

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Reading Module

• Duration: 60 minutes (no extra transfer time).
• Structure: 3 sections with 40 questions.
• Passage Length: Shorter and more practical than IELTS Academic.
• Content:
  • Section 1: Short factual texts (e.g., advertisements, notices, schedules).
  • Section 2: Work-related texts (e.g., job descriptions, workplace policies).
  • Section 3: A longer passage on a general topic (e.g., a magazine or newspaper article).
• Question Types:
  • Multiple choice
  • True/False/Not Given
  • Matching headings
  • Matching sentence endings
  • Sentence completion
  • Summary, note, table, or flow-chart completion
  • Diagram label completion
  • Short-answer questions

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Writing Module

• Duration: 60 minutes
• Structure: 2 tasks.
  • Task 1:
    • Write a letter based on a given situation (formal, semi-formal, or informal).
    • Minimum 150 words.
    • Examples: Complaint letter, job application, request for information.
  • Task 2:
    • Write an essay presenting an opinion, argument, or discussion.
    • Minimum 250 words.
    • Topics are related to general interest issues (e.g., work-life balance, social trends).
• Assessment Criteria:
  • Task Achievement/Response
  • Coherence and Cohesion
  • Lexical Resource
  • Grammatical Range and Accuracy

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Speaking Module

• Duration: 11–14 minutes
• Structure: 3 parts (same as IELTS Academic).
  • Part 1: Introduction and general questions about personal life, work, or hobbies (4–5 minutes).
  • Part 2: Individual long turn where the candidate speaks for 1–2 minutes on a given topic (3–4 minutes).
  • Part 3: Two-way discussion on abstract or complex ideas related to Part 2 (4–5 minutes).
• Assessment Criteria:
  • Fluency and Coherence
  • Lexical Resource
  • Grammatical Range and Accuracy
  • Pronunciation