Approximately 30 minutes (plus 10 minutes' transfer time).
Questions
There are 40 questions. A variety of question types are used, chosen from the following:
- multiple choice
- matching
- plan/map/diagram labelling
- form completion
- note completion
- table completion
- flow-chart completion
- summary completion
- sentence completion
- short-answer questions
Test Parts
There are 4 sections
Section 1 is a conversation between two people set in an everyday context (e.g. a conversation in an accommodation agency)
Section 2 is a monologue set in an everyday social context (e.g. a speech about local facilities or a talk about the arrangements for meals during a conference).
Section 3 is a conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context (e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment, or a group of students planning a research project).
Section 4 is a monologue on an academic subject (e.g. a university lecture).
Each section is heard once only. A variety of voices and native-speaker accents are used.
Skilled assessed
A wide range of listening skills are assessed, including:
- understanding of main ideas
- understanding of specific factual information
- recognising opinions, attitudes and purpose of a speaker
- following the development of an argument
Marking
Each correct answer receives 1 mark. Scores out of 40 are converted to the IELTS 9-band scale.
Scores are reported in whole and half bands
Raw Score our of 40 Band score
16 5
23 6
30 7
35 8
Information for Candidates: Introducing IELTS to test takers p.4
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