ied i 2 Ss) IELTS FORMAT Ane General Training For entry to vocational or training programmes eee re ot at degres level for scrislon © saccesdary studies or for professional reasons. school and for immigration purposes. The test Modules are taken in the following order: Rit sures CIilen aaass multiple choice, short-answer questions, 4 sections, sentence completion, notes, form, table, 40 items summary, flow-chart completion, labelling a diagram/map/plan, classification, matching 3 Sections, multiple choice, short-answer questions, 40 items, Sentence completion, notes, form, table, ‘summary flow-chart completion, labelling a General Training nema diagram/mapiplan, classification, matching, B screen choosing suitable paragraph headings, identifica Reading 40 items tion of author's views, -yes, no, not given, true, false, not given questions Task 1 (150 Words - 20 minutes) ‘Candidates have to look at a diagram, chart, or ‘graph and present the information in their own ‘words Task 2 (250 Words - 40 minutes) ‘Candidates have to present a solution to a Problem or present and justify an opinion. ‘Task 1 (150 Words - 20 minutes) Candidates have to respond to a problem with a letter asking for information. Task 2 (250 Words - 40 minutes) ‘Candidates have to present a solution to a Problem or present and justify an opinion. It consists of three parts; Part I = Introduction and interview, Part 2 - Long turn, Part 3 - Discussion,EXAM GUIDE) READING SECTION IELTS READING SECTION EXAM GUIDE This section contains a detailed analysis of the Reading section of the exam with Exam Tips and Guidance for all the different Reading tasks that students will encounter taking the IELTS exam, with reference to the tasks included in the Practice Tests. iiEXAM GUIDE _ READING SECTION Reading Section Format La Questions eae Le ilaead multiple choice 3) “Texts may be sourced from matching (or 3 tasks) books, journals, magazines, ic short-answer newspapers or websites ‘They are suitable for under. choosing True/Flse/Not giver 13 graduate and postgraduate choosing Yes/No/Not given. level reading, but are general- diagram labelling Interest not specialist-interest. mary completion mary compl 14 sentence completion 0 note/table/flow-chart comy pec) locating information or 3 tasks) Time: 60 minutes (including time to transfer your answers onto the answer sheet) Marking: 1 mark for each correct answer. READING PASSAGE 1 ises '* 2 text of up to 900 words (usually factual or descriptive) '* made up of two or three tasks and 13 questions in total ‘usually slightly easier than passages 2 and 3 ‘* Your understanding of texts which could be included in an academic course. ‘ Your ability to follow an argument and/or opinions and/or a series of facts or ideas © 2 ronge of reading skis including reading for main ideas and reading for detail, 3s Understanding the structure of a text at both sentence and paragraph level READING PASSAGE 2 is... © a text of up to 900 words ‘© made up of two or three different tasks and 13 or 14 questions in total © usually sightly harder than passage 1 for what it tests refer to Passage 1 guidelines ‘a text of up to 950 words (so can be sightly longer than 1 and 2) ‘¢ made up of two or three diferent tasks and 13 or 14 questions in total + usualy more difficult than passages 1 and 2 for what it tests refer to Passage 1 guidelines READING TIPS ‘¢ there are 40 questions in total on the reading paper © ro one passage wil have more than 14 questions attached to ‘e only answers found in or inferred from the information in the text you are not required to use your background knowledge ‘ attempt all questions; you have nothing to lose by guessiEXAM GUIDE) READING SECTION TASK TYPE: (1) TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN ‘Tasks Compare the information given in each statement with the information found in the text to decide whether or not the information is the same in both, You must... 4. Read the statements carefully (they will be inthe same order asthe information in the passage). | 2. Scan the text to find the information you need (and read the section carefully if necessary). | 3. Decide if the idea expressed in each statement agrees with the text (TRUE) or contradicts the text (FALSE), | on there no information about the statement in the text (NOT GIVEN), EXAMPLE: TEST | - PASSAGE | There ib always at least one TRUE, Jone FALSE and one NOT GWEN an ‘Look at each 1 EN See in the question set. ‘question in turn ‘and underiine the Do the following statements cs 8-13 blow write morta wens Be (ee Then scan the NOT GIVEN if there no information thie, feat te sen ih aac. formation you ata People from updSvdsvsloped nations ty to atain the same Saga Standard of living as those from developed ations, 5 Secingwhat ters have makes peopl wantohiveittoo. 10. The larger he fly i the pps he patents wil probably he, {11 One’ atitude to ite has no influence on one's health, [12 Instinct canbe a barter to happiness. amily and fiends rank equally as sources of happiness, Do not expect the statements to appear in the exact same way the passage; the information you need will often be reworded or paraphrased. To help you locate where itis, choose words from the statements that are unlikely to have been changed ie. in the case of question 13 family and friends. Not ‘+ Remember the questions are in the order the information appears in the text. ¥you have found 8 and 10, but canot find the answer to 9, you can therefore ‘arrow your search down to the text between where you found those answers, The information you need to find will not necessarily be evenly spaced in the passage. There may even be some paragraphs which do not relate to the questions, ‘Always look at the ttle and the information in the opening few lines of the text before you do anything ese. This will give you an idea of what the text might be about, Next, ead the text quickly (gistread) in order to get a general understanding of what is being discussed.EXAM GUIDE READING SECTION TASK TYPE: (2) YES/NO/NOT GIVEN a din the text to decide ‘Task: Compare the information given in each statement with the (ater ae hit, ha ae Whether oF not the information is the same in both. You have to be able t Pinions, ideas and/or attitudes expressed, : You must... 1. Read the statements carefully (they will be in the same order as the information in ‘te re , a ‘Scan the text to find the information you need (and read the relevant section carefully in aay til 5 le if the ideas expressed in each ‘statement agree with the opinions/ideas of the writ (VE 5) Sr contradict them (NO), on if there is no information about the opinion/idea in the text ( following statements agree with the views”, then it would only be the writer's ‘Ou should concern yourself with, even it Hews are mentioned in the text writer's Views y other vi EXAMPLE: TEST 9 - PASSAGE 3 Questions 34-40 Do the following sttem¥ots in spaces 154-40 belo, un Yes No Underline the key ‘Fhe Satement contradic the information J ena | NOT GIVEN if there sno information on this RESO GIVEN, wordls) in the statements and scan the passage 34. _Banks demand larger deposits from frst-tne propery investors {or them. Be 1 Bans demand age eps om fis propery neo ‘mindful of the fact that the ifthe sctement ogres wth the information must be used at least once. 35 By making a larger deposit investors can limit their personal financial risk e ae a Tot of long-term costs to take into consideration before purchasing passage may not | |*° There areal a rental propery. Contain the exact word(s) you are | |37 Banks require you to hold alot of money in reserve to meet your longterm lookine torent Property maintenance costs Syronym instead: | /38 Many investors are tempted to pay more than they should fr thei investment properties, At the moment, house prices are extremely high in genera ‘There are alot of urban renewal projects that have been earmarked by the governmentEXAM GUIDE®) READING SECTION TASK TYPE: (3) DIAGRAM LABELLING Taskt To understand a detailed description, Passage related to the diagram will of You must... 1. Scan the text 2. Find the wor heading of the ‘diagram may help yyou determine the section of the passage to focus (on in order to find the answers, Looking at the to find specific information, rd(s) or number in the text which Questions 10-13 abe the diggram eo White NO MORE THAN =e = Prison Plan Call Design [Examine each space carefully to determine what kind of word is missing ie. a noun adjective etc, ‘and relate it to information i ften be concerned with a process or a description of something. EXAMPLE: TEST 3 - PASSAGE | THREE WORDS} oni a diagram. The section of the fits each space and copy it into the gap. Pay clase attention to the word limit ‘and do not exceed it. Here, you can write one, two or three words in leach space, whichever is correct Ensure that the answer you write in each space is spelt correctly; otherwise you will lose marks, —— The notes in the d= /eram may use syn ‘nyms of the words in the passage rather than the same ones; therefore, look out for Words of a similar meaning as well as exact matches, should not be altered. The ‘You must use words copied directly from the ‘umbered/ ‘annot distinguish certain colours if they stand alone ‘64N-match all colours of the spectrum, Wote:TASK TYPE: (7) SENTENCE COMPLETION Task: To understand key points in the text. You must... 1. Read each sentence and identify where in the text the information to fil the gap fs located. 2. Complete each gap by choosing a word or words from the text. REMEMBER, FOR ALL COMPLETION EXERCISES... there is a maximum number of words you can use to fill each gap, which is stated in the instructions the information is not necessarily displayed in the order that it appears in the passage you must copy the words from the text exactly as they appear - do not alter their form. EXAMPLE: TEST 5 - PASSAGE 2 Stick to the word limit in the instructions, Questions 21 - 23 eee] Complete te senences tions oF 229s does not | Cyo:e NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage foreach answer necessariy reflect the order in which the information will be fondo 21 One aspect of cognitive behaviouf@freatment includes the preparation of by offenders. 22. The treatment requires offenders o consider the that lead to a crime being committed. ‘Treatment programmes encourage offenders 1 recognise and know what to do in case they do happen. 23, before they happen, Take sure thatthe words you choose are: {i) copied exactly as they appear in the text {i spelt correctly {i) a grammatically correct ft =f they are no be tempted to change the form of the ‘again for the cparncnrst fit |____— tered in any way, po alEXAM GUIDE™) READING SECTION TASK TYPE: (8) NOTE COMPLETION EXAMPLE: TEST 5 - PASSAGE 2 (Reem — F : nate / table completion or summary type task mle ae 's the first type of task you must answer for a iven passage, it may be helpful to skim over the information in the notes/table/summary before reading the passage as this will give you a good idea of what the passage is about, | NOTES: Therapeutic Jurisprudence NOTE ¢ all completion tasks are similar: sentence/note/flow-chart/table fe) ‘but for note, flow-chart and table completion you must understand a whole section(s) of the text not just key points TASK TYPE: (9) FLOW-CHART COMPLETION Task: To understand the description ofa process or sequence of events. You must... Ir Scan the text to find specific information using the key words in the flow-chart to help you locate ‘where the relevant information is in the passage. 2. Find the word(s) or number in the text which fits each space and co into the gap. EXAMPLE: TEST | - PASSAGE 3 Fay acetion now tony words Pilea kon 2m bet: Wate NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS foreach answer ‘Always pay attention to the word limit in the instructions. Note The questions do not necessarily appear in the same order as the information will be found in the passage. ‘The parts of the chart that don't contain a gap an act as guides; pointing ‘you to the correct place in the passage to start looking for the next Biece of information. Scan the passage looking for the key words,Sel cul) itd Cl oie euiled TASK TYPE: (10) SUMMARY COMPLETION Task: To understand the main points of part (or occasionally all) of the text. There is another type of SUMMARY COMPLETION that does not require you to write words in the gaps; thi outlined below: You musi |. Locate the parts of the text to which the summary refers and find the answers to the questions. Note: Be aware that the answers might NOT EXAMPLE: TEST 5 - PASSAGE 3 be in the same order as they appear in the text, However, the correct answers willbe the exact words that you find in the text Questions 36-40 cep the brain asthe chance to close down ad do some repair work | | Ppy fo predict from eontext what part of speech the miss: ing word is: e.g. Question 37 must be a noun because of the article ‘the! that precedes it. ths re perio, the 37 hops aden con ces down. Al the ame tine, the canvascla stem has « much needed et. IN animal such a raents A 39 0 28 bess | == TASK TYPE: (11) SUMMARY COMPLETION 2 EXAMPLE: TEST | - PASSAGE | Questions $-7 Note: ‘The words in the box are gue NOT always exactly as you ae Ea wil find them in the text. ‘They may be paraphrased or ina different form, sc ress of 10 ner your ed ano oe ble ee Became money cab pa es, he, ier open ie wok There are always more ‘options than you need, ‘epee Reece eee cont Ener Fe Geone come mn Think of it as a mutiple choice question where you have nine possible options for each answer | and must select one.CNEL |e) READING SECTION TASK TYPE: (12) TABLE COMPLETION Task: To understand the way the table is laid out and find specific information in the text. You must... 1, Locate the part of the text where the answer can be found. 2. Find and copy the exact words from the text which correctly fil the gap. EXAMPLE: TEST 2 - PASSAGE | Qe Peer rare Use the column and row headings to give you a clue for where you should look in the passage to find the missing information. TASK TYPE: (13) MATCHING (A) Matching Names Task To relate ideas, information or opinions in the text to a number of people, places, dates etc. You must... 1. Read a list of statements and match them to list of options by finding the information inthe text. 2. Write the letter of the matching statement in the gap for each question. EXAMPLE: (TYPE A) TEST 2 - PASSAGE | (6) Matching Headings Task: To select an appropriate title for some or al of the paragraphs ‘You must... 1. Read a list of headings and match them to the lettered paragraphs of the original passage. Write the letter of the matching heading in the gap for each question. Bs EXAMPLE: (TYPE B) TEST 6 - PASSAGE | Remember, the statements are likely to be paraphrased, so try to identity key ]words or concepts, mee [Scan for where each name appears in text and highight these sections. Then, read} uotow 1-7 coe eee The heading Gee ereibla pe eivoawi enact should reflect the : averall content of pepeeecrer eet raat 7 be the paragraph not | ust one or two | teanigmiaomar | sentences in it “iv ieemet Art yes gaa Wi Trem In Street Muse ae Pea Tris task requires you to read for gist - (read for a general understanding of leach paragraph). uly and see which statements>We) READING SECTION TASK TYPE: (14) LOCATING INFORMATION ‘Task: Scan the passage to find specific information in different paragraphs: You must... 1. Read a text divided into labelled paragraphs. _ 2. Read statements which focus on details from individual paragraphs. 3. Find which paragraph contains the information in the statement. EXAMPLE: TEST 2 - PASSAGE 3 Questions 27 - 31 3 ‘Some sections may contain Reading Passage 3 has cight paragraphs, A- H.—«—_| eso Tore than Which paragraph contains the following information? Saas Write the correc letter A - Hin spaces 27 - 31 below. possible health hazards associated with the use of biometrics convicted criminals were not the first to be identified by the use of biometrics the application of mathematics in assessing biometric data despite its limitations, biometrics has become a commercial field of activity some biometric methods are useful only in conjunction with others Note: You should scan the passage for key words/concepts contained in each statement, then read related sections carefuly to confirm General Reading Tip