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IELTS assesses each question type against its own band descriptors or answer key. These guides cover what each task asks you to do, how it is marked, where candidates lose marks, and how to practise it.
Listening
IELTS Listening form, note, table and sentence completion, plus short answers
IELTS Listening completion and short-answer questions are marked on spelling and word limits. How they work, how to handle corrections, and five practice items with answer keys and transcript excerpts.
IELTS Listening matching: how to match items to options
IELTS Listening matching gives you the items in the order you hear them and the options in a different order. How it works, how to handle paraphrase, and four practice items with keys and transcript excerpts.
IELTS Listening multiple choice: how to handle the distractors
IELTS Listening multiple choice plays you most of the options, then rejects them. How it is marked, how to use the reading time, and five practice items with answer keys and transcript excerpts.
IELTS Listening map and plan labelling: how to follow the route
IELTS Listening map, plan and diagram labelling tests whether you can follow a description of a place. What IELTS advises, a before-and-during routine, and four practice items with keys and route transcripts.
Reading
IELTS Diagram Label Completion: read the diagram first, then the text
How IELTS diagram label completion works, what the official rules say about word limits and answer order, a five-step method, and three practice diagrams with keys.
IELTS Matching Headings, Information and Features: method and practice
How IELTS matching headings, matching information and matching features work, the official rules, a method that beats keyword matching, and three practice items.
IELTS Reading Multiple Choice: one answer, two answers and wrong options
How IELTS Reading multiple choice works, how to spot contradicted and not-stated wrong options, a method for single and multiple answers, and three practice items.
IELTS Sentence, Summary, Note and Table Completion: word limits and method
How IELTS sentence, summary, note, table and flow-chart completion work, how word limits are applied, a five-step method, and three practice items with answers.
IELTS Short-Answer Questions: word limits, order and how to find the answer
How IELTS Reading short-answer questions work, the official rules on word limits and answer order, a five-step method, common mistakes and three practice sets.
IELTS True/False/Not Given: how to tell False from Not Given
What True, False and Not Given mean in IELTS Reading, how Yes/No/Not Given differs, a four-step method, the common traps, and three practice items with answers.
Writing
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: how to describe charts, tables and processes
Task 1 gives you about 20 minutes and a 150-word floor to describe a chart, table, map or process. What IELTS says, how it is marked, a four-paragraph structure and four practice items.
IELTS General Training Writing Task 1: how to write the letter
General Training Task 1 is a letter with three bullet points, about 20 minutes and a 150-word floor. What IELTS says, how tone is judged, a paragraph plan and four practice items.
IELTS Writing Task 2: how to plan and write the essay
Task 2 is worth twice as much as Task 1, with 40 minutes and a 250-word floor. What IELTS says, how Task Response is judged, a four-paragraph plan, mistakes to avoid and practice prompts.
Speaking
IELTS Speaking Part 1: how to answer the interview questions
Part 1 is a 4 to 5 minute interview on familiar topics. What IELTS says, how the four Speaking criteria apply, how to extend answers without rambling, and four practice question sets.
IELTS Speaking Part 2: how to use the cue card and talk for two minutes
Part 2 gives you one minute to prepare and two minutes to talk. What IELTS says, how to use the preparation minute, how to keep going, and four practice cue cards from the bank.
IELTS Speaking Part 3: how to answer the discussion questions
Part 3 is a 4 to 5 minute discussion of abstract issues linked to your Part 2 topic. What IELTS says, how it is marked, how to build an answer that explains and speculates, and practice sets.
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