IELTS Two versions

[sunandaC]

More than 6000 institutions in about 135 countries recognise the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score. This language test comes in two versions, IELTS Academic and the IELTS General Training. The Academic format is for aspirants who wish to study in English-speaking



The listening and speaking tests are the same in the Academic and the General one.

The reading and writing tests are different for the two categories. Let’s look at its details:
. Listening - four sections, 40 items, 30 minutes
. Reading - three sections, 40 items, 60 minutes
. Writing - two tasks, 60 minutes
. Speaking - 11-14 minutes


to succeed “Get familiar with different accents, read a lot and start writing essays.”

 

[minttea]

actually i don't get your point at all, can u explain a little bit clearly? thanks a lot

 

[gillian2013]

i guess she just wanted to point out the differences

 

[Teachwell]

Academic and General Training. The Academic test is for those who want to study at a tertiary level in an English-speaking country. The General Training test is for those who want to do work experience or training programs, secondary school or migrate to an English-speaking country. All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking tests but different Reading and Writing tests