General Training Reading
We practise everyday, work and general-interest texts through the three sections and their increasing difficulty.
IELTS General Training is designed for people who wish to migrate to an English-speaking country or train or study at below degree level. In one-on-one lessons, you study General Training Reading and Writing tasks alongside the shared Listening and Speaking sections.
IELTS General Training is designed for people who wish to migrate to an English-speaking country or train or study at below degree level.
Listening and Speaking are shared with Academic; Reading and Writing tasks are different.
| Section | Task | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Listening | Four parts, 40 questions | About 30 minutes + 10 minutes to transfer answers |
| Reading | Three sections, 40 questions | 60 minutes including transfer time |
| Writing | Task 1 letter and Task 2 essay | 60 minutes |
| Speaking | Three parts | 11–14 minutes |
General Training shares Listening and Speaking with Academic; Reading and Writing tasks are different.
IELTS, General Training test and Reading/Writing formats
We plan General Training preparation around your migration, below-degree study or training goal, the shared Listening and Speaking sections, and the different Reading and Writing tasks.
We practise everyday, work and general-interest texts through the three sections and their increasing difficulty.
We work on the Task 1 letter and Task 2 discursive essay through purpose, register, word limits and time decisions.
Listening and Speaking follow the shared test structure, while Reading and Writing follow General Training tasks.
General Training Reading has three sections and 40 questions; the total text length is 2,150–2,375 words. The sections increase in difficulty, and spelling and grammar matter in your answers.
Find important information in short texts such as notices, advertisements and timetables encountered in everyday life in an English-speaking country.
Scan work-related texts such as job descriptions, contracts, staff development and training materials.
Understand one longer and more complex descriptive or narrative text from newspapers, magazines, books and online resources.
General Training Writing has two tasks and both must be completed. Task 1 is a letter of at least 150 words; Task 2 is a semi-formal or neutral discursive essay of at least 250 words.
Write a personal, semi-formal or formal letter responding to a situation; allow about 20 minutes and write at least 150 words.
Write a semi-formal or neutral essay about a point of view, argument or problem; allow about 40 minutes and write at least 250 words.
Task 2 contributes twice as much as Task 1 to the Writing score. Responses are assessed for task achievement/response, coherence and cohesion, lexical resource, and grammatical range and accuracy.
Lessons are planned around your current level, target band and the time remaining until the exam date. You practise General Training tasks under timed conditions with personal feedback.
We establish at the start that your goal is General Training and that its Reading and Writing tasks differ from Academic.
Listening and Speaking follow the shared structure, while Reading and Writing use General Training texts and task types.
We review letters, essays and Speaking answers for structure, clarity, language use and fit with the task.
For a General Training goal, we practise everyday, work and general-interest texts, plus letter and discursive essay tasks against the time limit and assessment criteria.
IELTS General Training is designed for people who wish to migrate to an English-speaking country or train or study at below degree level. Check the application requirement with the relevant institution.
No. Listening and Speaking are shared, but Reading and Writing tasks are different. General Training Reading uses everyday, work and general-interest texts; Writing includes a letter and a discursive essay.
Task 1 is a letter of at least 150 words; Task 2 is a semi-formal or neutral discursive essay of at least 250 words. Task 2 contributes twice as much to the Writing score.
You can start from any level. In the first meeting, your current skills, target band and exam date are evaluated; the plan follows the General Training tasks.