IELTS General – IELTS General Training Test Information

IELTS General

The IELTS General Training test is designed for people who want to live, work, or train in an English-speaking country. It measures practical everyday English skills in listening, reading, writing, and speaking.

You can compare this test with IELTS Academic, start preparing with IELTS Preparation, or practise using IELTS Practice Tests.

IELTS General Test Structure

Listening – 30 minutes
Reading – 60 minutes
Writing – 60 minutes
Speaking – 11–14 minutes

IELTS General Listening

The Listening test is the same for IELTS Academic and IELTS General. You will hear four recordings and answer 40 questions.

Conversation in an everyday context
Monologue in a social situation
Conversation in an educational or training context
Talk on an academic or general topic

Improve your listening skills on IELTS Listening, IELTS Listening Sections 1–4, IELTS Listening Practice 1, and IELTS Listening Question Types.

IELTS General Reading

The IELTS General Reading test focuses on everyday English, workplace texts, and social situations. It includes three sections with increasing difficulty.