IELTS Syllabus 2024 (Sections Wise): Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing Writing Syllabus

Task 1: This involves interpreting and analyzing graphical representations, such as charts, diagrams, or tables, and presenting a concise summary of the information within a 150-word essay.

Task 2: This requires candidates to articulate their points of view, arguments, or suggestions on any given topic in a 250-word essay.

Task 1: Necessitates responding to a given situation by composing a formal or semi-formal letter.

Task 2: This task involves an essay based on the viewpoint expressed in the preceding letter, allowing for a semi-personal or personal tone.

• Agree/disagree: Candidates must write their agreement or disagreement with a given statement and give supporting arguments or opinions.
• Advantages/disadvantages: Candidates have to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a particular situation.
• Cause/solution: Candidates have to analyse the causes of a problem and propose potential solutions to the given question.
• Two-part questions: Candidates have to respond to two related questions, addressing each part comprehensively.
• Discuss both sides of a question: Candidates write about arguments for and against a topic before expressing their opinion.

The reading IELTS syllabus of the IELTS examination requires candidates to read three passages. From books, journals, magazines, and newspapers, challenging them to comprehend, analyse, and interpret information across various genres.

This section consists of three lengthy paragraphs drawn from academic sources. For example books, journals, and articles, catering to the comprehension skills of postgraduate and professional students.

IELTS General Training Reading section mirrors the format of the academic module but features topics relevant to everyday life, including pamphlets, advertisements, and brochures, offering a slightly more manageable challenge.

• Multiple Choice Questions: Candidates can select the most appropriate answer from a list of options.
• Short-answer questions: Candidates have to read the brief responses to questions based on information from the text.
• Matching information: Candidates have to match specific pieces of information or paragraphs with corresponding sections of the text.
• Matching headings: Candidates have to match paragraph headings with the relevant sections of the text.
• Matching features: Candidates have to match features or characteristics with the appropriate categories.
• Identifying information: Candidates have to locate specific details or information within the text.
• Identifying the writer’s views: Candidates determine the writer’s perspective or opinion on a given topic.
• Sentence completion: Candidates have to complete sentences using information from the paragraph or text.
• Matching Sentence Endings: Candidates have to match sentence endings with the appropriate beginnings.
• Diagram label completion: Candidates have to label diagrams or charts based on information provided in the text.
• Summary, note, table, and flowchart completion: Candidates have to complete summaries, notes, tables, or flowcharts using information from the text.

• The listening IETS syllabus of the IELTS examination assesses the candidates’ ability to comprehend spoken English across various contexts and scenarios. Four recordings, comprising social, environmental, and educational themes, each lasting three minutes, are played, followed by 40 questions, encompassing note completion, multiple-choice, and sentence completion formats.

• Multiple Choice Questions: Candidates have to select the correct answer from a list of options based on the information given in the recording.
• Sentence completion: Candidates have to complete sentences or phrases using the information heard in the recording.
• Matching: Candidates have to match information or categories with corresponding options presented in the recording.
• Plan, map, and diagram labeling: Candidates have to label plans, maps, or diagrams based on information provided in the recording.
• Table, flowchart, summary completion: Candidates have to complete tables, flowcharts, or summaries using information presented in the recording.
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The speaking examination, serving as the final section, evaluates candidates’ oral communication skills and fluency in English.

• Part 1: Self-introduction and discussion on general topics.
• Part 2: Speaking on a given topic for two minutes, followed by a brief question-answer session.
• Part 3:  Speaking about abstract and serious issues through a lengthy discussion.

• Part 1- General topics and self-introduction: Candidates respond to questions about their personal experiences, opinions, and preferences, demonstrating their ability to engage in spontaneous conversation.
• Part 2- Speaking on a given topic for two minutes: Candidates deliver a monologue on a specific topic, showcasing their ability to organise their thoughts, use relevant vocabulary, and maintain coherence and fluency.
• Part 3: Discussion on serious issues and topics:  Candidates engage in a more complex and nuanced discussion with the examiner, exploring abstract ideas, societal issues, and cultural phenomena, demonstrating their ability to express opinions, analyze perspectives, and engage in meaningful discourse.
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