The IELTS UKVI General Training exam is your gateway to immigration and professional opportunities in the UK. We break down its four essential sections, ensuring you understand exactly what to expect:
- Listening: Approximately 30 minutes, 4 sections with 40 questions. Tests your ability to understand main ideas and detailed factual information.
- Reading: 60 minutes, 3 sections with 40 questions. Assesses your ability to read for gist, main ideas, detail, and argument in various texts.
- Writing: 60 minutes, 2 tasks (Task 1: letter, Task 2: essay). Evaluates your ability to write coherently and appropriately for purpose and audience.
- Speaking: 11-14 minutes, 3 parts (introduction & interview, long turn, discussion). Measures your fluency, coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation.
The exam can be taken in both paper-based and computer-based formats. Our preparation modules simulate both environments, giving you the confidence to perform your best. You receive an official IELTS 1-9 band score, with scores typically required from 6.5 for university admissions to 7.0 for many immigration purposes.