IELTS General Training

The IELTS General Training module is designed for individuals who are planning to migrate to English-speaking countries for work, training programs or secondary education. It focuses on everyday language skills needed in social and workplace contexts. The test is divided into four sections: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. To prepare for the IELTS General Training module, you can follow a course that covers these components in depth.

Test format

• Listening: about 30 minutes, 4 parts, 40 questions
• Reading: 60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 questions
• Writing: 60 minutes, 2 tasks (at least 150 words for Task 1 and at least 250 words for Task 2)
• Speaking: 11 to 14 minutes, a face-to-face interview with an examiner, in 3 parts

Listening, Reading and Writing are taken one after the other with no break. Depending on the test centre, Speaking is on the same day or up to 7 days before or after it. The whole test takes about 2 hours and 45 minutes.

What is different in General Training:

• Reading: texts from everyday life, such as newspapers, books, notices, company handbooks, advertisements and magazines
• Writing Task 1: a letter, for example asking for information or explaining a situation
• Writing Task 2: an essay

How Kandy IELTS College prepares you

We teach all four skills in every batch, with frequent paper classes and weekly mock tests marked to the IELTS marking criteria, and individual attention for every student.

• Online night batch at 8 PM, live from home anywhere in Sri Lanka
• Weekday physical batch at 9 AM at the college in Kandy
• Weekend physical batch at 9 AM at the college in Kandy
• IELTS Fast Track, 1 month when your exam date is close
• Weekly mock tests and one-to-one sessions

See the next intakes and register online. Seats are limited.