IELTS listening is a 40 minutes test based on a recording, comprising 4 parts of questions and each part getting increasingly difficult.  The student must listen and answer the questions simultaneously. For this, the student must:

• • Understand the main idea/ focus of recording in first instance, since the recording is played only once.
  • Practice different types of listening situations (lectures, conversations, chats etc)
  • Read all the questions prior to identify the answers while listening the recording.
  • Be attentive and well prepared to look for keywords.

The IELTS Academic Reading tests one’s ability to understand by reading a particular piece of information. The IELTS reading comprises 40 questions. The duration of this test is 60 minutes.
The IELTS academic reading consists of 3 sections and 3 passages which consists of equal number of questions in each. IELTS academic reading involves following types of questions:
• MCQ,
• Identifying information,
• Identifying writer’s views,
• Matching information,
• Matching headings,
• Sentence endings,
• Sentence completion
• Flowchart
• Diagram label matching completion
• Short answer questions
Keeping the pattern in mind and practicing will help one to get their desired IELTS reading band. One can improve their IELTS academic reading score by observing and understanding the context in an efficient way.
IELTS General Reading
This test generally consists of 3 sections and 5 paragraphs and has a duration of 60 minutes. The first two may be sub-divided into two parts. These are usually in the form of a newspaper advertisement, a part of a brochure or perhaps information about a restaurant or a product. The questions in these two sections are comparatively easier.
However, the third section is quite similar to an Academic Reading Passage. Due to this, a G.T. Reading is often considered to be easier than an Academic Reading, though it is not always the case. The questions generally include.
• List of headings
• • MCQ
• Identifying information
• • Matching
• Sentence completion
• • Flowcharts and labelling
• Short answer questions.

IELTS academic writing assesses one’s ability to link ideas in a logical and proper sequence. It also determines the range of one’s vocabulary, sense of making sentence structures, punctuations, and accurate utilization of a wide spectrum of meaningful structures. The duration of the exam is exactly 60 minutes. It consists of two tasks.

IELTS Writing Task-1
IELTS writing task-1 usually contains a piece of visual information in the form of
1. LINE GRAPH (shows trend)
2. BAR GRAPH (shows comparison)
3. PIE CHART (show contribution or sharing)
4. TABLE (can be used for trend, comparison)
5. PROCESS
6. In this task, the test taker might analyse the graphs and interpret the data followed by:-
7. Introduction
8. an overview
9. body paragraphs of writing task-1
So, IELTS writing task-1 tests one’s ability to observe and identify the relevant information from visual information and representation of the abstract in a logical manner which needs to be explained in the task.

IELTS Writing Task-2:
In the IELTS writing task-2, the test taker have to write an essay as response to a statement. The essay must contain 4 paragraphs, to exemplify: –
a. Introduction: – consist of
i. Paraphrasing
ii. Thesis statement
iii. Follow-up
b. Body Paragraph -1
c. Body Paragraph -2
d. Conclusion

In IELTS essay writing, the essay must be a representation of one’s opinions, relevant ideas, and observations in a well-structured manner. IELTS writing basically assesses one’s way of sequencing and arranging the ideas in lucid order.
IELTS General Writing
It assesses one’s ability to arrange ideas into a coherent order and the ability to cover all the essential points and explain them with suitable examples. It consists of 2 tasks and lasts for 60 minutes. Let’s take a closer look at the tasks.
IELTS General Writing Task-1
In IELTS general writing task-1, the person is given a situation, and then they have to respond to that situation in the form of a formal or informal letter provided with examples and explanations of the situation and addressing the solutions regarding it. So, basically, it assesses your ability to observe and the representation of a given situation.
IELTS General Writing Task-2
IELTS general writing task-2 is the same as IELTS Academic writing task-2 and hence assesses the demonstration of ideas in a lucid order supported with the relevant examples.

IELTS Speaking test usually lasts for usually 5 to 10 minutes. The overview of this segment is:

• • Part 1 – Introduction and interview: The examiner will ask you number of questions about yourself and familiar topics. This is an opportunity to overcome any nervousness and demonstrate your basic fluency.
  • Part 2 – Cue Card /One situation and 3 questions: You will be given one minute to prepare for your answer and then you will share your view on 3 questions for 2-3 minutes.
  • Part 3 – Follow-up questions or Two way discussion: You will be asking more abstract questions, broadly linked to the topic introduced in part 2, and you must describe these questions in detail.