In IELTS Listening, you are tested on your ability to listen for and write the numbers you hear in the recordings. You are most likely to encounter numbers in the first part of the Listening test, but they can appear in any of the 40 questions.
You might hear numbers in the following forms
Age
Currency
Measurement
Dates
Times
Telephone numbers
Credit card numbers
When referring to numbers in the Speaking test, make sure you practice saying them out loud. For example:
100,000 = a hundred thousand
2020 = two thousand and twenty OR the year ‘twenty twenty’
3,500 = three and a half thousand
The Academic Reading test assesses a wide range of reading skills including your ability to follow an argument, recognise a writer’s opinion, attitude or purpose. It looks at how well you can read to understand main ideas, details, opinions and implied meanings. Your reading comprehension skills are tested, covering skimming, scanning and reading for detail.
The Academic Reading test is made up of 3 long texts which are taken from current books, journals, magazines and newspapers. The texts are related to topics you might face if you were to study at an undergraduate or postgraduate level or apply for professional registration in an English-speaking environment.
