Module format

　　IELTS Academic Reading has 3 passages and 40 items . The number of items for any one passage may vary. Each item is worth one mark.

　　The texts and items appear in Question Booklets.

　　Answer format

　　Candidates record their responses on Answer Sheets.

　　Timing

　　IELTS Academic Reading takes 60 minutes to complete. Candidates are not given extra time to transfer their answers onto the Answer Sheet. They should do this as they work through the test.

　　Marks

　　One mark is awarded for each correct answer.

　　Texts

　　The passages used in the test are based on authentic texts, and are taken from sources such as magazines, journals, books and newspapers. They are designed to present the candidate with materials similar to those which they might need to read on a university course. Passages may also contain non-verbal material such as diagrams, graphs, illustrations etc. The passages may be written in a variety of styles, for example narrative, descriptive or discursive/argumentative. They deal with issues which are interesting, recognisably appropriate, and accessible to candidates entering postgraduate or undergraduate courses or seeking professional registration. At least one of the passages will contain detailed argument.

　　Length

　　The total word count for the three passages is between 2000 and 2750 words.

　　Task Types

　　There are 10 basic task types, some with possible variations. They are:

　　Task Type 1 Multiple Choice

　　Task Type 2 Short-answer Questions

　　Task Type 3 Sentence Completion

　　Task Type 4 Notes, Summary or Table/Flow-chart Completion

　　Task Type 5 Labelling a Diagram

　　Task Type 6 Choosing Headings for Paragraphs or Sections of a Text

　　Task Type 7 Locating Information

　　Task Type 8 Identification of Writers Views/Claims or of Information in a Text

　　Task Type 9 Classification

　　Task Type 10 Matching

　　Reading Skills and Strategies in IELTS

　　雅思阅读技巧和策略

　　What reading skills are tested in IELTSReading?

　　This is a test of reading comprehension in a general academic context. The texts used and the skills tested are intended to reflect the target language needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students, without bias for or against students of any particular discipline. Candidates may have to: 　　 identify and follow key　arguments in a text

　　 identify opinions and attitudes as opposed to facts

　　 locate specific information

　　 read for detailed information

　　 extract relevant information

　　 distinguish the main idea from supporting detail

　　 recognise key points for a summary

　　 group pieces of information in a text in accordance with salient criteria

　　 extract information from a prose text to put into a diagrammatic representation

　　 make inferences

　　 use correct spelling and correct grammar in their answers

　　lt;!--[if !supportLists]-- 区分和跟踪文章的主论点

　　 识别观点态度和事实的区别

　　 定位具体信息

　　 阅读细节信息

　　 寻找相关信息

　　 区分主要观点和辅助细节

　　 总结关键想法

　　 根据命题要求将文中信息归类

　　 将文章信息以图表形式呈现

　　 作出推断

　　 回答问题拼写和语法的准确运用

　　Module format

　　IELTS Academic Reading has 3 passages and 40 items . The number of items for any one passage may vary. Each item is worth one mark.

　　The texts and items appear in Question Booklets.

　　Answer format

　　Candidates record their responses on Answer Sheets.

　　Timing

　　IELTS Academic Reading takes 60 minutes to complete. Candidates are not given extra time to transfer their answers onto the Answer Sheet. They should do this as they work through the test.

　　Marks

　　One mark is awarded for each correct answer.

　　Texts

　　The passages used in the test are based on authentic texts, and are taken from sources such as magazines, journals, books and newspapers. They are designed to present the candidate with materials similar to those which they might need to read on a university course. Passages may also contain non-verbal material such as diagrams, graphs, illustrations etc. The passages may be written in a variety of styles, for example narrative, descriptive or discursive/argumentative. They deal with issues which are interesting, recognisably appropriate, and accessible to candidates entering postgraduate or undergraduate courses or seeking professional registration. At least one of the passages will contain detailed argument.

　　Length

　　The total word count for the three passages is between 2000 and 2750 words.

　　Task Types

　　There are 10 basic task types, some with possible variations. They are:

　　Task Type 1 Multiple Choice

　　Task Type 2 Short-answer Questions

　　Task Type 3 Sentence Completion

　　Task Type 4 Notes, Summary or Table/Flow-chart Completion

　　Task Type 5 Labelling a Diagram

　　Task Type 6 Choosing Headings for Paragraphs or Sections of a Text

　　Task Type 7 Locating Information

　　Task Type 8 Identification of Writers Views/Claims or of Information in a Text

　　Task Type 9 Classification

　　Task Type 10 Matching

　　Reading Skills and Strategies in IELTS

　　雅思阅读技巧和策略

　　What reading skills are tested in IELTSReading?

　　This is a test of reading comprehension in a general academic context. The texts used and the skills tested are intended to reflect the target language needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students, without bias for or against students of any particular discipline. Candidates may have to: 　　 identify and follow key　arguments in a text

　　 identify opinions and attitudes as opposed to facts

　　 locate specific information

　　 read for detailed information

　　 extract relevant information

　　 distinguish the main idea from supporting detail

　　 recognise key points for a summary

　　 group pieces of information in a text in accordance with salient criteria

　　 extract information from a prose text to put into a diagrammatic representation

　　 make inferences

　　 use correct spelling and correct grammar in their answers

　　lt;!--[if !supportLists]-- 区分和跟踪文章的主论点

　　 识别观点态度和事实的区别

　　 定位具体信息

　　 阅读细节信息

　　 寻找相关信息

　　 区分主要观点和辅助细节

　　 总结关键想法

　　 根据命题要求将文中信息归类

　　 将文章信息以图表形式呈现

　　 作出推断

　　 回答问题拼写和语法的准确运用