IELTS Academic - Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking — British Council, IDP IELTS and Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Universities and professional bodies ask for IELTS Academic, an English test in four parts, Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, lasting about two hours 45 minutes. Scores are bands from 0 to 9, and each organization chooses its own required band, so there is no pass mark. SummitCert is a study aid for the question-based parts with explanations, flashcards and progress tracking; Writing and Speaking are examiner-marked and cannot be scored here.
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Your full practice pool — 350 questions total, written to mirror the real exam blueprint, with full answer explanations for every question.
Including Listening Part 1: Everyday Social Conversation, Listening Part 2: Everyday Social Monologue, Listening Part 3: Educational Discussion, and more.
A complete, realistic exam-day simulation with the same question count and time limit as the real thing.
Covering every key term, concept, and framework you're expected to know.
Hand-picked walkthroughs and explainers organized by topic.
Visual breakdowns of the frameworks and models the exam tests you on.
The exact formulas and calculations you need, ready to review before test day.
A searchable glossary so unfamiliar terminology never slows you down.
See your accuracy by domain, spot weak areas early, and follow a built-in study schedule.
Tailored to this exam: it knows your progress and weak areas, remembers your earlier chats, and picks up where you left off on your other devices.
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Topics you'll drill
8 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- Listening Part 1: Everyday Social Conversation
- Listening Part 2: Everyday Social Monologue
- Listening Part 3: Educational Discussion
- Listening Part 4: Academic Lecture
- Reading: Identifying Information and Writer's Views
- Reading: Matching Tasks
- Reading: Multiple Choice and List Selection
- Reading: Completion Tasks
IELTS Academic exam requirements & cost
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IELTS Academic has four parts: Listening (about 30 minutes, 4 parts of 10 questions), Reading (60 minutes including transfer time, 3 sections), Writing (60 minutes, 2 tasks) and Speaking (11 to 14 minutes), a test time of 2 hours 45 minutes (ielts.org). Results are band scores from 0 to 9 in whole or half bands for each skill and overall; there is no pass or fail. This portal is a study aid: its 85-question practice set is objective and cannot mark Writing or Speaking. IELTS has no pass or fail. Each skill and the overall result are reported as band scores from 0 to 9 in whole or half bands, and each organization sets the band scores it requires. The fee is set by each test center, so it varies. An official U.S. test-center operator lists $325 plus a $15 non-refundable admin fee ($340 in total) from October 1, 2026, and other U.S. centers list $325. Confirm the price at your center. The content outline spreads questions across 13 areas; the largest are Writing Task 2: Discursive Essay (16.7%); Writing Task 1: Describing Visual Information (8.3%); Speaking Part 1: Introduction and Interview (8.3%). The full list of areas and weights is on the portal exam page. There is no pass mark and no formal entry requirement on the official pages; the university, employer or immigration body that asks for IELTS decides which test version and band scores it needs.
IELTS Academic exam blueprint
Real domain weighting from the certifying body's own published exam syllabus.
- Listening Part 1: Everyday Social Conversation6.3%
- Listening Part 2: Everyday Social Monologue6.3%
- Listening Part 3: Educational Discussion6.3%
- Listening Part 4: Academic Lecture6.3%
- Reading: Identifying Information and Writer's Views6.3%
- Reading: Matching Tasks6.3%
- Reading: Multiple Choice and List Selection6.3%
- Reading: Completion Tasks6.3%
- Writing Task 1: Describing Visual Information8.3%
- Writing Task 2: Discursive Essay16.7%
- Speaking Part 1: Introduction and Interview8.3%
- Speaking Part 2: Long Turn8.3%
- Speaking Part 3: Two-way Discussion8.3%
Real pass rate, retake policy, scoring, and a study timeline for IELTS Academic — free, no purchase required.
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