{"id":255,"date":"2021-09-21T07:43:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T07:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecruitment.in\/blog\/?p=255"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:07:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T07:37:17","slug":"ielts-academic-reading-description-ecs-ielts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecruitment.in\/blog\/2021\/09\/21\/ielts-academic-reading-description-ecs-ielts\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Academic Reading description &#8211; ECS IELTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecsielts.com\/\">IELTS Academic Reading description &#8211; ECS IELTS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The Reading section consists of 40 questions, designed to test a wide  range of reading skills. These include reading for gist, reading for  main ideas, reading for detail, skimming, understanding logical argument  and recognising writers&#8217; opinions, attitudes and purpose.<br> <br> <strong>IELTS Academic test <\/strong>&#8211; this includes three long texts  which range from the descriptive and factual to the discursive and  analytical. These are taken from books, journals, magazines and  newspapers.&nbsp; They have been selected for a non-specialist audience but  are appropriate for people entering university courses or seeking  professional registration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading:<strong> (Different for Academic and General\nTraining)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Total time:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>60 Minutes<\/strong>&nbsp;(Academic &amp; General)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It includes three sections, 40 items<\/li><li>You need to read the text passages and answer questions in      multiple-choice, sentence completion, summary writing, matching      information, short-answers<\/li><li>Each passage consists of 13-14 questions<\/li><li>Reading passages and questions are different in Academic and      General Training IELTS <a href=\"https:\/\/ecsielts.com\/oet-coachingcentre-pondicherry\">oet coaching centre in pondicherry<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>a) Reading-IELTS Academic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The syllabus includes three long texts<\/li><li>Subject matter range from the descriptive and factual to the\n     discursive and analytical.<\/li><li>The texts are authentic and are taken from books, journals,\n     magazines, and newspapers.<\/li><li>These are selected for a non-specialist audience<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>b) Reading- IELTS General Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Requires candidates to read extracts from books, magazines,      newspapers, notices, advertisements, company handbooks, and guidelines.<\/li><li>These are materials one is likely to encounter on a daily basis      in an English speaking environment. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecsielts.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ecruitment.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecruitment.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecruitment.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecruitment.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ecruitment.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ecruitment.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Task type and format:<\/strong>\u00a0Test takers are required to  choose the best answer from four alternatives (A, B, C or D), or the  best two answers from five alternatives (A, B, C, D or E), or the best  three answers from seven alternatives (A, B, C, D, E, F or G). Test  takers write the letter of the answer they have chosen on the answer  sheet. The questions may involve completing a sentence, where they are  given the first part of a sentence and then choose the best way to  complete it from the options, or could involve complete questions; with  the test takers choosing the option which best answers them.<a href=\"https:\/\/ecsielts.com\/ielts-coaching-adyar\"> ielts coaching in adyar<\/a><br> <br> The questions are in the same order as the information in the text: that  is, the answer to the first question in this group will be located in  the text before the answer to the second question, and so on. This task  type may be used with any type of text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Task focus:&nbsp;<\/strong>Multiple choice tests a wide range of  reading skills, including detailed understanding of specific points or  an overall understanding of the main points of the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ecsielts.com\/\">ECS IELTS Coaching Center in Chennai<\/a>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d15551.526019871353!2d80.223386!3d12.979430000000002!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0xae8639409c8901f0!2sECS%20IELTS!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sin!4v1632204203613!5m2!1sen!2sin\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe>\n<a href=\"\"><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IELTS Academic Reading description &#8211; ECS IELTS The Reading section consists of 40 questions, designed to test a wide range of reading skills. These include reading for gist, reading for main ideas, reading for detail, skimming, understanding logical argument and recognising writers&#8217; opinions, attitudes and purpose. 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