Speaking, listening, reading, and writing are the four sections of the IELTS test. You will always complete the listening, reading, and writing sections on the same day, one after the other, with no breaks. Your speaking test is often scheduled some days before or on the test day, but it can be planned up to seven days in advance or afterward. Your local IELTS center will give you more details.

You'll listen to four recorded texts, monologues, and dialogues from a variety of native speakers and respond to a set of questions. These include questions that assess the capacity to comprehend primary ideas and precise factual information, as well as the ability to comprehend speakers' perspectives and attitudes, ability to decipher the meaning of what is said and follow the progression of ideas There are a number of voices and native-speaker accents employed, and each piece is only heard once.