Master IELTS Reading with Expert Video Lessons
Video Lessons Featuring Liz & Others – Complete preparation for the IELTS Reading test. Learn to read for gist, main ideas, details, and understand inferences and opinions.
What the IELTS Reading Section Assesses
This section assesses how well you read for general sense, main ideas and details, and whether you understand the author's inferences and opinions.
Academic Reading & General Training Reading
Academic Reading
For undergraduate, postgraduate, or professional registration
Text Sources
Authentic texts from books, journals, magazines, newspapers – written for a non-specialist audience on academic topics of general interest.
Text Features
Descriptive, factual, discursive, and analytical. May include diagrams, graphs, or illustrations. A simple glossary is provided for technical terms.
Sections
Each section contains one long text. Total text length: 2,150–2,750 words.
General Training Reading
For migration, work, or secondary education
Section 1
Two or three short factual texts (e.g., advertisements, notices). One may be composite (6–8 short texts on a topic).
Section 2
Two short factual texts on work‑related issues: applying for jobs, company policies, pay, conditions, staff development.
Section 3
One longer, more complex text on a topic of general interest from books, magazines, or newspapers.
Variety of Reading Question Formats
Multiple Choice
Choose the correct answer from options
True/False/Not Given
Identify information in the text
Yes/No/Not Given
Identify writer's views/claims
Matching Information
Match statements to paragraphs
Matching Headings
Match headings to sections
Matching Features
Match features to options
Matching Sentence Endings
Complete sentences by matching endings
Sentence/Summary/Note/Table/Flow-chart/Diagram Completion
Fill gaps using words from the text
Short‑Answer Questions
Answer in a few words/numbers
What Examiners Look For in Reading
Reading for Gist
Understand the general meaning of a passage quickly.
Reading for Main Ideas
Identify key points and central themes.
Reading for Detail
Locate specific information and details.
Understanding Inferences & Implied Meaning
Read between the lines.
Recognising Writer's Opinions, Attitudes & Purpose
Identify what the author believes or intends.
Following an Argument
Track the development of ideas.
Marking & Scoring
Each correct answer receives 1 mark. Scores out of 40 are converted to the IELTS 9‑band scale. Scores are reported in whole and half bands.
IELTS Reading Training Videos
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