IELTS General Training Reading coaching, built for everyday and workplace texts.
Short notices, workplace material, and one longer passage, 40 questions, 60 minutes. Not an easier version of Academic, a genuinely different reading skill.
Everyday and workplace texts, in three sections
IELTS General Training Reading runs 60 minutes across 40 questions. Section 1 uses short everyday texts, Section 2 uses workplace material, and Section 3 uses one longer, more general interest passage.
What you will actually be asked
- True False Not Given
- Matching information and matching headings
- Sentence and summary completion
- Short answer questions
Not simply an easier version of Academic
General Training Reading is not less difficult, it tests a different reading skill, scanning short, practical texts like notices and job material quickly and accurately, rather than sustained comprehension of a long passage. The third section's longer passage is closer to Academic in style, which catches candidates who only prepared for short texts.
Practical scanning, plus the longer third passage
We train on the actual mix General Training Reading uses, short notices and workplace texts for speed, and a longer passage for sustained comprehension. Many candidates over prepare for one and under prepare for the other, and we diagnose which is actually the gap before building practice.
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How is IELTS General Training Reading different from Academic Reading?+
General Training uses shorter, everyday and workplace texts, like notices and job material, rather than Academic's long, dense academic passages.
Is IELTS General Training Reading easier than Academic?+
Not exactly easier, just different. It rewards quick, accurate scanning of practical texts, while the longer third passage still demands sustained comprehension.
What kind of texts appear in IELTS General Training Reading?+
Section 1 uses everyday texts like advertisements and notices, Section 2 uses workplace related texts, and Section 3 uses one longer, general interest passage.
Does Digiwiz Academy prepare for both the short texts and the longer passage?+
Yes. Many candidates over prepare for one and under prepare for the other, so we diagnose which is the actual gap before building practice.
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