Understand gist, extract detail and specific information, and identify speakers’ attitudes and opinions when listening to English in social, semi-official and academic contexts 

Read extracts from books, magazines, journals and newspapers; understand the gist, main points, specific information and detailed argumentation; and identify opinions and attitude 

Write reports based on charts, tables and diagrams 
write essays justifying an opinion, presenting a solution to a problem, and evaluating ideas and evidence 

Talk about yourself, your home and family, your job or studies and interests; communicate fluently and effectively on a range of similarly familiar topic areas; and discuss more abstract issues and topics 

Deal effectively with the wide range of task types used in the IELTS exam including multiple choice and short-answer questions; gap-filling, matching, classification and true/false/not given exercises; labeling diagrams and identifying views and attitude  • complete all tasks quickly and accurately within the time allowed.