IELTS Life Skills – A2 Speaking and Listening 20 minutes
The following information shows the focus of the IELTS Life Skills – A2 Speaking and Listening test and the types of tasks that you may need to complete.
Focus
- listening and responding to spoken language, including straightforward information, short narratives, explanations and instructions
- communicating information, feelings and opinions on familiar topics
- talking with one or more people in a familiar situation, to establish shared understanding about familiar topics.
Tasks may include the following:
- describing
- giving opinions
- giving personal information
- stating preferences
- commenting
- asking for information or descriptions
- agreeing and disagreeing
- explaining, giving reasons or justifying
- deciding
- suggesting
- selecting
- comparing
- prioritising
- planning
- persuading
Link to British Council examples:
https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/ielts_life_skills_a2_sample_test_a.pdf
https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/ielts_life_skills_a2_sample_test.pdf