READING

After each academic reading passage (out of 3-5), questions are posed about content, intent of the author, and ideas inferred from the passage. New types of questions in the iBT require paraphrasing, filling out tables or completing summaries. Prior knowledge of the subject under discussion is not necessary to come to the correct answer.
Approximate duration: up to 100 minutes

LISTENING

Questions refer to the content and intent of the phrases, as well as to the speakers' attitude and meaning, either in short conversations or in lectures.
Approximate duration: up to 90 minutes

SPEAKING

New to the iBT, this section contains questions relating to personal experiences or preferences, as well as tasks that also involve reading passages and listening to short conversations and lectures. Test takers are expected to convey information, explain ideas and defend opinions clearly, coherently and accurately.
Approximate duration: 20 minutes

WRITING

One task requires test takers to defend a position relative to a specified general topic. In the other task, a reading passage and a lecture are presented, and test takers must answer a question relating the main points made in both the passage and the lecture.
Approximate duration: up to 50 minutes.