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Lesson 2 — Academic vs General Training Cheat Sheet

IELTS

In one line: Academic is for university admission (chart-based Task 1, academic Reading); General Training is for immigration (letter-based Task 1, everyday Reading).

Key Ideas

1Academic. University admission/professional registration. Complex academic Reading texts.

2Academic Task 1. Describe a chart, graph, or diagram.

3General Training. Immigration (UK, Canada, Australia). Everyday Reading texts.

4GT Task 1. Write a formal letter.

5Same for both. Listening (4 sections) and Speaking (3 parts) are identical.

Registering in Pakistan

Providers

British Council, IDP

Main cities

Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad

Fee (2025)

~PKR 41,000

Paper-based results

13 days