Section 1 | 76–93 Minutes
Speaking & Writing
Tests your ability to produce spoken and written English in an academic environment — including two new task types introduced in August 2025.
Updated Aug 2025
Two new tasks added to this section: Respond to a Situation and Summarize Group Discussion. The section now contains 9 task types and runs for 76–93 minutes.
All task types
Speaking & Writing Tasks
| Task Type | Tasks | Description | Skills Assessed | Practice |
| Read Aloud | 6–7 | A text appears on screen. Read it aloud naturally and clearly. | Reading & Speaking | Practice → |
| Repeat Sentence | 10–12 | After listening to a sentence, repeat it exactly as heard. | Listening & Speaking | Practice → |
| Describe Image | 6–7 | An image appears on screen. Describe it in detail within 40 seconds. | Speaking | Practice → |
| Re-tell Lecture | 3–4 | After listening to a lecture, re-tell it in your own words. | Listening & Speaking | Practice → |
| Answer Short Question | 5–6 | Listen to a question and respond with one or two words. | Listening & Speaking | Practice → |
| Respond to a Situation New 2025 | 2–3 | Read and listen to a real-life situation, then speak a response within 40 seconds. | Speaking | Coming soon |
| Summarize Group Discussion New 2025 | 2–3 | Listen to a 3-speaker group discussion and speak a 2-minute summary. | Listening & Speaking | Coming soon |
| Summarize Written Text | 1–2 | Read a passage and write a one-sentence summary of 5–75 words. | Reading & Writing | Practice → |
| Write Essay | 1–2 | Write a 200–300 word argumentative or descriptive essay in 20 minutes. | Writing | Practice → |
Scoring Overview
- ➤Speaking tasks are scored on Oral Fluency, Pronunciation, and Content.
- ➤Writing tasks are scored on Content, Form, Grammar, Vocabulary, and Spelling.
- ➤From August 2025, human scorers review content for the two new tasks alongside AI.
- ➤Never leave a response blank — silence scores zero. Fluency matters more than perfection.
Start Practicing Speaking & Writing
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