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February 2009

IELTS exam in India – February 2009 (Academic Module)

This update was brought to me by F. from India, who took Academic IELTS exam some days ago. Thank you for sharing!

Writing test

Writing task 1 (report)
There were two bar charts in Task 1 and I think the question was some thing like this:
“The charts show the number of young teenagers who smoke regularly in a European country.”
One charts contained the percentages of 13,14 and 15 years old females smokers in years 1995,2000 and 2005 while the other charts contained same data for males.

Writing task 2 (essay)
The essay topic was about the financial help that rich countries offer for solving the problem of poverty in less developed countries. First sentence said that this type of help is often considered by rich countries and second sentence was suggesting that it is not a good solution for this problem and rich counties should find other ways to help the poor nations instead of financial aids. To what extent do you agree with this idea?

Speaking test

Interview
– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– Tell me about the apartment that you live in.
– Do you have plan to stay or you want to leave?
– What you can see from the window of your apartment?
– What kind of food do you like? ( I said Italian )
– Can you easily find the ingredients for making Italian food in market?
– Where do you eat your favorite food?
– Were you helping your parents in cooking when you were a child?
– What did you cook?
– What kind of music do you listen to?
– Name one of you favorite bands.

Cue Card
Describe a book that you have recently read. You should say:
– What it was about
– What did you like about it
– What did you dislike about it

Discussion
The examiner asked me several question about these subjects:
– Whether I recommend that book to anyone or not.
– Children and books.
– Differences in type of reading between children and adult.
– Impact of modern life on reading.
– Book or movies. Which one in better and why.
– People who can’t read and write and their problems in society.

IELTS exam in Dubai, UAE – February 2009 (General Training)

This update came straight from Dubai in UAE, where our friend FA had his General Training IELTS exam. Here’s what he says:

Listening test

This section went well.
In first part a woman was complaining about her fridge, the questions weren’t difficult.
In second part there was a radio host reading SMS messages.
In the third part a lecturer was talking about university courses.
In the last part a lecturer was talking about addiction to the Internet.

Reading test

The first part was about a tour guide.
The last part was very, very hard.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)
Write a letter to your friend who asked you to give some suggestions to his son who is coming to your country. Tell him which city he should go to, how he can get a job, and how he can make friends.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Do you think that watching television is good for people? Why do we enjoy watching it? Discuss and express your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

The questions were about
– My name
– My job
– What I am doing at my job
– Why I am doing this job
– Whether I like museums or not
– I was asked to talk about one museum I have visited

Cue Card

Describe a game you were playing as a child, you should say:
– Why you liked playing it
– Where you played it
– Whom you’ve played with

Discussion

– Do you think games are important for adults?
– Do you think games are important for children?
– Which type of games was famous in your childhood?
– Is it important for children to play outside?