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May 2009

IELTS exam in Saudi Arabia – April 2009 (Academic Module)

According to our friend X who took IELTS in Saudi Arabia their exam was identical to the one in Ireland, except for the questions in Speaking. Apparently X was asked a lot of questions in the interview, which he didn’t expect. Here is what he says:

“I was asked a lot of questions in the 1st part (maybe 4 groups of questions on different topics). I was shocked because I didn’t expect that to happen.”

Speaking test

Interview

The first group of questions was about sports.
– What sports did you play when you were a child?
– What sport do you want to learn?
– Do you think sports facilities are good enough ?

Then there was a group of questions about my studies.
– What was your major at university?
– Why did you chose it?

Then we talked about travel
– Do you like to travel
– When and where did you travel recently

Cue card
Talk about about traffic jam, you should say:
– When and where does traffic jam occur?
– What do you do while you are waiting?
– Explain what problems happen because of the delay?

Discussion
All the questions were related to traffic jam and transportation.

IELTS Results competition winners for April

Later than usual this month (but better late than never) I had a chance to check all the submitted IELTS test reports. This month we have 3 winners, two in Academic and one in General Training Module. The GT winner got an amazing result of 9.0, as if he was a native English speaker!

And the winners are

Joana Leonte from Romania, Band 8.0 (Academic)

Sheikh Manish Ali from India, Band 8.0 (Academic)

Luna Pezo Javier from Peru, Band 9.0 (General)

Congratulations guys, you are right on top of our winners page!

There are special certificates on their way to your emails, so that your score could be remembered. I hope you find some time to share with the rest of us your best tips for getting a high score.

I invite everyone to join the competition and show off your IELTS victory. To become our next winner, click here.