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IELTS exam in Egypt was shared by L who remembered quite a bit. Our thanks goes to L and here is the update:

Listening test

Section 1. A conversation about a climbing course.
Questions: about the purpose of the course, when it is held, how long, and the cost.

Section 2. A conversation about a desert trip.
Questions: Multiple choice questions about what’s exciting, what are the benefits, what we should take with us.

Section 3. A conversation about a scientific psychological report on how blind people perceive shapes of objects using their imagination.
Questions: multiple choice questions, filling in the gaps of a summary.

Section 4. A report about solar energy.
Questions: filling in the gaps and a diagram that needed to be labeled.

Reading test

Passage 1. About mimicking of nature qualities by the social organisms present in the world.
Questions: matching headings to paragraphs.

Passage 2. About the extinct Australian tiger.
Questions: filling in the gaps, matching headings to paragraphs.

Passage 3. About supermarkets and the psychology of advertising.
Questions: matching headings to paragraphs, filling in the gaps.

Writing Test

Writing Task 1 (a report)
A table that compared the percentages of male and female workers in some country in 1986, 1996 and 2006.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)
What is your opinion about a success of a team: does it depend on mental attitude of the whole team or on the strongest individuals?

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- What do you like about your hometown?
- Do you have any problems in your country?
- How did you spend the last vacation?
- Do you enjoy shopping in big malls?

Cue Card

Describe an equipment that you use, please say:
- What is it?
- When do you use it?
- How much do you use it?

Discussion

- Do you agree that there are disadvantages in using a lot of equipment these days?
- Do you think that older people have difficulties in using new equipment?

IELTS speaking questions were shared by C from the Gold Coast, Australia, who says that the rest of the exam was just like in Malaysia. Our sincere thanks to C and here is what she was asked:

Speaking test

Interview

- Where do you live?
- Do you live in an apartment or a house?
- What is the good thing about living in an apartment?
- Would you recommend living in your area to others?
- Do you know your neighbors well?
- What are the benefits of knowing your neighbors?

Cue Card

Describe your last weekend, please say
- who you met,
- what you did,
- explain what your normal weekend is like.

Follow-up questions:

- Why is weekend so important?
- Do you think that weekend should be longer?

Discussion

- How would you compare work environment in Australia and in your country?
- Do you think that work days should be 3-4 day a week rather than 5 days a week?
- What are the negative effects of doing shift work?
- What are the benefits of shift work?