IELTS-Blog

IELTS exam in UAE was shared by a kind student who sent us the following information:

Listening test

Section 1. Hotel orders some brochures to be printed. Updates provided over telephone for re-print.

Section 2. Don’t remember.

Section 3. A talk between a counselor and a student about a project on recycling.

Section 4. Perfume ornaments – the history of perfume bottles.

Reading test

Passage 1. Wildlife parks in Africa.

Passage 2. Southampton Park visitors’ brochure.

Passage 3. NIT short courses.

Passage 4. Serendipity in science – accidental discoveries.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a letter)

You have arranged a meeting with your business partner. Unfortunately you have to change the arrangements. Write a letter to your partner, in the letter
- explain the new arrangements,
- apologize for changes,
- explain the reasons why changes were needed.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

What are the benefits of increased physical activities at school? Are some physical activities beneficial more than others?

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your name?
- Where are you from?
- Let’s talk about fashion and clothing.
- Do you enjoy the new trends in fashion?

Cue Card

Talk about how you spent your last weekend, please say
- where you went,
- who went there with you,
- what you did there.

Discussion

- Are leisure activities important?
- What are the future trends in different types of work culture?

IELTS exam in New Zealand was just like the one in China and Indonesia, according to our friend M. Here is what M remembered from the Speaking test:

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your name?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like your job?
- Do you have a large family?
- Where do you prefer to go shopping?

Cue Card

Talk about changes in your hometown, please say:
- whether these changes happened / are happening quickly,
- what your town looks like,
- what changes happened recently,
- what other changes are going to happen in future.

Discussion

The questions were about:
- Tradition
- Food
- Culture
- Home and children
- Old and new generations, some views about tradition.