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July 2010

IELTS test in UAE – July 2010 (General Training)

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 Speaking test in New Zealand – July 2010

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.