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September 2010

IELTS test in India – August 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS exam in India was shared by our friend V, who sent us the following information:

Listening test

Section 1. Painting course selection.
Section 2. Children’s tour to a park.
Section 3. A professor and 2 of his students were discussing a syllabus.
Section 4. About a printing business.

Reading test

Passage 1. Predator and its prey, features of a coral reef area and the growth stage of the fish from larvae stage to the full size.

Passage 2. About the way languages spread in early world, what families of languages exist, what group of languages is strong in every part of the world.

Passage 3. About Mars, Earth and some related research.

Writing test

Writing task 1

There was a chart about the fuel consumption per kilometer of different kinds of transport in the years 1977 and 2007, for instance of taxis, trains, cars and buses.

Writing task 2

Some people say that richer countries are required to help the poor nations financially, other say this kind of help has more disadvantages than advantages. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– State your full name.
– Where are you from?
– Do you like animals?
– What animals do you like and why?
– Do you still love the animals that you loved in your childhood?

Cue Card

Talk about a subject that you liked during your higher or secondary studies. Please say

– What was the teacher like?
– Why did you like the subject?
– Explain the importance of the subject.

Discussion

– What is the difference between the higher, secondary and university education?
– Are there any changes that need to be introduced to the teaching and learning systems?
– How do people decide on a course when they go to a university?

IELTS Speaking test in Italy – August 2010

These are the questions from the IELTS Speaking test that our friend A took in Italy.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Where do you live?
– Do you work or study? Why?
– Let’s talk about noises, is there a kind of noise you don’t like?
– What is the noise that reminds you of your childhood?
– Let’s talk about cooking, do you like it?
– Who usually cooks for you?

Cue card

Talk about a thing you do that you would suggest to other people in order to have a healthy life. Please say:

– what you do,
– how you do it,
– and why it makes your life healthier.

Discussion

– Do you think women and men have the same perception of a healthy life?
-Thinking about your country habits, is there any historical change in how people eat?