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November 2010

IELTS test in the USA – November 2010 (General Training)

This IELTS exam was shared by S from the States (thank you, dear friend!), who remembered this much:

Listening test

Section 1. A discussion between two people. The questions were about what the guy liked about a certain place.

Section 2. A discussion between a first year student and couple of second year students regarding advantages of having a mentor in the first year.

Section 3.A female was talking about her favorite architect and why she chose to work for him. She also described three places he designed and their current usage.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About 7 different wild life sanctuaries and zoos in Australia.

Passage 2. Short term courses offered by NIT.

Passage 3. 8 different paragraphs about part time study and questions about matching a sentence to a paragraph.

Passage 4. About accidental discoveries made by two different scientists, one in the field of photography and the other on how a Nobel family scientist controlled a liquid explosive by using blast cap.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter about problems with your rental property to the owner.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Mothers generally stay home to take care of their children after pregnancy. Do you support the opinion that these mothers should be compensated by the government?

Speaking test

Interview

– How do you like your job?
– How did you get your job?

Cue Card

Talk about the kind of music people currently like.

Discussion

– How do you relax?
– How does music help in relaxing?
– Why do different people like different types of music?

IELTS competition winner reveals secrets of her success

I would like to share with you the email I’ve received from Trang Do – our results competition winner with overall Band 8.0. The reason I’m doing this is not to publish more praise for IELTS-Blog. You know who we are, and you know what we do. My reason is entirely different – the way Trang Do describes her preparation really proves that it is possible for an ordinary person to get great results in IELTS – just add practice. Here is what she says:

“Dear Simone,

Thank you so much for your blog in which I found valuable sources for my English practice in general and IELTS test in particular. I was introduced to IELTS-Blog by some friends of mine a couple of months before my actual test. Since then, I regularly received helpful tips for my self study. I especially appreciate your efforts in compiling tests taken from different parts and giving out to all blog members.

To share a little bit about my IELTS learning process, I practiced intensively a month before the test date. I tried to listen to English tapes, videos and read as much as possible all kinds of English publications. Regarding listening, which was once my weakest skill, the book “Target Band 7” was of great assistance to improve my listening score. I followed tips presented in the book and it really worked.

2 months before the test, I rarely scored 7.5 for the listening section. But in the real test, my score was 8.5. I hope that the blog will continue to be a partner of English learners.

Wish you all the best.

Trang Do”