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June 2012

IELTS Speaking test in Botswana – June 2012

Our friend D from Botswana sent the Speaking questions from his recent IELTS exam:

Speaking testIELTS test in Botswana

Interview

– What is your full name?
– What can I call you?
– Do you work or study?
– Did you want to have such a job when you were younger?
– What motivated you to take this job?
– What is your favorite color?
– Why do you like this color?
– Did you like the same color when you were younger?
– How do you celebrate your birthdays?

Cue Card

Describe your favorite part of the day. Please say

– Why do you like it?
– What do you usually do during that time?
– Whom do you spend it with?

Discussion

– How do people plan their routines?
– What are the advantages of planning your time?
– What are the disadvantages of routines?

IELTS test in Amritsar, India – June 2012 (Academic Module)

Our friend S from India asked to share this recent IELTS exam with everyone:

Listening test IELTS test in India

Section 1. Conversation between a student and a workshop adviser.

Section 2. A restaurant critic on a radio show was talking about several restaurants in the city.

Section 3. A discussion about the East end of London.

Section 4. A discussion about physical education in schools.

Reading test

Passage 1. Use of Ethanol as a substitute for gasoline.

Passage 2. McKenzie school program.

Passage 3. New Australian museum in Sydney.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph and a table about the percentage of world population aged under 5 and over 65, between years 1950 and 2040 (projection), by region.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

People are eating a variety of foods these days which encourages the flow of food from every corner of the world to a local supermarket. Do you think this is negative or positive development? Why?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– What do you do?
– Would you like to continue in the same profession in the future?
– Do you remember anything about your primary school?
– Are you attached to your memories? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a science subject that you studied at the secondary school. Please say

– What was the subject?
– How were the teachers?
– Why did you like it?

Discussion

– Are science subjects popular in your country?
– Should government keep track on scientists’ activities?
– Won’t this practice curb the freedom of scientists?
– What do you think about the role of science in our life?
– What should be done to prevent the negative effects of science?