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June 2012

IELTS test in New Delhi, India – June 2012 (General Training)

Our kind friend D from India sent these questions and topic as she remembered them after her IELTS exam.

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. A consultant was inquiring over the phone about a job at a summer camp.

Section 2. About campus amenities, accommodation and single study room facilities.
Questions: filling in blanks, diagram / map labeling.

Section 3. About an Australian chocolate company.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 4. Discussion about maps: from ancient time to modern maps.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. Information about a trip to see a special tree.

Passage 2. Extract on supplementary work.

Passage 3. About paintings and exhibitions.

Passage 4. Article on hearing loss and its early symptoms.

Passage 5. Research project on oxygen usage at high altitude by humans. A team of doctors and nurses went to check the behavior of human physical changes and treatments needed during mountaineering. They conducted tests on themselves on the way up on different altitudes.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

One of your friends has asked you to be a partner in his new start-up business. Write a letter to him and say

– What is your opinion on his new business idea?
– What have you decided on this matter?
– What are the reasons for your decision?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Most of the schools are planning to replace sports and exercise classes with more academic sessions. What is your opinion on this change? How is this change will affect children’s life in your view?

IELTS Speaking test in Philippines – June 2012

The speaking questions below were sent by I who took the IELTS exam in the Philippines.

Speaking testIELTS test in the Philippines

Interview

– Where are you living?
– Is it a house or an apartment?
– What is your favorite room in your house?
– What makes your house pleasant?
– Were you drawing during the childhood?
– Is drawing important for an adult?
– Who was a significant person in your childhood?
– Who is a significant person for you these days?

Cue Card

Describe a situation in which you were very polite. Please say

– Where did it happen?
– How did you show that you were polite?
– Explain why were you so polite?

Discussion

– Do you often see your relatives such as uncles, aunts and cousins?
– What is the difference between being polite with your family members or with a person you don’t know?
– In your country’s culture, how do you show that you are being polite?