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May 2013

IELTS test in the UK – May 2013 (Academic Module)

Our kind friend S who took the IELTS test in the UK shared this update:

Listening testIELTS test in the UK

Section 1. A phone conversation between a lady and a man regarding car rental options.

Section 2. A radio program about the South Island (New Zealand) and it’s tourist attractions.

Section 3. About different types of plastics.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Different kinds of writing techniques used in different centuries (pictographs, knots and so on).

Passage 2. Evolution of architecture over several centuries in Britain.

Passage 3. Antipodes islands in Antarctica.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing the consumption of full fat and skim milk and butter in one European country by 4 different age groups.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

The advantages and disadvantages of computers and TV for the mental development of children.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your profession?
– What do you do for better concentration?
– Do you think your work is very demanding? Why?
– Do you enjoy the countryside?

Cue Card

Describe a library that you are going to. Please say

– Where is it located?
– What design does it have?
– Do you like or dislike it?

Discussion

Don’t remember.

IELTS Speaking test in Nigeria – April 2013

The speaking questions below were shared by O who took the IELTS test in Nigeria:

Speaking testIELTS test in Nigeria

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Do you like this house? Why?
– What kind of house would you like to have in the future?
– What type of transport do you use most often? Why?
– What do you think can be done to encourage more people to use public transport?

Cue Card

Describe a situation when you helped someone in the past. Please say

– What situation was it?
– Whom did you help?
– How did you help him/her?
– How did you feel after helping him/her?

Discussion

– Do you think people are less willing to help others these days? Why?
– How do people in your community help one another?
– How can young children be encouraged to help one another?