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July 2013

IELTS Speaking test in Bangladesh – July 2013

These speaking questions were shared by S who took the IELTS test in Bangladesh.

Speaking testIELTS test in Australia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you find your job hard sometimes? Why?
– Do you write in your office?
– What do you have to write?
– Do you prefer hand-writing or typing? Why?
– What did you write in school?
– Do you have any plan to write in the future?
– What do you usually do after work?

Cue Card

Talk about a job that has changed your life. Please say

– What is it?
– What are its effects on your life?
– How did it change your life?
– Describe your daily tasks.

Discussion

– Do you think changes are happening very fast nowadays?
– Do you think changes are a good or a bad thing?
– Do you think children should have changes in their lives?

IELTS test in Kazakhstan – June 2013 (Academic Module)

IELTS test takers N and A from Kazakhstan shared the topics and questions they remembered after the exam:

Listening testIELTS test in Kazakhstan

Section 1. Application form for a new school.

Section 2. About many volunteering programs, such as teaching and learning about or doing conservation work.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About houses of particular shape and design.

Reading test

Passage 1. About T-Rex dinosaurs.

Passage 2. About the theatre.

Passage 3. About the need to reduce class sizes for more effective teaching.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph comparing two countries in terms of land used for crops.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that artists should be financially supported by the governments of their countries. However others believe that there are other choices that can be made. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you live?
– Is it an apartment or a house?
– Do you like your home?
– Describe your future dream home.
– Do you usually read news in magazines, newspapers or online? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a book you read or a film you saw about the future. Please say

– What was it about?
– Did you like it?
– Have you told your friends about this book/film?
– What did they think about it?

Discussion

– Would you like to become a news reporter?
– What electronic device has significantly changed our life?
– Do you think computers are important in our life?
– Nowadays many people are concerned about the future. Do you think there are reasons to be worried about it?