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October 2015

IELTS test in Brazil – October 2015 (General Training)

Thanks to an IELTS test taker from Brazil we are sharing these Writing and Speaking questions today:

Writing testIELTS test in Brazil

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to a friend inviting him/her to a party that you want to host for a member of your family. In your letter

– Describe the event.
– Ask for his/her help to organize the party.
– Explain why you need his/her help.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays young people prefer to move to big cities; older people, however, are the opposite and prefer to stay in the countryside. What are the positives and negatives of this trend?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?

Cue Card

Talk about famous people that are always in the media. Please say

– Who are they?
– Why are they in the media?
– Would you like to meet these people? Why?

Discussion

– What do you think is important to stay in the media?
– What would you talk to them about?
– How will the media change in the future?

Full IELTS Speaking Test, Free Sample #1 (with Examiner’s Commentary)

Today we’re happy to share a resource that so many people were asking for: a full IELTS Speaking Test recording, with examiner’s commentary and a transcript. This test was recorded by a real past IELTS examiner and a future test-taker (Asia), and is a very close simulation of what happens on the test day in the real examination room.

Here is how it can be useful to you:

1. You can get familiar with everything that happens in the Speaking test, and feel prepared when it’s your turn.
2. You can listen to the examiner’s questions, test-taker’s answers, and think about what YOU would say in response to these questions.
3. You can spot the test-taker’s mistakes and avoid them in your own speech.
4. You can go over the Examiner’s Commentary, learn how he rated the student’s performance and why (he also points out some of the student’s mistakes!)
5. You can even use this as a Listening exercise, and refer to the transcript to understand every word on the recording.

Watch the YouTube version here:

 

Or listen to the recording on SoundCloud here:

If you find this resource helpful, there are more Speaking tests here. They aren’t free, but very affordable and worth every cent, because they will help you prepare for scoring your best in IELTS.