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June 2016

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – June 2016

When K took the IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia, he was asked the following questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Saudi Arabia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Describe your job.
– How important is this profession in your country?
– Do you prefer to work alone or in a team? Why?
– Let’s talk about music.
– Do you enjoy listening to or playing music? Why?
– In your childhood did you play any musical instrument?
– What was it?
– What type of music do you prefer? Why?
– Do you think loud noise affects our hearing?
– What is the effect of noise in our cities?

Cue Card

Describe an instance when you had to get up early for some reason. Please say

– What time did you get up?
– Where and when did you have to be?
– What was the reason for that?

Discussion

– What did you feel, when you got up early for this job?
– Why do people tend to get up early, in your opinion?
– Do you think people like to do their sports early? Why?
– Is there a problem, if people sleep long hours? Why?
– Is it necessary to be on time for our appointments, in your opinion?
– Is it a problem to be late for an appointment?
– What is the difference between people who are always on time and those who are always late?

IELTS test in the UK and India – May 2016 (Academic Module)

Our friends took IELTS in the UK and India and remembered the Reading, Writing and Speaking questions (which were identical in these two countries):

Reading testIELTS test in the UK

Passage 1. About the Chinese language and culture.

Passage 2. A discussion about employment of older and younger people.

Passage 3. A research about animals and their ability to sense natural disasters.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a floor plan of two theaters, in 2003 and after their renovation in 2008. We had to compare and describe the changes.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

The funds for postgraduate research are limited, therefore some people think that financial support from the government should be provided. However, only scientific research should be funded, rather than other, less useful subjects. To what extent 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?

Cue Card 1

Describe a family that you like (not your own). Please say

– How do you know this family?
– How much time do you spend with this family?
– Why do you like it?

Cue Card 2

Describe a person that you would like to meet, who is in the news currently. Please say

– Who is this person?
– Why do you like him/her?
– What makes this person special?

Discussion

Unfortunately, no one remembered the rest of the questions.