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September 2016

IELTS test in Vietnam – August 2016 (Academic Module)

Our friend J took the IELTS test in Vietnam and remembered the following details:

Listening testIELTS test in Vietnam

Section 1. About the Au Pair program.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. About different choirs and their features.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About music in the workplace.
Questions: short-answer questions.

Reading test

Passage 1. About hunger in Africa, its cause and possible solutions.

Passage 2. How ocean creatures use their vision system.

Passage 3. The philosophy of beauty.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar graph showing the number of people who applied for immigration to Australia in four occupations: accountant, computer programmer, cook and IT engineer.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Cycling has many benefits, yet in some countries there is a decrease in the number of people using bicycles as their main form of transportation. Why is it happening? Give suggestions how to encourage people to use bicycles again.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you travel by bus or taxi?
– How often do you do it? Why?
– What do you prefer, taking a bus or a taxi?

Cue Card

Describe a day when you had to change your plans because of the weather. Please say

– When and where was it?
– What did you do instead?
– How did you feel about it?

Discussion

– Do you usually change your plans according to the weather?
– How is the weather in your country?
– What activities do people do in different weather?
– Do people talk about the weather in your country?
– Did you take dance classes when you were young? Why?
– On what occasions do people dance in your country?

IELTS Speaking test in Myanmar – August 2016

Our friend E took IELTS in Myanmar and remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Myanmar (Burma)

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Why did you choose this job?
– Do you like to study alone or with friends?
– Do you like advertisements? Why?
– Have you ever bought a product after watching its advertisement on TV?
– Is it good to advertise online?
– Did you learn an art in your school?
– What do you prefer, to draw or paint?
– Have you ever been to an art gallery?
– Do you have plans to study art in the future?

Cue Card

Describe something that you shared with someone. Please say

– What was it?
– Who and why did you share it with?
– How did you feel about it?

Discussion

– How do the Internet and mobile phones impact our lives?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of study or work in a group?
– Should children be taught to share? Why?
– What things should or shouldn’t be shared by children? Why?
– Should students share accommodation?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of shared accommodation?