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November 2016

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia and India – November 2016

Our friends P and M took their IELTS Speaking tests in Saudi Arabia and India and remembered 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?
– What do you do at work, exactly?
– Why did you choose this job?
– Do you like to write?
– What sorts of things do you write?
– Do you prefer to write by hand or to type?
– Did you write a lot as a child?

Cue Card

Talk about a website you visit often because you find it helpful. Please say

– What website is it?
– Where and when did you find out about it?
– What do you use it for?

Discussion

– Would you recommend this website to others?
– Let’s talk about the importance of Internet in daily life.
– Do you think the Internet is important?
– Why do you think so?
– Who benefits from it mostly?
– Did the Internet make our lives easier?
– Can you explain why?
– Do you do any shopping online?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping?
– Did online shopping affect the brick and mortar markets?
– How can regular supermarkets compete with online shopping?
– Will people use online shopping more often in the future? Why?

IELTS test in India – November 2016 (Academic Module)

Thanks to our friend B we know this much about a recent IELTS test in India:

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. A conversation between a traveler and a hotel manager.

Section 2. About the restoration of an old college building.

Section 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About a deer breeding business in Australia.

Passage 2. About some comic stories of two brothers and co-authors.

Passage 3. Explanation about global warming from several experts.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two tables. The first was showing the number of students from different countries transferred from Australian universities to European universities between 2007 and 2009. The second was showing the opposite number of students transferred from European universities to Australian universities. We had to compare and describe them.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

It’s good to have English as a global language. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your reasons and include relevant examples from your own experience.

Speaking test

Interview

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

Cue Card

Describe a person who inspires you the most. Please say

– Where is he/she from?
– What do you know about him/her?
– What do you like about him/her?

Discussion

Don’t remember.