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March 2018

IELTS test in Oman and Saudi Arabia – March 2018 (General Training)

Two IELTS test takers (thanks, P and L!) took their exams in Oman and Saudi Arabia and remembered the following details:

Listening testIELTS test in Oman

Section 1. About a house for sale by a real estate agency.

Section 2. About a horse riding park.

Section 3. Regarding research of farmed products.

Section 4. About insects as a food.

Reading test

Passage 1. About child care centres.

Passage 2. About some training certifications.

Passage 3. About work procedures.

Passage 4. An article on reptiles.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have recently attended a 90th birthday party of a close relative. It was successfully organised by hotel staff. Write a letter to the manager and say

– Describe the event.
– Talk about the facilities provided to guests, especially the elderly.
– Mention a particular employee whose service was great.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people spend a lot of money attending cultural or sports events. Is it a good or a bad thing? Give your opinion and 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 do you do?
– Do you like boats? Why?
– Do you like rain? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a business person whom you know and admire. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– What does he/she do?
– Why do you admire him/her?

Discussion

Don’t remember.

IELTS Results competition winners in February 2018

Today we’re proud to present and celebrate the 9 winners, who received the best IELTS scores in February. It’s a true pleasure to give you the dedicated, hardworking people whose efforts paid off, who can finally relax and look back with satisfaction, because they made it! Don’t be surprised to see a Band 5 owner on the winners list – everyone has a fair chance, and if no higher scores get submitted in that particular month, Band 5 can win just as well.

And the winners are…

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 8 in IELTS

  • Debjyoti Sinha from India, Band 8
  • Vaishali Bhandari from India, Band 8

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Princy Natolanda from India, Band 7.5
  • Vanessa Olatunji from Nigeria, Band 7.5
  • Mino Bartolini from Italy, Band 7.5

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Piyumi Dewage from Sri Lanka, Band 5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Thomas Simon from India, Band 8
  • Neha Verma from India, Band 8
  • Nahid Makhmalbaf from Iran, Band 8

Congratulations to the winners! A day like this shouldn’t go unnoticed – and so we are sending your certificates of achievement to your emails. Your IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – please feel free to show off to your family and friends!

We would love to hear from all the winners to learn how they prepared and studied, and what helped them achieve success in IELTS. Anything they wish to tell us will be posted on IELTS-Blog without delay, so everyone can use the same technique and get a better score in their own exam this month.

P.S. IELTS results competition runs every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. Learn how to enroll here.