IELTS-Blog

Thanks to Sharon from Malaysia, for telling us about her General Training IELTS exam.

Writing

Task 1 (Letter)
Write a letter to apply for a part time job in a new international company, you have heard about the position from someone in your neighborhood.

Task 2 (Essay)
About the zoos in the 21st century – do we agree or disagree that animals should be kept in the men-made cells.

Speaking

I think I didn’t do very well. The questions were not what I expected.

Interview
Questions about shopping and names in my culture

Card
Describe a place that you have visited, where there was lots of water.

Discussion
Then the rest of the questions was all about water. I didn’t do well at the names and water.

This is what our friend R. from India has shared about his General Training IELTS exam.

Listening

It was okay, I scored 7.5

Reading

I thought I did pretty well but I only got 6. I usually topped all the exercises I did prior to this exam. I still don’t know how this is possible.

Writing

Task 1 (Letter)
Write a letter of recommendation for a friend who submitted his resume to a tourist office.

Task 2 (Essay)
Advertising influences people to buy thing such as clothes and shoes. What are the problems caused by that? What solutions can be given?
I scored 6.5 on this task here - again I don’t know where I went wrong, the topic is quite simple.

Speaking

Describe a piece of equipment other than a computer.
Where it is use?
How does it work?
How does it benefit us?

Speaking I scored 7. Never mind the examiner was falling asleep