IELTS-Blog

Listening

1) A young guy wants to find a temporary job is going to a job agency
- don’t remember well but it was about the implementation of a swimming pool and an entertainment center (or something like that)
2) 2 students talking about a paper or assignment they have to do
3) A man is talking about how to talk in front of an audience (lecture)

Reading

A few texts , one was about ambrosis ( substance found in whales sperm and use to make perfumes), then a text about map making, and the last one was about the printing industry and the development of new technologies.

Writing

Task 1
A pie chart and table about the causes of land degradation in 3 different regions.

Task 2
Essay about overweight people, give causes and measures you recommend.

Speaking

Interview
The examiner asked me about where i was living at the moment, then the kind of transportations in my town, then a few questions about meeting new people.

Little Speech
Describe a change that happened to you recently.

Discussion
Then the last part was about change in general.

Thanks to Aurore for sharing with us her IELTS experience.

Sergey has kindly updated us about his IELTS - good job, buddy!

Listening

Listening was very difficult to understand because exam took place in the big lecture hall and sound was awful. I could hear only echo.
1) Stolen property: Somebody rang and reported about stolen bag (when, where, address, name, what was in the bag)
2) Advert about some National Park (don?t remember name)
3) Discussion about how to make films.
4) Lecture about Australian air, water, soil pollution (fill gaps)

Reading

Reading wasn?t too bad
I can?t remember first one, I just fly through.
2) Winter season in OZ (holiday trip package) where, when, what included, price, payment method (fill gaps)

3) College campus rules (keys loss, furniture damage, noise), type of tasks: T, F, N/G
The last one was a big passage about Australian fish farms (research how to grow fish, where, foreign experience) 6 questions use appropriate letters A-G, 4 questions YES, NO, NOT GIVEN.

Writing:

Task 1

You are going to do computer course at your local college. Write letter and mention:
1) Why do you want to do this course?
2) Have you any educational background and computer skills.
3) Ask some questions about course.

Task 2

Private cars now are banned from the city centres. Advantages and disadvantages for individuals and businesses. What is your opinion?

Speaking

Interview
Questions about yourself

Little Speech
You are going to learn foreign language, not English. (What language, why, where)

Discussion
About languages around the world