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IELTS test in India – July 2014 (Academic Module)

IELTS test in India – July 2014 (Academic Module)

Thanks to the IELTS test taker D from India we can share the topics and questions from a recent exam:

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. Booking of a caravan for the trip in New Zealand.

Section 2. Plan of the university library.

Section 3. Students’ discussion about various kinds of bees.

Section 4. A lecture about statistic results of libraries’ development worldwide.

Reading test

Passage 1. About circadian rhythms.

Passage 2. About different scales of human societies from small groups to a town.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a pair of graphs showing how people spent their free time in 1980 and 2010.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

People continue to commit crimes even after being punished for it. Why do you think this happens? How can crime be stopped?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What don’t you like about the place where you live?

Cue Card

Talk about a time when you saved money for a special occasion. Please say

– What was it for?
– How did it feel?
– Did you tell anyone about it?

Discussion

– Do you think credit cards increased the amount of money people spend?
– Do you think online shopping has increased people’s spending?

Here’s what Suku did to score 7.5 in IELTS

Suku George comes from India and his first language is Malayam. This did not stop him, however, from getting a high score (Band 7.5) in a recent IELTS exam. It also put him in a position to win our monthly IELTS results competition, and gave us a chance to meet Suku and ask him what the reasons for his success were.

Band 9 in IELTSHere is what Suku said:

“This is proud moment for me and my family. We are immensely happy to see my name on your website. I would like to share my IELTS learning and exam experience.

The books I used were Target Band 7 and IELTS Preparation book published by the University of Sydney.

My approach was to do the following:

Listening

1. I listened to BBC and CNN news channels.
2. Practiced with online content available.
3. Closely observed the pronunciation of words in different accents.

Speaking

1. I read different English Daily articles and copied all the new words and read the sentence again after understanding the meaning to expand my vocabulary.
2. Always conversed in English at home and at work to improve the speaking skills and increase the pace of the conversation.

Reading

1. I did lots of reading exercises to improve my time management.
2. Given more focus to academic reading where the difficulty level is higher to improve my interpretation skills.

Writing

1. I focused on time management.
2. Allocated 20 minutes to Task 1 and 40 minutes to Task 2.
3. Restricted myself to writing 7 or 8 words maximum per line to make counting the words easier.
4. Spared 5 minutes to revisit the contents written.
5. Tried to incorporate advanced vocabulary words in my sentences.”