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IELTS test in Canada – June 2016 (General Training)

IELTS test in Canada – June 2016 (General Training)

Our kind friend P took the IELTS test in Canada and remembered the following Writing and Speaking questions:

Writing testIELTS test in Canada

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You ordered an item on a company website, which should have been delivered the next day, but it never turned up. Write a letter to the manager and say

– what was the item
– why it was important that you get it immediately
– what you suggest the company should do now

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many people believe that a member of the family is more important than a friend. Do you agree or disagree? Include your own opinion and examples from your experience.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– What can I call you?
– What do you do, study or work?
– Why did you choose this profession?
– Do you wear hats/caps? Do you like them?
– Why do you wear them?
– Why do people generally wear a hat?
– Does it represent any fashion?
– On what occasion people generally prefer wearing a hat?
– Do you read newspapers/magazines?
– Do you think your language can be influenced by reading them?
– What is the last newspaper/magazine you remember buying?
– Do you think in 50 years newspapers/magazines will still exist?

Cue Card

Talk about an item that you have or your family member has. Please say
– What is it?
– How does it look?
– For how long have you kept it?

Discussion

– Is it good to have things like that?
– How does technology affect history?
– Do you think one can learn history online?
– Do you think museums are helpful in learning about history?
– How do people learn history from seeing the items in a museum?
– Do you think it’s important to keep things in a museum?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – June 2016

When K took the IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia, he was asked 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?
– Describe your job.
– How important is this profession in your country?
– Do you prefer to work alone or in a team? Why?
– Let’s talk about music.
– Do you enjoy listening to or playing music? Why?
– In your childhood did you play any musical instrument?
– What was it?
– What type of music do you prefer? Why?
– Do you think loud noise affects our hearing?
– What is the effect of noise in our cities?

Cue Card

Describe an instance when you had to get up early for some reason. Please say

– What time did you get up?
– Where and when did you have to be?
– What was the reason for that?

Discussion

– What did you feel, when you got up early for this job?
– Why do people tend to get up early, in your opinion?
– Do you think people like to do their sports early? Why?
– Is there a problem, if people sleep long hours? Why?
– Is it necessary to be on time for our appointments, in your opinion?
– Is it a problem to be late for an appointment?
– What is the difference between people who are always on time and those who are always late?