IELTS exam in Aarhus, Denmark - April 2009 (Academic Module)

IELTS exam in Aarhus, Denmark – April 2009 (Academic Module)

Our friend K from Denmark reports about her recent IELTS exam there – many thanks, K! Can you believe how similar it is to the report from Germany?

Reading test

Passage 1: A text about a cleaning product called “Shower flower” from a company called Ozdeal or something similar.

Passage 2: A text about linguistic issues and development of languages.

Passage 3: A text about time and place theory and taking photographs.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (report)
We had two bar charts comparing population, birth and death rate in England and Wales from 1700 – 2000.

Speaking test

Interview
- What is you name?
- Where do you live?
- House or flat?
- Describe house.
- What are galleries and museums for?
- Did you visit them as a child?
- Do you think school children should be taken there?
- Do you like gardening?
- Can you imagine why people like it?
- Have you grown your own plants?
- What do people in your country grow – fruits or vegetables?

Cue card
It was about performing arts.
- Describe a performance when and where you have seen it
- What sort of performance was it?
- What was special about it?

Discussion
-Would you like to see it again (the performance from the cue card above)?
- What is the purpose of performing arts?
- Should drama and dance only be taught in special schools?
- Where is the difference between girls and boys concerning dance
education?
- What is the importance of arts in different cultures?
- Are tribal cultures in danger in a globalized world?