IELTS in Colombia - September 2009 (General Training)

IELTS in Colombia – September 2009 (General Training)

IELTS test in Colombia was shared by A. (thank you so very much!), who remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening test

Section 1: Subscribing to use the library.
Questions: Filling in the gaps on a form.

Section 2: There was a map of a seaport.
Questions: Identify places on a map.

Section 3: About 5 types of whales.

Reading test

Passage 1: don’t remember.

Passage 2: About a place in Sydney where students can get a job experience from an unpaid job.

Passage 3: Experiences of students who were working in the place above in Sydney.

Passage 4: The flavor notation: how scientists hasn’t figured out the notation of flavor and how are they working on this subject.

Writing Test

Writing Task 1 (letter)
Your friend bought tickets to the theater for both of you. Write a letter to a friend to tell him that you can not go to theater, in your letter
- Apologize,
- Explain the situation,
- Tell him what he can do with the extra ticket.

Writing Task 2 (essay)
In some countries, most of the people prefer to rent a house rather than buy one. What are the advantages and disadvantages of renting a house?

Speaking test

Interview
- Do you work or study?
- Who does the cooking at your home?
- What was the last time you went shopping?

Cue Card

Talk about a library you know, you should say:
– Where it is,
- In what type of building it is located,
- Describe it.

Discussion
- Do you usually go to the library?
- Do you think libraries should be free?
- What type of books do you find in a library?
- What skills should a person have to work in a library ?