IELTS in Myanmar – August 2009 (Academic Module)

IELTS test in Myanmar was described by M.L – thanks a lot and we all are wishing you a great score. The questions were as follows:

Listening test

Section 1: Hotel reservation.
Section 2: Gardening.
Section 3: Submitting a research paper.
Section 4: Remarks and recommendations from a lecturer.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (report)
There was a bar graph showing depletion of cultivated land in 4 areas due to 3 causes, namely deforestation, animal farming and agriculture.

Writing task 2 (essay)
Some people say that news media is becoming more influential today peoples’ lives and it is a negative development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview
- What’s your name?
- Tell me about your apartment that you are now living in.
- Do you have plans to stay there for a long time?
- Are there many advertisements in your country?
- How many hours a day do you watch TV?
- Which adverts do you like the most?
- Which programs do you like best and is it helpful for your studies?

Cue card
Talk about an article that you read in a magazine or a newspaper, you should say
- Where you read it,
- What was it about,
- Why did you remember that article.

Discussion
- What do you think, which news is more interesting , on TV or in magazines? Why?
- What class of people chooses what type of news? Eg. which type of news would upper class choose, etc?