IELTS test in Canada - November 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS test in Canada – November 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS exam questions below were shared by E from Canada – here is what she remembered about the Writing and Speaking parts:

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph describing the percentage of people in 3 different age-groups who visited cinema in the UK between the years 1983 and 2000.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Economic status is believed to measure a country’s success by many people. Are there any other means or standards that measure a country’s success? Give reasons why there is one standard that is more important than the others, use your own experience and examples .

Speaking test

Interview

- Can I know your full name please?
- Are you working or studying?
- How do you spend your leisure time?
- Do you love to enjoy watching movies?
- Do you like to watch movies in a theater or at home?
- With whom do you watch movies?
- What type of movies would you love to watch? Why?

Cue Card

Tell me about a gift you have presented to somebody, please say
- What it was,
- Why you have presented it,
- To whom you have presented it,
- How you felt after presenting it.

Discussion

- Did that gift cost you much?
- Which are the situations you are giving gifts in?
- Why are you giving the gifts ?
- Is giving a gift or receiving a gift important?
- Is the cost of a gift very important?
- Why are we spending much time choosing the gift?
- Why do people do charity work?