Our friends M and F shared the following topics from a recent IELTS exam in Spain:
Listening test
Don’t remember.
Reading test
Passage 1. About a prototype language that animals (apes) and children understand, while few of them can understand a full language.
Passage 2. Two ships were doing some sea exploration and sank. A team was sent to identify the reason. 3 bodies were found and they concluded that the bodies contain high level of lead and its source was either the tins with food or the pipes that feed water to the engines (the same pipes were used for water consumed by the crew).
Passage 3. Don’t remember.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)
A table showing the percentage of land covered by forest in 7 different countries in 1990 and in 2000.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Nowadays people show more anti-social behavior and lack of respect to others. What are the causes? How could we improve the situation?
Speaking test
Interview
Don’t remember.
Cue Card
Talk about a singer or a group famous in your country. Please say
– What kind of music do they play?
– What audience is it for?
– Why do people like it?
Discussion
– What sort of music do you like and why?