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IELTS test in the UK and Kazakhstan – April 2015 (Academic Module)

Thanks to two IELTS test takers from the UK and Kazakhstan we can share this information about a recent exam:

Listening testIELTS test in the UK

Section 1. About a travel agency.

Section 2. About crocodiles.

Section 3. About a new university course for overseas students.

Section 4. About people that kill dolphins.

Reading test

Passage 1. About modern science and technology.

Passage 2. About theaters.

Passage 3. About Australian wild animals including dingo, kangaroo and so on.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing the amounts of money spent on research of new energy resources in four countries between 1980 and 2000.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that children should learn to obey and do as parents and teachers say. Others think that this kind of upbringing will not prepare our children for real life. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do for a job?
– What is your favorite color?
– Do you like visiting people?
– How often do you do it? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about an achievement you haven’t completed yet. Please say
– What is the achievement?
– How will you do it?
– When do you think you will achieve this?

Discussion

– What song do you remember from your childhood?
– What is your favorite music? Why?
– What do you listen to these days?

IELTS test in the UK and Azerbaijan – March 2015 (Academic Module)

Our friends Z and R took their IELTS tests in the UK and Azerbaijan and remembered the following details (the exam appears to be the same in these countries):

Listening testIELTS test in the UK

Section 1. About pottery courses.

Section 2. About bird-watching tours.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A lecture about carbon dioxide emissions.

Reading test

Passage 1. About plants.

Passage 2. About a company car scheme.

Passage 3. How to deal with stress in the workplace.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a map and 4 pie charts showing the use of agricultural land in the USA for different purposes such as animal growing, forests, crops growing and other uses. We had to describe it.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that history is very important and we must study the past to understand the present. Others say that it has little or no use at all. Discuss both views, give your opinion and support it with relevant examples.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What kind of house is it?
– Do you like living there? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a place that you have visited for a short time. Please say

– Where was that?
– When did you go there?
– Would you like to go there again? Why?

Discussion

– What museums do you know?
– Which one do you like the most?
– Describe a museum that you have visited.
– What impression do museums give to you?