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IELTS test in India – April 2013 (Academic Module)

Thanks to our kind friend R we have these topics and questions from a recent IELTS exam in India:

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. A conversation about booking a dinner party at a hotel.

Section 2. Extra features and changes that are made by the hotel.
Questions: match headings to paragraphs, classify information.

Section 3. A map of a certain building that received complaints from customers.

Section 4. A lecture about sports.
Questions: multiple choice.

Reading test

Passage 1. About yawing effect and its advantages and disadvantages.
Questions: short-answer questions, True/False/Not Given.

Passage 2. About the most dangerous animals.
Questions: short-answer questions, match headings to paragraphs, classify information.

Passage 3. About the history and invention of ice making.
Questions: short-answer questions, summary completion.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a horizontal bar chart showing five sections of life in the next 20 years.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Saving money is a good habit for an individual after retirement. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you have a big family?
– Please describe your family.

Cue Card

Describe a person whom you admire the most in the family. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– What are his/her qualities?
– Why do you admire him/her so much?

Discussion

– Who is important in your family: the father or the mother?
– How should parents look after their children?
– How should working parents look after their children?
– Do children get sufficient love and affection from their parents these days?
– What do you think about relationships between teenagers and their parents nowadays?

IELTS test in New Zealand – April 2013 (General Training)

An IELTS test taker from New Zealand (thanks T!) remembered the following details about a recent exam there:

Writing testIELTS test in New Zealand

Writing task 1 (a letter)

A friend who is living overseas should visit you soon and would love to stay at your place. Write a letter and explain

– Why cannot he/she stay at your place this time?
– Suggest an alternative arrangement.
– Invite him/her to stay in the future.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that school studies are not useful and most important things are learnt outside the school. Do you agree or disagree? Give your opinion and examples.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What is the most used kind of transport in your country? Why?
– What needs to be done to encourage people to use public transport?
– Does your job require concentration and attention to detail?
– How do you concentrate, when you need to?

Cue Card

Describe an event where it was very crowded. Please say

– What event was it?
– Why did you attend it?
– How did you feel at the event?

Discussion

– What do you think about traveling in groups?
– What are the advantages or disadvantages of such a trip?
– Who do you think travels in groups more: younger or older people?