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IELTS test in Iran – December 2011 (General Training)

The topics below were shared by E, who recently took an IELTS exam in Iran.

Listening testIELTS test in Iran

Section 1. A student was registering at the university.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. A tour guide was leading tourists through the island.
Questions: multiple choice, information matching.

Section 3. How light pollution affects wild animals.
Questions: information matching, multiple choice.

Section 4. Description of making an imaginary airport.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. The history of the tea.
Questions: True/False/Not Given and matching of the scientists names.

Passage 2,3 and 4. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You want to rent out one of the rooms of your apartment. Write a letter to the accommodation officer of a nearest college and say

– What does the room look like?
– What kind of student would you prefer?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays people prefer to follow sports events on TV rather than take part in sports themselves. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

IELTS test in Delhi, India – December 2011 (Academic Module)

The following IELTS exam was shared by S from India (thank you!)

Listening test IELTS test in India

Section 1. A person reported a burglary.
Section 2. Childcare and motherhood questionnaire.
Section 3 and 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Unfortunately S did not remember the topics.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table and a bar graph which compared water consumption in Australia for domestic and agricultural use in 2004.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Rich people should open the doors to opportunities by helping others. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your name?
– Where are you from?
– How do you contact your friends?
– Have you ever experienced a problem with a mobile phone?
– What are the advantages of mobile phones?

Cue Card

Describe a foreign musical festival that you enjoyed. Please say

– Where was it?
– When was it?
– Who was there with you?
– How did you feel after that?

Discussion

– Do you enjoy music in general?
– What types of music do you know?
– Which is your favorite and why?
– Do you think choice of music has changed, why?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of music?
– Is there any difference in people’s choice in music?
– Why do old and young people like different music?