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March 2010

IELTS Speaking questions from the UK – March 2010

IELTS Speaking test was shared by Z from the UK, who sent the following questions:

Speaking test

Interview
– Do you live in a house or a flat?
– What do you like the most about your house?
– Describe the area where you live.
– Do you like sports?
– Do you think children should be encouraged to do more sports?

– Do you like flowers? Why?
– On what occasions in your country people give flowers?
– Do many people in your country grow flowers?

Cue card
Describe a journey you want to go on with your friend, please say:
– where you want to travel,
– why you want to travel with your friend,
– how you want to travel.

Discussion
– Why people choose to travel with friends/family?
– Why is it important to have holidays / to travel?
– Do people in your country travel a lot?
– Do they like long journeys / short journeys? Why?
– What is the difference between a holiday and a business trip?

– What are the reasons people travel?
– Do you think people can learn about a country from the TV and the Internet, rather than by traveling?
– Do you think government should do something to decrease the number of flights / long-distance journeys by plane?
– What do you think about media influencing travel decisions?

IELTS test in the USA – March 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS test in the USA was shared by I. (thanks a lot!), who described it as follows:

Listening test

Section 1. Conversation between two siblings regarding arrangements for their parents’ anniversary.
Questions: information matching.

Section 2. A radio conversation about how children can spend their holidays planting vegetation.
Questions: summary completion.

Section 3. A monologue on company development and growth.
Questions: filling in the blanks.

Section 4 – don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Clock invention in European countries.
Questions: headings matching / labeling parts (about how pendulum works).

Passage 2: Ocean plants.
Questions: True/False/Not Given, headings matching.

Passage 3: Different thoughts on describing paintings.
Questions: Yes/No/Not Given, multiple choice.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)
Describe a bar graph on borrowed books in U.K library.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)
Is an individual fully and solely responsible to save money in order to survive after their retirement?

Speaking test

Interview
– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Did you like cooking in your childhood?

Cue card
Describe one of your favorite artists (an actor, a musician, a painter), you should say:
– Who is the person?
– What about that person influenced you?
– How do you know about him / her?

Discussion
– What is the favorite art in your country?
– Do you think schools should teach arts?
– Do you think it is necessary to develop the art of literature in colleges?
– Whether the art was more popular in the past or at present.