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June 2010

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

IELTS exam in the US was shared by E (thank you!) who remembered the following:

Reading test

Passage 1. About proto-language and full language.
Passage 2. About homeopathy.
Passage 3. About a lake created by a meteorite and how research helps to learn about climate.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We had to describe a table that was about five countries in three different years (2000, 2010 and 2015) and the numbers in the table showed how many people lived in the same household.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

As technology develops, more shopping and business is done through the internet while communication face to face becomes less frequent. Is this a positive or a negative development?

Speaking test

Interview
– The usual questions.
– Describe your hometown.
– What kind of food do you remember from your hometown?

Cue Card
Talk about a special toy that you have received as a child.
– describe the toy,
– say when it was given to you,
– who gave it to you,
– explain you used it for.

Discussion
– Can you find the same toy nowadays?
– Do you think parents should give educational toys to their children?

IELTS Speaking questions from Thailand – May 2010

IELTS in Thailand was identical to the exams in Australia, Malaysia and Brunei we shared yesterday. Here is another version of the Speaking test sent by P:

Speaking test

Interview

– Which part of the country are you from?
– Where is your hometown?
– Do you think your hometown is the best place to grow up?
– Do you like cooking?
– In the future do you think you will cook more or less?

Cue Card

Describe an interesting animal, please say
– what is it?
– how did you come to know about this animal?
– what facts about this animal do you find interesting?

Discussion

– What are the advantages of zoos?
– What are the disadvantages of zoos?
– Do you think animals should live in a zoo?