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November 2010

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – November 2010

The questions below were shared by E who took his IELTS exam in Australia. Here is what E was asked:

Speaking Test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you study or work?
– What is your job like?
– Do you have free time?
– What type of clothes do you usually wear?
– Where do you usually buy your clothes?
– Do you think you will still wear the same clothes when you get older?
– Do you like animals?
– What are the common animals in your country?
– What sports do you play?
– What is the most popular sport in your country?

Cue Card

Talk about a childhood hobby of yours, please say
– what hobby it was,
– how you developed this hobby,
– why you liked doing this,
– how you enjoyed this hobby when you were a child.

Discussion

– Do you think you can still do this hobby until now? How about in the future?
– What do you think was the hobby of the past generations?
– What do you think will be the hobby in the future?
– How can you bridge the gap between the hobbies of different generations?
– What can you suggest to working people regarding hobbies?

IELTS test in Singapore and Malaysia – November 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS exams in Singapore and Malaysia were described by our friends A and N as identical. Here is what they remembered:

Writing Task

Writing Task 1 (a report)

There was a line graph describing the number of people playing 4 types of sports, in years 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Everyone should stay in school until the age of eighteen. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– Do you currently work or study?
– Did you have any hobby when you were younger?
– What is your hobby now?
– If you were rich now, what would you want to collect?

Cue Card

Talk about an exciting message that you have received through email or phone, please say
– who sent it to you,
– what the message was about,
– who you shared it with

Follow up question: Do you send lots of emails to your friends?

Discussion

– Which way do you think is easier to communicate – face to face communication or by electronic devices such as email?
– Is there any difference in the methods of communication between younger people and the elderly?
– Do you think that elderly should learn how to use electronic devices? Why?