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January 2011

IELTS Results competition winners in December 2010

Today we are about to announce the winners of our monthly IELTS results competition. December must have been a very productive month, because we have 10 winners to present. These people, thanks to their hard work, have at least one achievement to be proud of in 2010.

And the winners are…

Academic Module – 1st place

  • Olivia Widjaja from Indonesia, Band 8.5

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Le Phuc Vu from Vietnam, Band 8
  • Vanita Krishnan from India, Band 8
  • Batool Urooj Rajput from Pakistan, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Mohammad Tariq from Pakistan, Band 7.5
  • Rohit Arora from India, Band 7.5
  • Navjot Kaur from India, Band 7.5

General Training – 1st place

  • Hafiz Zafar from Pakistan, Band 7.5

General Training – 2nd place

  • Anil Kumar Manikantan from India, Band 7

General Training – 3rd place

  • Amir Hussain from Pakistan, Band 6.5

Dear winners, congratulations on a job well done! We are sending your special certificates to your emails, and the winning results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame.

And finally, since you proved that we all could learn a thing or two from you, let me ask you a question:

“How did you study to get such a high score? What are the secrets of your success?”

Remember – your answers could give thousands of people a chance to do better in their exams. Please send your tips and advice to info[at]IELTS-Blog.com. Thank you!

IELTS Speaking test in Qatar – December 2010

The Speaking questions below were shared by S, who took her IELTS exam in Qatar. Here is what S remembered:

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can you show me your ID?
– Where are you from?
– What do you like about your country?
– What problems have you got in your country?
– How would you improve your country?
– Do you think reading is important and why?
– Do you like reading?

Cue Card

Talk about a historical place that you have visited in your country to learn about the past. Please say

– Where is this place?
– When did you go there?
– What did you learn about the past?

Discussion

– What are the good sources you can learn from about the past?
– Is TV a good way to teach children about the past?
– Were you used to sitting with your grandparents and talking about the past?
– Please tell me about a historical character that you were influenced by.