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July 2012

IELTS test in France – July 2012 (Academic Module)

Our kind friend K who took the IELTS test in France sent the following questions he remembered:

Listening testIELTS test in France

Section 1. Application form to join a football club.

Section 2. Article about the extinction of a bird called fern.

Section 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Modernization of the radio and making it more affordable.

Passage 2. The El-Nino effect on rivers in the USA and how it has affected habitats.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar graph showing changes in the number of employees in different sectors in 2001 and 2008.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Scientists claim that they can tell whether a child will become a criminal by examining the child at the age of 3. Do you agree that crime is a product of human nature? Do you think we can stop children from becoming criminals?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Do you live in an apartment or a house?
– What is the best room in your home?
– What makes your home interesting?
– Which relatives did you see often in your childhood?
– Which relative is more influential in your life today?

Cue Card

Describe a situation where you had to be polite.

Discussion

– How can we help children to learn to be polite?

IELTS Speaking test in Brunei – July 2012

Thanks to the effort of E who took the IELTS exam in Brunei we can share these Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Brunei

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you study or work?
– Where do you work?
– What is your job like?
– Why did you choose this profession?
– Are you using the Internet in your daily life?
– Which types of clothes do you mostly like?
– Did you buy any clothes over the Internet ? Why?
– Are clothes in your country cheaper or more expensive?
– Do you buy unbranded products? Why?
– What is your favorite meal? Why?
– How important is breakfast?
– What is better, a small or a big meal? Why?
– Which meal do you like the most, lunch or dinner? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a famous person you are interested in.

– Describe this person.
– How did you come to know about him/her?
– Why did he/she become famous?
– What have you learned from him/her?

Discussion

– What do you know about celebrities?
– Do you think money can make a person a celebrity?
– Do you think celebrities have the right to lead a private life?
– Do you think celebrities are faking their image?
– What does motivate people to become well-known?
– Do you think celebrities have the talents to become famous?
– Do you think technology is promoting more celebrities than necessary?
– Do you think technology can help people become well known?