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July 2013

IELTS test in India – June 2013 (General Training)

Our Indian friends S and V shared this exam update. They didn’t remember the Listening topics, but did a great job with all other sections:

Reading testIELTS test in India

Passage 1. About different kinds of shopping experiences.

Passage 2. About worker roles and their responsibilities.

Passage 3. About a painter (don’t remember the name), describing her works and early life.
Questions: True / False / Not Given, match paragraphs to people.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to you supervisor asking for a one-day leave, so that you could help your friend. In your letter

– Describe the problem of your friend.
– Say how you are going to help him/her.
– Suggest how you will complete work tasks on the requested date.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

In some countries today young people are less respectful and polite to others. What could be the reasons behind such behavior? What can be done about it?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– How do you commute usually?
– How could transport services in your city be improved?
– Do you think people should use public transport more?

Cue Card

Talk about a library that you have visited. Please say

– Where is this library?
– When did you go there?
– What did you like or dislike about the library?

Discussion

– How are public libraries useful for children?
– Do you think libraries will be replaced by internet completely?
– Do you go to the library? Why?
– How do you think public libraries could become more attractive?

IELTS test in Zimbabwe, India and the UK – June 2013 (Academic Module)

Our friends who took the IELTS test in Zimbabwe, India and the UK (thanks B, M and H!) remembered the following about their exam:

Listening testIELTS test in the UK

Section 1. A conversation at an art gallery.

Section 2. A conversation between students and a lecturer about a field trip.

Section 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About Mintzberg’s work and books he had written.

Passage 2. About spiders and how their build their webs.

Passage 3. About psychology.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar chart showing the expenditure of companies on advertisement in the UK between 2005-2010 through various channels.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Tourism brings benefits to a country but it also may have harmful effects. How can a country ensure that tourism benefits its development?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What’s your favorite place in the house? Why?
– Do you think you will leave home soon?
– Have you ever bought anything after seeing an advert?
– Why do you think companies advertise themselves?
– What has a greater effect: TV ads or newspaper and magazine ads?

Cue Card

Talk about a historical event that interests you. Please say
– What is the event?
– How did you know about it?
– When and where did it take place?

Discussion

– Why do you think people study history?
– Do you like history?
– How can teachers improve the way they teach history?
– What do you think future historians will study about us?