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August 2013

IELTS test in Canada – June 2013 (Academic Module)

Our friend P who took the IELTS test in Canada remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Canada

Section 1. A phone conversation between a travel agent and a client.

Section 2. Instructions for employees of a new shopping mall.

Section 3. Two students were talking about African lions.

Section 4. A lecture on shipwrecks.

Reading test

Passage 1. A biography of a certain shipbuilder.

Passage 2. An article about environmental issues in Florida’s Everglades.

Passage 3. A story about children’s books author from New Zealand.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph showing the percentage of self-employed workers in five different countries in 1998 and 2000.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Do advantages of having your own car outweigh the environmental issues caused by pollution? Discuss, and include your own opinion.

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 a condo? Why?
– Which part of your daily routine would you like to change?
– How is your daily routine different now from when you were a child?

Cue Card

Talk about a foreign language (except English) that you would like to learn. Please say

– What language would you learn?
– Why would you learn it?
– How would you learn it?
– How would you use it?

Discussion

– Do you think it’s possible to learn a country’s culture without speaking the language?
– Do you think children learn foreign languages faster than adults?

IELTS Speaking test in Nigeria – July 2013

The speaking questions below were shared by C (thank you!), whose IELTS exam was in Nigeria:

Speaking testIELTS test in Nigeria

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you live?
– Is it your own house or rented?
– What is your favorite place in your house? Why?
– What form of advertisement do you prefer: newspaper, radio or TV?
– What do you think about such a rapid development of mobile phones?
– Would you buy the latest mobile phone available? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a comedy movie that you have watched recently and that made you laugh. Please say

– What movie was it?
– Why was it so funny?
– Would you recommend it to others?

Discussion

– What is your opinion about humour?
– How important is it in life?
– Do you think it is important to use humour when teaching children in school?
– Do you think it is important to learn other people’s culture to be able to understand foreign comedy/humour?
– Do you think it is important to introduce humour in international business?