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October 2013

IELTS test in the USA and India – September 2013 (General Training)

Our friends H and G took their IELTS tests in the USA and India, and shared the Writing and Speaking questions (it was all they remembered).

Writing testIELTS test in the USA

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to your friend and invite him/her to a special event that you are organising. Please say

– Why do you organize this event?
– Why do you think he/she should come?
– Suggest accommodation arrangements for him/her.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Elderly people think that the way they spent their life was simpler and better than today. Do you agree or disagree? Provide you reasons and real life examples.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What type of people are living in your city?
– What does ‘being polite’ mean to you?
– Who taught you about it?
– When do you need to be polite?

Cue Card

Talk about a special meal that you would like to have. Please say

– What is it?
– Where and with whom would you like to have it?
– What other food would you like to try?

Discussion

– What type of food do people like in your country?
– What is more important: quality or price of the food?
– Should parents stop their children from eating junk food?
– What should the government do about this?
– Do you like home made food better than restaurant food?

IELTS Results competition winners in September 2013

Today we’re proud to present and celebrate the 14 winners, who received the best scores ranging from 7.5 to 8.5 and entered in our monthly IELTS results competition. It’s a true pleasure to give you the dedicated, hardworking people whose efforts paid off, who can finally relax and look back with satisfaction, because they made it!

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 9 in IELTS

  • Sakshi Agarwal from India, Band 8.5 (with 9 in Speaking)

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Ashwini Rani Mahadev from India, Band 8 (with 9 in Listening)
  • Mahamudul Hasan Rabbi from Bangladesh, Band 8
  • Abe Thejo Thomas from India, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Shruthi Shama from India, Band 7.5
  • Nagakannan Pandian from India, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Mansoor Ahmed from Pakistan, Band 8.5
  • Vijayan Rathinaswamy from India, Band 8.5 (with Band 9 in Reading)

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Payman Haydarnia from Iran, Band 8 (with Band 9 in Reading)
  • Akshay Deep Davanam Ramanan from India, Band 8
  • Mahesh Kotian from India, Band 8

General Training Module – 3rd place

  • Adarsh Pal Singh from India, Band 7.5
  • Herath Jayawardana from India, Band 7.5
  • Navinesh Chad from Fiji, Band 7.5

Congratulations to the winners! You have so much to celebrate, and to mark this day we are sending your certificates of achievement to your emails. Your IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – please feel free to show off to your friends!

We should really find out how these lovely people were able to score so well. All we know at the moment is that Mansoor Ahmed and Navinesh Chad were studying by the book “Ace the IELTS”, and Herath Jayawardana (Band 7.5 ) was using our book “Target Band 7”. But we definitely need to know more!

We look forward to hearing from the winners their stories of how they prepared and studied, and what helped them achieve success in IELTS. Anything they wish to share will be posted on IELTS-Blog without delay, so everyone can use the same technique and get a better score in their own exam this month.

P.S. IELTS results competition runs every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. Learn how to enroll here.