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May 2014

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – April 2014

The IELTS test taker R from Saudi Arabia was asked these questions in a recent Speaking test:

Speaking testIELTS test in Saudi Arabia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you watch the news?
– What is the significance of reading the news?
– How do you prefer to get the news?
– Why do you listen to the news?
– Do you think that the youth are less interested in the news than older people?
– What significance do birthday celebrations have in your country?
– Do you celebrate your birthdays?
– How did you celebrate your birthdays when you were young?
– What is the significance of birthdays in one’s life?
– Why is it important to you?

Cue Card

Talk about a family business that you know. Please say

– How does this business operate?
– Were you a part of this business, and if yes what did you do?
– What kind of business model did it follow?

Discussion

– What reasons can lead to failure in business?
– What business do you think is better to do nowadays?

IELTS test in the UK and Saudi Arabia – April 2014 (Academic Module)

IELTS test takers C and A from the UK and Saudi Arabia shared the following exam update:

Listening testIELTS test in the UK

Section 1. A phone conversation between a jobs seeker and an employment agency.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. An induction given by a teacher to new students, including description of different subjects and where they are located.
Questions: match a subject with the correct room number.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A research presentation about the importance of salt in Sweden.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the history of public transport.

Passage 2. On how contagious yawning and empathy can be.

Passage 3. About the use of misleading words in Science and how they affect the knowledge of ordinary people.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph comparing the percentage of men and women employed in different occupational areas.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Celebrities are usually famous for glamor and wealth rather than their achievements. Some say taking them as an example can be dangerous for young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do for living?
– Describe your hometown.
– Did you have any pets in your life? Why?
– What wild animal do you like? Why?
– Do you think a teacher should encourage students to ask questions?
– Do you think the Internet is a good source of information?

Cue Card 1

Talk about a subject that people usually ask you about. Please say

– What is it?
– Why do you think they ask about it?
– How do you feel about these questions?

Cue Card 2

Talk about something you have read. Please say

– What is it?
– When did you read it?
– Who is the writer?
– Did it affect you in any way? How?

Discussion 2

– What do you think about reading in general?
– Did it change compared to the past?
– Do young people still like reading nowadays in your opinion? Why?