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October 2015

IELTS test in Brazil – September 2015 (General Training)

These questions were remembered by S who recently took a General Training IELTS exam in Brazil:

Writing testIELTS test in Brazil

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You recently finished a course that you enrolled in. The course wasn’t the one you expected. Write a letter to complain about the mistake.

– Give information about the course and yourself.
– Explain what course you were interested in.
– What do you expect the college management to do about it?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that watching TV is good and makes life more enjoyable; others, however, think it is a waste of time. Do you agree or disagree? Give 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?
– How long will you do it for?
– What is the importance of colours in your opinion?
– Do you think colours can affect our mood? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about someone in your family that you spend more time with. Please say

– who this person is
– why you spend more time with this person
– what you do together

Discussion

– How many generations are there in most families today?
– Is the contact with older people important? Why?
– Who should take care of elderly people?
– Should the government be responsible for it, or their family?

IELTS test in India – September 2015 (Academic Module)

Thanks to H who took the IELTS test in India we can share the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. A library membership application form.

Section 2. A student and his teacher discussed a research project.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A talk about different animal species in Canada.

Reading test

Passage 1. About doodling as a simple way of drawing.

Passage 2. About the yawning reflex and it’s mechanism.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a chart showing the number of boys and girls who played different sports in 2010.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

In some countries shops manufacture and sell their own products and some people believe that it is a positive development; others see this as a negative development. Discuss both views and give 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?
– Describe your hometown.
– Do you like swimming? Why?
– How often do you swim?
– Is swimming good for children, in your opinion?
– Should it be a compulsory activity for children at school? Why?
– Do you read books?
– What kind of books are you interested in? Why?

Cue Card

Describe an occasion when you forgot to do something important. Please say

– What was it?
– When and where did it happen?
– How did you feel after that?

Discussion

– Why do you think it happened?
– How can we improve our memory?