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October 2017

IELTS test in Canada – October 2017 (Academic Module)

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

Listening testIELTS test in Canada

Section 1. A conversation between two people about hotel booking for a tourist group.

Section 2. A conversation between two students about mountains in South Africa.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A university ‎lecture about the history of goats in England and their origin.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 1 word).

Reading test

Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given one ‎bar chart about the common blood types in different countries such as France, Iceland, Ireland, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think countryside life is healthier, while others believe city is better in order to have ‎a healthy life style. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What is the importance of email nowadays?
– How often do you use email?
– Do you prefer email or phone for communication?

Cue Card

Talk about sports you like to play. Please say

– what sport this is
– when you play it and with whom
– why you like it

Discussion

– Did you like sport in school?
– What sports did you do?
– Is building a stadium a waste of money for the government?
– Professional sportsmen make more money than others, why do you think it is so?
– Does sport upset some people? Why?

IELTS Speaking test in Kazakhstan – October 2017

When N took her IELTS Speaking test in Kazakhstan, she was asked the following questions by the examiner:

Speaking testIELTS test in Kazakhstan

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Describe your town or city.
– Does it rain a lot in your city?
– How do you feel when it rains?

Cue Card

Describe a situation when you helped someone. Please say

– What was the situation?
– What did you do to help?
– What was the result?

Discussion

– How did you feel about it later?
– Let’s talk about helping people.
– Should younger generation be more helpful?
– What do you think about unpaid jobs?
– Do you support volunteering?
– Why do you think so?