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Recent IELTS exams

Real students tell about their recent IELTS exams: IELTS questions, topics, tasks, answers.

IELTS test in Canada – March 2010 (General Training)

IELTS test in Canada was described by N. (thank you!), and here is what he remembered about the Writing and the Speaking modules:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)
You have heard that your company is organizing a language training abroad for a limited number of participants. Write a letter of interest, in your letter
– state your position in the company,
– explain why they should include you in the list,
– explain how the training could benefit your work and/or the company.

Writing task 2 (an essay)
People nowadays are not as fit and healthy as people were in the past. What is the long term effect on health? What may be the reasons? What can be done about it?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your name?
– Can I see your identification?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your work like?

– Do you like it?
– Where do you live?
– Describe your neighborhood.
– Describe your relationship with your neighbors.
– What is the importance of having a good relationship with your neighbor?

Cue card

Tell me about an old person that you have met that you still remember, please say:
– who this person is,
– what your relationship with this person is,
– describe the person,
– how you feel about this person.

Discussion

– What is the role of older persons in our society nowadays?
– Do you think that they are still worthy to be in the work force and what’s the benefit of hiring them to the company?
– Who do you think should take care of them?
– What is the effect of having a greater population of older people in a nation in terms of economy?

IELTS test in Dubai and Romania – March 2010 (General Training)

IELTS tests in Dubai and Romania were described by our friends with a very good memory (F. and A. – well done!), and thanks to them we know this much:

Listening test

Section 1. Garbage collection, what day it is scheduled on by the local council, details about the size, color, contents of the bin.
Questions: filling in the blanks and multiple choice.

Section 2. Lady wants to mail her items from New Zealand to Australia, where she is moving. She was asking the post office worker about the ways to send mail.
Questions: filling in the blanks and multiple choice.

Section 3. Research done by two students, who are talking to their professor.
Questions: table completion and multiple choice.

Section 4. Monologue of a lady doing a survey.
Questions: multiple choice.

Reading test

Passage 1. Tour and history of the Jack London Square.
Questions: True/False/Not Given, filling in the blanks.

Passage 2. Company car-pool policy.
Questions: filling in the blanks.

Passage 3. History of a writer.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.

Passage 4. Maps History, from ancient (Babylonians, Egypt) to 15-16th century.
Questions: mostly information matching (selecting answers A-I according to paragraph type) and multiple choice questions (A-B-C).

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)
Write a letter to the airport flight manager about missing a business trip due to an accident that happened at the airport. Explain:
– what happened at the airport,
– what was the result of missing the flight,
– what you want them to do.

Writing task 2 (an essay)
Newspapers and magazines will not be available in the near future because large amounts of information from the Internet will replace them. Do you agree or disagree? Give some examples from your own experience.

Speaking test

Interview
– What’s your full name?
– What shall I call you?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where’s your hometown?
– How is it there?
– Talk about your hometown.
– Where would you recommend a tourist to go to in your hometown?
– What languages do you speak?
– What other language do you want to learn?
– How did you learn English?
– Is it easy to learn English?
– How to improve your English?
– Do you read? What are you reading?

Cue Card
Talk about a famous person (not from your country) that you would like to meet. You should say:
– Who is he/she?
– Why is the person famous?
– How do you know about this famous person?
– Explain why you would like to meet this famous person.

Discussion
– What is the advantage and disadvantage of becoming famous?
– How do famous persons influence people?
– How do famous affect people in wearing branded items?