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IELTS Speaking test in Macedonia – March 2013

IELTS Speaking test in Macedonia – March 2013

An IELTS test taker from Macedonia (thank you A) was asked these questions in a recent Speaking test:

Speaking testIELTS test in Macedonia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your home like?
– What do you like or dislike about your home?
– Why do you like your home?
– If you had a chance to choose, what would be your ideal home?
– Do you like to travel to other cities?
– What kind of music do you like?
– Should we teach music to our kids?
– Do you think that a country’s traditional music is important to its culture? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a person who is doing a very important job. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– What is the job?
– Why do you think it’s an important job?

Discussion

– What are the main reasons for employees’ poor performance at work?
– Explain how the employers can motivate their employees to perform better, other than giving them a pay rise?
– Do you think people doing unpleasant jobs should be paid more?

IELTS test in Kuwait – March 2013 (Academic Module)

An IELTS test taker B from Kuwait (thank you!) shared these topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Kuwait

Section 1. A conversation between a travel agent and a client about the South Island in New Zealand.

Section 2. Two students were discussing their market research project.

Section 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Don’t remember.

Passage 2. Animals’ behavior change – self-curing by chimpanzees, other monkeys, birds.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice,

Passage 3. An article trying to define what real art in literature is.
Questions: multiple choice, True / False / Not Given.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar chart and a table showing the total population and its life expectancy in the USA, China and Spain (years 1950, 2000 and a prediction for 2050).

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Sport today is turning into a business, with many companies involved and ever growing prize money for the sportsmen. Do you think it’s a positive or negative development?

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 most difficult task in your job?
– Would you recommend this job to someone? Why?
– What does your daily schedule look like?

Cue Card

Describe a training session that you have attended. Discuss the most exciting and memorable part of it.

Discussion

– What is your view of the latest technology?
– Do you think face to face learning is better than internet distance learning?
– Do you think schools are still needed or not?