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IELTS Speaking test in Oman – November 2012

IELTS Speaking test in Oman – November 2012

These speaking topics were shared by R who took the IELTS test in Oman.

Speaking testIELTS test in Oman

Interview

– What is your name?
– What should I call you?
– Can I see your passport?
– Do you live in a house or a flat?
– How many rooms are there in your house?
– Which room do you like the most in your house? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a situation when you were extremely polite to someone. Please say

– What was the situation?
– Who were you polite to?
– How did you feel after that?

Discussion

– Do you think being polite is helpful?
– Do you think people are usually polite?
– Are people from your country polite in their nature?
– Is politeness the same thing as friendliness?
– Can politeness be mistaken for submissive behavior?

IELTS test in Uzbekistan and India – November 2012 (Academic Module)

Our friends K and J shared the topics and questions from their IELTS exams which took place in Uzbekistan and India (apparently the two exams were the same).

Listening testIELTS test in Uzbekistan

Section 1. A student was making an inquiry about a rental apartment.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A lecture about animals.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. About bovines.

Passage 2. Sleep patterns in animals.

Passage3. Study of different human groups and their behavior.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph showing the amount of smokers among teenagers living in the UK between the years 1988 and 1998.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Solving environmental problems should be responsibility of one international organization instead of state or national governments. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you come from?
– Is it a nice place to live?
– Do you like sports?
– Are you interested in cars?

Cue Card

Talk about a TV program that you like to watch. Please say

– What the program is about
– When you watch it
– Who you watch it with, and
– Why you think it is interesting.

Cue Card 1

Describe the most difficult task that you have ever done in your life. Please say

– What task was it
– When and why you did it
– How you felt upon completion

Discussion

– Do you think ambitions play an important role in our life?
– If damage occurs somewhere, who is considered responsible for it?