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IELTS test in Malaysia – November 2015 (General Training)

IELTS test in Malaysia – November 2015 (General Training)

Thanks to S who took the IELTS test in Malaysia we know this much about the most recent topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Malaysia

Section 1. A tourist guide of Mount Rushmore.

Section 2. A lecture about A.D. artefacts.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. Two students discussed their work in elementary school with a professor.

Reading test

Passage 1. A list of ten notes about activities for children, such as jungle trekking and so on.
Questions: matching information to paragraphs.

Passage 2. About a tourist attraction in a park.
Questions: matching features to paragraphs.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Passage 4. About turtles laying their eggs on the shore, threats from predators and a government-imposed law to protect them.
Questions: matching headings to paragraphs, sentence completion.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have recently started a new job. Write a letter to your friends to tell them about it and invite them for an evening meal.

– Describe how you feel about the job.
– Give directions to a meeting place.
– Give suggestions on where to stay, if they come from a different city.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

It is a fact that people nowadays are under a lot of pressure and their lives are becoming increasingly stressful. What could be the possible reasons for this? What are some solutions to address this issue?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subject are you studying?
– How do you spend your time alone?
– When was the last time you spent some time alone?

Cue Card

Talk about a healthy lifestyle. Please say

– What does ‘healthy lifestyle’ mean to you?
– Why is it important?
– How can it help the environment?

Discussion

– What do you do to stay healthy?
– How can we encourage children to lead a healthy lifestyle?
– What is the change in workout fashion (exercise clothes)?

IELTS test in Nepal and Bangladesh – November 2015 (Academic Module)

Three IELTS test takers from Nepal and Bangladesh (thanks K, B, and A!) collectively remembered the following topics and questions. Their exams appeared to be identical (except for the Speaking subtest):

Listening testIELTS test in Nepal

Section 1. A telephone job interview.

Section 2. A map description.
Questions: map labelling.

Section 3. About eyewitnesses.

Section 4. About the development of plastic and artificial fibers.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the history and importance of banana.

Passage 2. About new technological developments in the academic area of history.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table and a graph showing the preferred after-school activities by Australian children aged 5-14 in intervals of two weeks in 2009.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that economic growth is the only way to stop world’s poverty and hunger, while others say that economic growth is the cause of environmental disasters. 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?
– What subjects are you studying?
– What is your major?
– Why did you choose it?
– Do you like reading? Why?
– Can you tell me about a book you have read recently?
– Do you like to go to sleep early or stay up till late? Why?
– How do you feel in the next morning after staying up late?

Cue Card

Talk about a new skill that you would like to learn in the future. Please say

– What skill is it?
– Why do you want to learn it?
– Why is it important to learn this skill?

Discussion

– Do you think skills such as cooking are necessary for children to learn? Why?
– Describe skills provided by schools in the past and now.
– Are skills necessary in primary school? Why?