IELTS exam in Moscow and Bahrain – February 2010 (General Training)

Thanks to T. from Moscow and M. from Bahrain we know that the IELTS exams there were identical. Here is what these kind people remembered:

Listening test

Section 1: Hotel room reservation.
Questions: Filling in 10 gaps.

Section 2: Universities comparison.
Questions: Multiple choice, choose what each University provides you with.

Section 3. About electrical cars and research on car batteries.
Questions: Multiple choice.

Section 4: Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1: Four advertisements about apartments.
Questions: About the facilities each apartment provides, multiple choice, filling in the blanks.

Passage 2: About CV writing.
Questions: Filling in the blacks (one or two words from the passage).

Section 3: The history of tennis.
Questions: Information matching (about centuries it was played, 4 questions), True/False/Not Given (8 questions).

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

A construction company is building new shops next to your apartment and it is disturbing you.
Write a letter to a construction company manager:
– tell him who you are,
– say what exactly is disturbing you,
– let the manager know what you want him to do regarding this situation.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that fashion for young people is becoming an important thing. This is causing a problem for the society and has its negative effects on young people. Do you agree or disagree? Give examples from your experience.