IELTS exam in the UK was shared by our kind friend N., who said that he found IELTS-Blog.com extremely helpful in his preparation and wanted to contribute as well, to help other test takers. N remembered the following:
Listening test
Section 1. Inquiry about treatment facilities with a receptionist at a hospital. The patient asked about whether he can get a doctor, and the receptionist asked about his details, what kind of injury, previous medical history, some present details and gave some first aid advice.
Section 2. A talk about a tourist place and facilities, why it has become a tourist attraction, about its history and facilities for aged people.
Section 3. A discussion between a tutor and students about a project concerning pollution.
Section 4. Extinct animals and the reasons to study them, or activities to protect them (mainly to maintain eco-balance, some of the species are useful in medicine).
Reading test
Passage 1. Food production and health problems all over the world and in the US in particular, different people’s opinions.
Passage 2. Pollution (weather conditions, ice caps melting), history of ships and how people in the old days used to study about weather conditions. Evidence found in different years from 1871 to mid 19th century. The questions were mainly on what evidence was found in which year.
Passage 3. Scientific research on child cognitive behavior / different opinions of writers and scientists and whether research really helped to improve education system for children.
Writing test
Writing Task 1 (a report)
There were two pie charts comparing years 1958 with 2008, how working adults spent their time during the day. The bars represented working, sleeping, relaxing, hobbies, traveling to workplace, going out with family and friends. Two activities have increased, two activities have decreased, one has shown a slight change, another remained the same.
Writing Task 2 (an essay)
Many people think that the government should pay the tuition fees for all adults who interested in university studies. Do you agree or disagree?
Speaking test
Interview
– What is your full name?
– Do you work or study?
– Are you going to continue working the same job in future? Why?
– What kind of food did you like to eat when you were a child?
– What food would you like to give to your children? Why?
– Why is healthy food important?
Cue card
Talk about the most popular music in your country, please say:
– what it is,
– why it is so popular,
– on what occasions people like to hear it,
– explain why people like this music in general.
Discussion
– Do you like such music?
– Do you still listen to such kind of music, when and where?
– Do you think the choice of music is different for old and young people in your country? Why?
– What are the reasons some types of music become so famous?