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IELTS test in the UK – September 2012 (Academic Module)

Our friend K shared the following topics from a recent IELTS exam in the UK:

Listening testIELTS test in the UK

Section 1. About a Bed & Breakfast and the facilities available there.

Section 2. Map showing directions to different hotels.

Section 3. A list of book recommendations including the title, author, publication date and specific comments.

Section 4. A research into graduate students and their employment after studies.

Reading test

Passage 1. Reasons for Happiness.

Passage 2. How our mind calculate numbers.

Passage 3. History of the Middle Ages in Britain.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

A table showing data on cinemas in different locations (city centre, near city centre, suburbs, countryside) from 2004 to 2008 in the UK.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Group and team activities are more important than the actives done alone, because they teach us important life skills. Do agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Which room is your favorite?
– What makes a home pleasant?
– Did you spend most of your childhood with your friends or your relatives?
– Which relative visits you mostly?
– Do you like to draw pictures?
– Does drawing pictures help people?

Cue Card

Talk about a place of natural beauty that you would like to visit. Please say

– What and where is it?
– How can you get there?
– Where did you hear about it?
– Why do you like it?

Discussion

– Is tourism damaging places of natural beauty?
– How can natural beauty be brought to the city areas?
– Should the exploitation of natural resources be stopped?
– Does getting close to nature help to be happy?

IELTS test in Japan – September 2012 (General Training)

The following update was shared by Y (thanks!) who remembered the Writing and Speaking questions from a recent IELTS exam in Japan:

Writing testIELTS test in Japan

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have recently bought a personal computer in a shop near you and it was faulty. You have visited them and asked to repair it, but they did nothing. Write a letter to their office and say

– what was the problem with the computer,
– what service you got from the shop,
– what you suggest they do.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that TV commercials are useful and others say they aren’t. Give your opinion and include examples from your own experience.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Which room in your place do you like the most?
– What makes your place pleasant?
– Have you ever bought clothes online?
– Do you think people in your country are paying too much attention to clothes?

Cue Card

Talk about a way of communication that you usually use. Please say:
– What way is it?
– How often do you use it?
– What are its advantages or disadvantages?

Discussion

– Some people like to write a letter better than an email. Why do you think it is so?
– Do you think letters will be completely replaced with emails in the future?