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IELTS test in Abu Dhabi, UAE – March 2012 (Academic Module)

The exam below was shared by our kind friend M, who remembered the following:

Listening test IELTS test in the UAE

Section 1. A man was talking with a bank clerk about getting a credit card.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2 – 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About types of merino sheep raised in Australia and the specifications of its fleece and meat.

Passage 2. About the reason plants and trees lose their leaves in autumn and why the leaves turn yellow, brown or red.

Passage 3. About the science of predicting the future and several opinions from different scientists.
Questions: match a statement with the person whom it belongs to.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table with information about the amount of waste produced by six countries in the years 1980, 1990 and 2000.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays children have too much freedom. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– How do you spend your weekends?

Cue Card

Talk about a family photograph. Please say

– Who is on the photo?
– What was the occasion?
– Who took the photograph?
– Why do you especially remember this photo?
– Where is it located in your home?

Discussion

– What is more important: a photograph or a word?
– Can we trust all the photos that we see?
– Do all people like their pictures to be taken?

IELTS test in Australia – March 2012 (General Training)

The IELTS exam below was collectively shared by M and R from Australia (thanks!).

Listening test IELTS test in Australia

Section 1. Registration of a new patient at the hospital, as he has recently arrived in the city.

Section 2-4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Application for a permanent position in a supermarket.

Passage 2. A set of rules regarding the accommodation, fuel and other allowances for employees while on a business trips for the company.

Passage 3. Sightings of a sea dinosaur and various researches into it.

Passage 4. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a recommendation letter for your friend who is applying for a job. In your letter please say

– How long do you know him/her?
– What are the main qualities of your friend?
– What is his/her work experience?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Most people prefer shopping in supermarkets to small shops or local markets. Is this a positive or a negative development?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Do you study or work?
– What are you studying?
– Do many students from your country take these subjects?

Cue Card

Describe a wedding you have recently attended. Please say

– Whose wedding was it?
– Where was it?
– Whom did you go with?

Discussion

– Do you like weddings?
– Why do you like or dislike them?
– Why does media pay attention to the celebrity weddings (of actors and actresses)?
– Is wedding important in our society?