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IELTS test in Saudi Arabia – July 2018 (Academic Module)

Listening test

Section 1. A phone conversation between a woman and an electricity provider customer service.
Section 2. About nurses in Australia.
Section 3. An advertisement of a hair style centre.
Section 4. About disabled students.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the use of technology in farming industry.
Passage 2. About malaria and its symptoms.
Passage 3. About extinction of animals in Australia.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

Candidates were given a graph showing the life expectancy change between 1983 and 2008 in America, Japan, Indonesia and Korea.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Recently there are more gas stations being built as opposed to diesel ones in rural areas. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

Use of i.e. and e.g.

"i.e." is an abbreviation for "id est," which is Latin for "that is."
"e.g." is an abbreviation for "exempli gratia," which is Latin, meaning "for example."

Use "i.e." when you want to give further explanation for something.
Use "e.g." when you want to give a few examples but not a complete list.

i.e. = (think: "in essence")
e.g = (think: "examples given")

IELTS Speaking test in Ghana – July 2018

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your job?
– Why did you choose it?
– What did influence you?
– Do you remember your first day there?
– How did it feel? Why?
– Do you use maps?
– How often do you use them?
– Do you prefer paper or electronic maps?
– How did you learn to read maps?
– Do you ask strangers for directions often?

Cue Card

Describe a childhood friend of yours. Please say

– Who is this person?
– Where did you meet him/her?
– What do you remember about the person?

Discussion

– Are you still friends with him/her?
– Why is that?
– Do you see your friend regularly?
– Let’s talk about technology and friends.
– Do you use technology to communicate with friends?
– Do you use social media?
– Does it help to build relationships?
– Do you go out often?
– Do you prefer going out alone or with friends?
– Is it important for kids to have friends?
– What effect do friends have on children?
– Are children easily influenced by friends?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – June 2018

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– How far do you live from the test centre?
– Do you like your home town? Why?
– What do you do for a job?
– Do you like it? Why?
– How can companies motivate their employees?
– What are company benefits for doing so?

Cue Card

Talk about a city or country where you would like to live or work. Please say

– What and where is it?
– Why would you like to be there?
– How did you hear about this place?

Discussion

– How can we improve the quality of life in our society?
– What is the role of government in it?
– How can the government improve quality of life of a society?
– How can the government budget their spending for society?
– How can we measure happiness of our society?

IELTS test in India – June 2018 (Academic Module)

Listening test

Section 1. An enquiry about an airline job.
Section 2. About the textile industry.
Section 3. Don’t remember.
Section 4. About the fashion industry.

Reading test

Passage 1. About a lost forest.
Passage 2. Don’t remember.
Passage 3. About an experiment involving babies.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

Candidates were given a line graph showing three types of transportation in one city used by the people from 1990 to 2010.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many people say that teenagers should concentrate on all school subjects equally. Others, however, believe that students should spend more time on subjects they like, or are good at. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

IELTS test in China – June 2018 (Academic Module

Listening test

Section 1. About house rental.

Section 2. About elephants and farmers’ crops.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 3. About sport club membership problems and solutions.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 4. About security in public places and reasons behind it.

Reading test

Passage 1. About a marketplace in a barn.
Passage 2. A science lecture about Mars.
Passage 3. Comparison of sports in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

Candidates were given a horizontal bar graph showing citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, grapefruits and other) production. All data was in thousands metric tons and we had to summarise it.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

School teachers are more responsible for social and intellectual development of students than parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Describe your hometown.
– How did you get here today?
– Who else came with you?
– What is the proper age for driving, in your opinion?
– Do you like to spend time with teenagers? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a long car journey that you had in the past. Please say

– Where and when did you go?
– Who did you go there with?
– Why did you decide to go there?

Discussion

– What did you do on your journey?
– What vehicle did you have?
– What cars do you like?
– What are the benefits of private transportation?

IELTS Speaking test in Vietnam – June 2018

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?
– Why do you study this subject?
– Do you like it?
– Do you think computers make our lives easier?
– How did our life change since computers appeared?
– Did you learn how to use the Internet at school?
– Do you think we use computers differently now compared to the past?
– Do you think we will use computers more in the future? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a parent or a relative that you admire the most. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– How do you know him/her?
– What does he/she do differently to others?

Discussion

– How did parenting change compared to the past?
– Please give some examples.
– How should kids be raised, in your opinion?
– Do you think parents are scared of raising their children?

IELTS Speaking test in Qatar – June 2018

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– How did get here today?
– Is it far from the place where you live?
– Describe your area.
– How many hours do you sleep a day?
– Do you think it is enough? Why?
– What do you do to ensure a good night’s sleep?
– Do you like sleeping during the day? Why?
– Do you think elderly people need more or less sleep than young?
– Why is it?

Cue Card

Describe a country or a city where you want to live or work. Please say

– Why do you want to go there?
– What makes this place different?
– How did you learn about it?

Discussion

– What are the parameters that make a good quality of life for you?
– Is it more important to have a nice place to live or a place where you have a job?
– How much are security and safety important for a quality of life?

IELTS test in Singapore – June 2018 (General Training)

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You are planning to visit a foreign country. Write a letter to your friends and say
– Where and when do you plan to go?
– What are the details of your plan?
– Why do you want them to go with you?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

In many countries the proportion of older people is steadily increasing. Some think this is good, while others believe this is a problem for a country. 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 do you do?
– Do you like your job?

Cue Card

Talk about an invention of technology (not a computer). Please say

– What is it?
– Is it a good invention? Why?
– Explain how is it useful to you?

Discussion

– Do you think inventions are important?
– Can you name a few?
– How do they affect our life?