IELTS Speaking questions from the Philippines – February 2010

IELTS speaking questions were remembered and shared by our kind friend F., who remembered all of the following:

Speaking test

Interview

- What’s your full name?
- What shall I call you?
- Are you working or a student?
- Do you love flowers?
- When was the last time you gave flowers to anyone?
- Does your neighbor grow flowers?
- What season do you like?
- Does weather affect you?

Cue card

Talk about a big event you attended (a party, or a religious event), you should say:
- what kind of event that was,
- when and where you attended it,
- what you did there.

Discussion


- What comes to your mind, when you see a big crowd?
- Do you like to live in a city which is crowded?
- What do you notice in a big crowd?
- What should we do to lessen crowded places?

IELTS Speaking questions from Australia – January 2010

IELTS Speaking questions from Australia were shared by M. (thank you!), who remembered this much: Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - How can I call you? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Why did you choose that university? - What do you remember about the first day of university? - What is important to people on the first day in the university? - Do you like cooking? - Who does the cooking at home? - Did you learn how to cook from your mum? Cue card Talk about a famous person (not from your country) that you would like to meet. You should say - Who is he/she? - Why is the person famous? - How do you know about this famous person? - Explain why you would like to meet this famous person. Discussion - Do you want to be famous? Why? - Why does a famous person become famous? - What is the advantage and disadvantage to becoming famous? - How does famous persons influence people?

IELTS Speaking questions from Kuwait – January 2010

IELTS Speaking test in Kuwait was shared by U., who says that the rest of his exam was exactly like IELTS in India. Here is what he was asked: Speaking test Interview - What is your name? - Do you work or study? - What do you like in your work? - Which subject in this work do you like and why? - Would you like to continue your work in this firm? Cue card Talk about a mechanical or electronic piece of equipment you would want to buy, you should say: - What is it? - Why do you want to buy it? - Who told you about it? - What other features would you want to have in it? Discussion - How is education and technology related? - What is the effect of technology on society? - Tell me about a specific situation where technology has affected the society.

IELTS-Blog::IELTS exam in South Africa – January 2010 (General Training)

IELTS exam in South Africa – January 2010 (General Training) IELTS exam in South Africa was shared by A., and I am nearly speechless, because she managed to remember everything! Thank you very much A., and good luck – we all wish you a very good score. Listening test Section 1: A mother was being interviewed by the headmaster of her child’s new school. The accent was Australian. Questions: About the child’s performance at the old school, what subjects the child would like to take in the new school, etc. Short-answer questions, sentence completion, gap-fills. Section 2: A new shopping complex had recently opened. The accent was from New Zealand. Questions: Related to directions within the complex, opening hours, types of shops.Short-answer questions, multiple choice questions, sentence completion, True/False/Not Given. Section 3: A university student was reporting on the findings of her study on village culture a long time ago. The accent was strongly Cockney! Questions: related to how the study found out about life in these times and how people farmed then. Multiple choice, short-answer questions, sentence completion, True/False/Not Given. Reading test Passage 1: There were 7 sports articles, relating mainly to outdoor adventures and inland water adventures. One was about rugby (Cambridge versus Oxford) and they put this one in to confuse us, so that we would automatically think this article had to to with the famous canoeing (inland water) competition! Questions: Mainly True/False/Not Given, multiple choice and short-answer questions. Passage 2: A situation where a department store selling mainly electronic goods, was explaining their returns policy. Questions: True/False/Not Given, multiple choice and short-answer questions. Passage 3: A lengthy article on a University Student Scholarship Programme. Questions: True/False/Not Given, multiple choice and short-answer questions. Passage 4: Crocodiles and how they have adapted to life on earth over the millennium. Questions: Multiple choice, match paragraphs to headings, sentence completion, gap-fills. Writing test Writing task 1 (a letter) A semi-formal letter to your neighbor complaining about her animals. Your neighbor keeps pets in the garden so that the animals create problem for you and your family. Write a letter for your neighbor about the situation. Include the following information: - who you are, - describe the problem, - your suggestion how to solve the problem. Writing task 2 (an essay) An argument topic about the benefits of a life as a celebrity was given. We had to explore the pros and cons of being a celebrity and support one side. Speaking test Interview Exactly like the questions asked in the Philippines! Cue card Describe an exciting sport, you should say: - how you found out about it, - what it is about, - why it is exciting to you. Discussion - What type of sport is broadcast on TV in your country? - Do you think there is too much sport on TV? - Should children do sport in schools? - Would you watch sport on TV?

IELTS Speaking questions from Australia, NSW – January 2010

IELTS speaking questions from NSW, Australia were shared by our kind friend V., who remembered this much: Speaking test Interview - What’s your name? - Are you currently working or studying? - What do you do? - Do you remember your first day at work? - Why do you think first day is important? - Do you have neighbors? Do you know them? - Why do you think having a good relationship with your neighbors is important? - Where do you usually travel to? - Have you been on a long trip? Where to? - Which place do you wish to travel to and why? Cue Card Please talk about the school that you went to when you were a child, you should say: - what school that was, - where it was, - what you remember about your teachers, - what you enjoyed during the school time. Discussion - For children there days, do you think it’s easier to make friends in a smaller school or a larger school? And how? - In your opinion, what are the benefits of studying in a larger school? Please quote some examples. - Do you think social education is important at school? What are the advantages for children? - How do you think the school is also helping the pupils with developing their social skills? Please quote an example.

IELTS test in Iran – January 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS exam in Iran was shared by A. (thank you!), who managed to remember the Reading and Writing sections. Here they are: Reading test Passage 1: Tea and the history of it, how it was introduced to Europe and then to Russia. Passage 2: About plants and chlorophyll, red and yellow leaves, their purposes and some theories. Passage 3: The passage was about mental disorders, Alzheimer, and causes and effects of some parameters on the mind of elderly people. Writing test Writing Task1 (a report) We were given a chart that included one line graph and one bar chart. The graph showed temperature changes in a one year period for an African city, having a peak in August. The bar chart showed the amount of rainfall over the same period, and monthly, in millimeters. Writing task 2 (an essay) In high schools the unpaid community service is a part of the program. Should it be compulsory or not? Discuss, what is your opinion?

IELTS-Blog::IELTS exam in Australia – January 2010 (General Training

IELTS exam in Australia – January 2010 (General Training)



IELTS exam in Australia was kindly shared by T. and L. (thank you!), who collectively remembered the following details:

Listening test

Section 1: An interview in the airport.
Questions: about personal information of the interviewer, such as how often he flies, etc.

Section 2: An introduction about a motor show.
Questions: Compare the show this year and last year and find differences, for example the duration of the motor show, etc.

Section 3: A student was asking for information about a course.
Questions: Whether or not the course was compulsory, was it a seminar or not, etc.

Section 4: The history and development of bicycle.

Reading test

Can only remember the last part, an article about a study of taste prepared by some scientists.

Writing test


Writing task 1 (a letter)
Your telephone company made a mistake about sending your bill to a wrong address. Write a letter to the account manager to complain and explain what problems were caused by this and what you would like them to do.

Writing task 2 (an essay)
Many people are moving in to the big cities. Why would you think this occur? Is it a positive trend?

Speaking test

Interview
- Where do you live in your country?
- Where is it located?
- What places would you suggest that people come and visit in you country?
- How long has your family been there?
- Is it a good place to grow up?
- Do you like reading? Why?
- Do you like traveling? Why?
- Where do you travel often to?
- Where would you like to travel the most?
- Have you ever been to a long trip?

Cue card
Describe a modern building which you have seen, you should say:
- What building it was,
- Where it was located,
- Why it is interesting.

Discussion
- Are the buildings these days different to the ones constructed in the past?
- What are the disadvantages and advantages of living in modern building?
- Why people destroy historic buildings?
- Should historic buildings be protected?
- Should civic buildings be built to look good? Why?
- Should a building be built in a nice looking way or rather be more practical? Why?