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IELTS test in the Philippines – September 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS exam questions were share by A from the Philippines. Here is what she remembered:

Listening test

Section 1. A car broke down in a remote place, the driver was asking for assistance.
Section 2. About the curriculum in a certain school.
Section 3. The history of engineering.
Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About dinosaurs and how they were discovered.
Passage 2. About e-books and audio books, their development and economy.
Passage 3. About the planets in the solar system, what would have happened if we didn’t have the Sun, some scientific studies.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)

There was a graph that showed what percentage of men aged 16-25 participated in sports games as well as watched them on television. There was also shown the percentage of men that just watched the game and didn’t play the sport in reality.

Writing Task 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using animals to test the medicines invented for human use? Discuss and state your own opinion.
Speaking test
Interview
Questions about me, my work and everyday activities.
Cue Card
Describe someone who you think is successful, please say
- who he/she is,
- what his/her achievements are,
- what made him/her be your choice,
- how his/her success contributed to the society.
Discussion
- In your own opinion, is a rich person considered to be successful?
- Does work matter to you more than your family?

IELTS test in UAE – September 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS Academic exam was shared by K from UAE, and thanks to her excellent memory we know the following:

Listening test

Section 1. A telephone conversation. The caller was asking about the facilities and membership types in a health club.
Questions: filling in the blanks and multiple choice.

Section 2. A radio broadcaster was introducing a social program called Connections.
Questions: multiple choice and choosing an answer from the choices in the box.

Section 3. A conversation between two teaching staff. They were drafting an itinerary/schedule of activities for a visitor who’s coming to their university for a lecture.
Questions: filling in the blanks.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. How optimism is linked to good health and longevity.

Passage 2. Why and how birds migrate.

Passage 3. About ingenuity, how much of it a society requires, how big the supply is, and about the world becoming more complex and thus needing more complex ingenuity.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)
There were 3 maps of a local area dated 1800, 1900 and 2000. We had to write a report about the developments that occurred in the area during those three years.
Writing Task 2 (an essay)
Some people think that the government should choose the subjects that students will study in the university, while others say that students should be the ones to choose their preferred subjects. What is your opinion about this? Give your reasons and include relevant examples.
Speaking test
Interview
- What’s your name?
- Where are you from?
- Do you prefer watching television or reading newspapers?
- Why do you prefer it?
- Have you tried watching television using the internet?
- What is your favorite time of the day?
- How do you usually spend your day?
Cue Card
Talk about a teacher from your childhood that you would like to meet again. Please say:
- What is the name of the teacher?
- What did you learn from this teacher?
- How much do you want to meet this teacher again?
Discussion
- Is teaching a good job?
- Would you choose teaching as a profession?
- In your opinion, what qualities should a good teacher have?
- What do you think about people not being into teaching nowadays?
- What can the government do to encourage people to take up teaching?
- Can a good teacher still remain good even if her students are bad in class?

IELTS test in Dubai, UAE – April 2010 (General Training)

IELTS exam in Dubai, UAE was remembered and shared by I (thanks a lot!), who described it as follows:

Listening test

Section 1. A phone conversation between a passenger and Train officer about lost items.
Section 2. A teacher was explaining about wild life.
Sections 3 and 4: Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Mail order form.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.

Passage 2. Travel and tourism related.
Questions: locate information in the passage.

Passage 3. Job Interview, hiring and recruiting policy of a company.
Questions: multiple choice.

Passage 4. Noise related text.
Questions: matching headings to paragraphs, multiple choice, True/False/Not Given.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to one of your English-speaking friends, who is coming to visit you. You were supposed to meet him/her at the airport. Due to some reasons you are not able to meet him/her. In your letter explain:
- the reason why you are not able to meet him / her,
- how he/she can get to your house,
- what you have arranged for him/her during his/her stay.
Writing Task 2 (an essay)
In some schools or colleges, cooking is taught to both girls and boys. How does it affect people’s habits in their adult life?
Speaking test
Interview
- What is your name?
- Where is your home town?
- What is good about your home town?
- If someone was to visit your home town, what would he/she like?
Cue Card
Talk about the way you spend your time when you are tired from studies or work. Please say:
- How did you spend your time?
- Who was with you then?
- How did you feel about it?
Discussion
- Why younger and older people have different ways of spending their time?

IELTS test in Dubai and Romania – March 2010 (General Training)

IELTS tests in Dubai and Romania were described by our friends with a very good memory (F. and A. – well done!), and thanks to them we know this much:

Listening test

Section 1. Garbage collection, what day it is scheduled on by the local council, details about the size, color, contents of the bin.
Questions: filling in the blanks and multiple choice.

Section 2. Lady wants to mail her items from New Zealand to Australia, where she is moving. She was asking the post office worker about the ways to send mail.
Questions: filling in the blanks and multiple choice.

Section 3. Research done by two students, who are talking to their professor.
Questions: table completion and multiple choice.

Section 4. Monologue of a lady doing a survey.
Questions: multiple choice.

Reading test

Passage 1. Tour and history of the Jack London Square.
Questions: True/False/Not Given, filling in the blanks.

Passage 2. Company car-pool policy.
Questions: filling in the blanks.
Passage 3. History of a writer.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.
Passage 4. Maps History, from ancient (Babylonians, Egypt) to 15-16th century.
Questions: mostly information matching (selecting answers A-I according to paragraph type) and multiple choice questions (A-B-C).
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a letter)
Write a letter to the airport flight manager about missing a business trip due to an accident that happened at the airport. Explain:
- what happened at the airport,
- what was the result of missing the flight,
- what you want them to do.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Newspapers and magazines will not be available in the near future because large amounts of information from the Internet will replace them. Do you agree or disagree? Give some examples from your own experience.
Speaking test
Interview
- What’s your full name?
- What shall I call you?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where’s your hometown?
- How is it there?
- Talk about your hometown.
- Where would you recommend a tourist to go to in your hometown?
- What languages do you speak?
- What other language do you want to learn?
- How did you learn English?
- Is it easy to learn English?
- How to improve your English?
- Do you read? What are you reading?
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
- What is the advantage and disadvantage of becoming famous?
- How do famous persons influence people?
- How do famous affect people in wearing branded items?

IELTS test in Dubai, UAE – September 2010 (General Training)

IELTS in Dubai was shared by our kind friend P, who sent us the following information:

Listening test

Section 1. Yoga classes – joining dates / level /cost and relevant sports activities offered.
Section 2. News about vegetables market, details regarding the quality of the produce and its availability.
Section 3. Diagrams of arrangement of rooms and directions.
Section 4. Description of essential qualities and benefits of fish oil and experiments on children and other participants.

Reading test

Passage 1. Can’t remember.
Passage 2. Some famous musicians and their contribution to the industry (their achievements).
Passage 3. Wearing uniform by the staff on duty, specifications such as gloves and particular types of shoes to wear for safety reasons.
Passage 4. Smog in London in 1952, and the related issues and consequences.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to your landlord who wants to increase your rent. In your letter
- introduce yourself,
- explain about your current situation and what you want your landlord to do,
- say what you will do if the rent will be increased.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)
Some people say that self employment is better than a job in company or an institution. Discuss, what is your opinion?
Speaking test
- Tell me your full name.
- What shall I call you?
- Tell me about your hometown.
- Tell me about the history of your hometown that you learned in your childhood.
- Where have you visited in your hometown recently?
- Where do you want to spent your holidays?
Cue Card
Talk about your childhood teacher whom you want to meet:
- describe the teacher,
- say what your relationship was,
- and in what ways the teacher was helpful.
Discussion
- What are the qualities a teacher should have?
- What actions should government take to help a graduate student become a teacher?
- Do you think nowadays there is less value in a teacher’s job?