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?