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IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Australia – September 2013 (General Training) IELTS test in Australia – September 2013 (General Training) Posted: 30 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT An IELTS test taker from Australia (thank you N!) shared this exam update. N didn’t remember the Listening and Reading, but did a good job with Writing and Speaking: Writing test Writing task 1 (a letter) Write a letter to your landlord about the neighbours above your flat that are disturbing and say that you wish to make a complaint. Writing Task 2 (an essay) There are people who like to spend time with their own age group and people that spend their time with different age groups. What approach is better in your opinion? Give relevant examples from your own experience. Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Do you receive gifts frequently? - Do like to receiv...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS Speaking test in Bucharest, Romania – September 2013 IELTS Speaking test in Bucharest, Romania – September 2013 Posted: 27 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT Our kind friend E shared the Speaking questions asked in a recent IELTS exam in Romania: Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Where do you work? - Do you consider yourself a patient person? - What are the benefits of being patient? - Are people in your country usually patient? - Do you like advertisements? - Do you think there is too much advertisement in your country? Cue Card Describe the most important (special) photograph that you like. Please say - When was it taken? - Who is on that photograph? - Who took it? - Why is it so special to you? Discussion - What is the role of photographs in the newspapers? - Do you think photographs of family even...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Iran – September 2013 (Academic Module) IELTS test in Iran – September 2013 (Academic Module) Posted: 26 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT An IELTS test taker from Iran (thanks, A!) shared this exam update: Listening test Section 1. A conversation between a woman and a school secretary about registering her son in the school. Section 2. A radio program about hosts helping people in foreign countries. Section 3. Two students were talking about their assignment on the topic of children’s psychology. Section 4. A talk about the expansion of a supermarket. Reading test Passage 1. An experiment about cognitive ability of animals. Passage 2. An article about lean manufacturing practices. Passage 3. An article about methods of teaching science in schools. Writing test Writing task 1 (a report) We were given 3 bar charts showing information about air and water temperature in 3 different lakes in...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS Speaking test in Riga, Latvia – September 2013 IELTS Speaking test in Riga, Latvia – September 2013 Posted: 25 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT The Speaking questions below were shared by M who took the IELTS test in Latvia. Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you live in a house or in an apartment? - In which room do you spend most of the time? Why? - Do you prefer to watch news on TV or to read them in newspapers? - Do you prefer to write an e-mail or call someone? - Do you like to write letters or e-mails? - To whom do you usually write e-mails? - From whom do you usually receive e-mails? - What do you prefer – to write a letter by hand or type it on a computer? Why? - Do you often use your mobile phone? - Are you a patient person? Why? - What do you do while waiting for somebody? - Why are people in some countries more patient ...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Melbourne, Australia – September 2013 (General Training) IELTS test in Melbourne, Australia – September 2013 (General Training) Posted: 24 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT IELTS test takers from Australia (thank you, J and N!) shared the details of their recent exam: Listening test Section 1. A client was calling the customer service to have her fridge fixed. Section 2. A survey about 4 local supermarkets and what organic food options they offer. Section 3. Don't remember. Section 4. Two assessors were chatting about jobs and people’s chance to get them. What is important for the company and why the company avoids certain people. Reading test Passage 1. About different festivals and everything that is on offer there. Passage 2, 3. Don't remember. Passage 4. Long article about turtles and what local people are doing to protect them. It also talked about predators and times when turtles go to the...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS Speaking test in Australia – September 2013 IELTS Speaking test in Australia – September 2013 Posted: 23 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT The Speaking questions below were shared by C, who recently took the IELTS test in Australia: Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Tell me something about your city. - What do you like the most about your city? - When did you last visit your relatives? - What do you do when you go to your relatives in your home country? - How often do you meet them? Cue Card Talk about a business that you would like to start in the future. Please say - What is it? - Why do you think this business is important? - What are the crucial components of success in business? Discussion - Do you think business is important? - What business is successful, according to you? Why? - Talk about any ...