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IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Botswana and Zambia – August 2013 (Academic Module)

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Botswana and Zambia – August 2013 (Academic Module)

IELTS test in Botswana and Zambia – August 2013 (Academic Module)

Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT

Our kind friends from Botswana and Zambia shared the Writing and Speaking topics from their recent IELTS exams:

Writing testIELTS test in Botswana

Writing task 1 (a report)

There were three pie charts comparing the opinions of young people about mobile phones, nuclear energy and genetically modified foods.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many employers are hiring an equal number of men and women for work. Do you see this as a positive or a negative development? Give some examples to support your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you live in an apartment or a house?
- What chores are done by you at home?
- Did you help your parents with housework when you were young?
- Did you visit a park in your childhood?
- What are the advantages of parks?

Cue Card

Describe a situation when you were late. Please say

- What were you late for?
- What was the reason?
- How did you feel after that?

Discussion

- Do you mind if other people are late?
- Do you think people are too busy these days?
- What is better for people: to have little or lots of free time?
- How does being busy affect family life?

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