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IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in the UK and Sri Lanka – May 2014 (Academic Module)

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in the UK and Sri Lanka – May 2014 (Academic Module)

IELTS test in the UK and Sri Lanka – May 2014 (Academic Module)

Posted: 20 May 2014 03:30 AM PDT

IELTS test takers from the UK and Sri Lanka (thank you M and P!) shared the following information about their exams, which were the same.

Listening testIELTS test in the UK

Section 1. A telephone conversation between a woman and a man regarding a first aid training program.

Section 2. Information on holidays and bookings at Australian tourist sites.
Questions: multiple choice, map labelling.

Section 3. Two people were talking about their experience in different areas at their workplace.
Questions: short-answer questions.

Section 4. A talk on helping people with disabilities.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. About an ancient plant which can help people.
Questions: filling in blanks, True/False/Not Given.

Passage 2. About stress at work with views of different researchers.
Questions: 4 questions on matching the correct person with the comment followed by filling in blanks.

Passage 3. Don't remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a diagram describing how a desalination plant works (extracting fresh water from sea water). We had to explain the process in detail.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many young people get involved in criminal activity. Why is this happening? Give reasons followed by examples and suggest preventive measures to eliminate this problem.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Tell me about the place you live in.
- What do you dislike about this place?
- Will you stay in this place or do you plan to move away?
- Who does the cooking at home?
- Do you help with cooking?
- What do you think about involving children in cooking?

Cue Card

Describe a beautiful garden that you have visited. Please say

- What garden is it?
- When did you visit it?
- What did you do there?

Discussion

- Do you think more places on earth should be green? Why?
- Do you think gardens are destroyed for the purpose of building new apartments?
- Do you go to nature parks a lot?
- Why do you do it?

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