IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Korea – June 2014 (General Training)

IELTS test in Korea – June 2014 (General Training)

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 03:30 AM PDT

The IELTS test taker C from Korea shared the following information about a recent exam:

Listening test

Section 1. A phone call to reserve some tickets for an event.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. Description of a map and the location of different buildings in the area.

Section 3. A talk about research on different kinds of pigeons and their behavior.
Questions: multiple choice, match facts to paragraphs.

Section 4. About male and female personnel in workplaces, their preferences in work and working environment.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. About women’s maternity leave, holiday payments and salary.

Passage 2. About admissions to a college.

Passage 3. A step by step process for filling a Police check application and getting a Police inspection certificate.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Passage 4. About a popular musical band in Norway.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice, True/False/Not Given.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write an application letter asking to delay the essay submission in a course you’re taking.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays cultures of different countries are becoming more similar than they used to be. What are the reasons? Is it a positive or a negative development? Give your own opinion and examples.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you use dictionary?
- How often do you use it?
- How would you feel receiving a dictionary as a gift?
- Where would you like to live?
- What don’t you like in the area where you live now?
- Will you stay in that area for a long time?

Cue Card

Talk about a book that you read recently and were impressed by. Please say

- What book was it?
- How did you feel about it?
- Why did it impress you?

Discussion

- Do you think people nowadays read more or less compared to the past?
- What is more effective: reading or watching TV?
- Who is reading more in your opinion: young or old people?
- What factors do affect reading?