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IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Canada – July 2014 (Academic Module) IELTS test in Canada – July 2014 (Academic Module) Posted: 31 Jul 2014 03:30 AM PDT The IELTS test taker J from Canada shared the following Writing and Speaking questions: Writing test Writing task 1 (a report) We were given a diagram showing the process of production of olive oil from fresh olives. Writing task 2 (an essay) Advertising industry has a huge influence on the society. Do you think positive effects of advertising outweigh negative effects? 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 live right now? - What do you like about the place? Why? - Lets talk about photography. - Do you like to take pictures? - What do you like to photograph the most? - Do you think cellphones are better in taking pictures than digital cameras? - Do you like giv...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS Speaking test in the UAE – July 2014 IELTS Speaking test in the UAE – July 2014 Posted: 30 Jul 2014 03:30 AM PDT The Speaking questions below were shared by A from the UAE: Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Do you like your job? - Will you do it for a long time? - Do you like shopping? - What do you usually buy while shopping? - Would you like to work in a shop? Cue Card Talk about a sport that you like to play or watch. Please say - What sport is it? - Can you explain the rules? - Why do you like this particular sport? Discussion - Do you know any famous sportsmen? - Should they always have a good reputation? Why? - Who do you think should support the national team: the government or a private institution? - Do you think international sport competitions should be discontinued? Why? ...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in the UAE, India and Nigeria – July 2014 (General Training) IELTS test in the UAE, India and Nigeria – July 2014 (General Training) Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:30 AM PDT It appears that the recent IELTS exams in the UAE, India and Nigeria were the same (thanks to A, U, M, and C for sharing the topics and questions!). Listening test Section 1. A conversation between a personal trainer and a student about different scheduled programs of physical exercises such as walking, yoga and so on. Section 2. A lecture given by a university professor about history and evolution of sea horses. Section 3. Don’t remember. Section 4. A conversation between two students about their projects and subjects in their forthcoming educational year. Reading test Passage 1. About Yellow Pages and advertisements in it. Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 1 word). Passage 2. About 9 various types of adve...

IELTS-Blog::The way Aruna prepared and got Band 8 in IELTS The way Aruna prepared and got Band 8 in IELTS Posted: 28 Jul 2014 03:30 AM PDT Aruna is a lovely Indian lady in her 30′s who speaks Telugu as a first language. When she won our monthly IELTS results competition with a great Band 8.0 overall score, we asked her to describe her exam preparation process. Here is what she said: “I would like to express my gratitude to your blog from the bottom of my heart for providing such useful information like daily broadcast exam updates which not only made me familiar with the IELTS test materials from around the globe, but also helped me always stay alert for my exam. I would like to share my preparation tips for all the four modules: Listening Listening to the English radio stations helped me a lot. I used to listen to the world news or regional news every morning that helped in two ways: to get used to listening at fast pac...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS Speaking test in Venezuela – July 2014 IELTS Speaking test in Venezuela – July 2014 Posted: 25 Jul 2014 03:30 AM PDT The Speaking questions below were shared by R who took the IELTS test in Venezuela: 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 are living in now. - Do you like it? Why? - Is there something that you don’t like? - Do you interact with your neighbours? - Have you ever been on a train? - When was your first time? - How did you feel about it? - Is there a train system in your country? - What was your favourite subject in primary school? Why? - What subject didn’t you like in secondary school? Cue Card Talk about money that you have saved for something special. Please say - What was it? - How long were you saving for it? - How did you feel when you...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Australia and Cambodia – July 2014 (Academic Module) IELTS test in Australia and Cambodia – July 2014 (Academic Module) Posted: 24 Jul 2014 03:30 AM PDT Two IELTS test takers (thank you M and S) shared the details about their exams in Australia and Cambodia, and it seems the two countries had the same exam. No one remembered the Listening and Reading topics, so we only received the Writing and Speaking questions: Writing test Writing task 1 (a report) We were given multiple line graphs showing the percentage of people in the USA using different internet search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and others between 2009 and 2011. Writing task 2 (an essay) Some say that young people are not suitable for decision-making positions in governments; others, however, disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your...