IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Saudi Arabia and India – September 2014 (General Training)

IELTS test in Saudi Arabia and India – September 2014 (General Training)

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 04:01 AM PDT

Our friends A and P took their IELTS exams in Saudi Arabia and India, and shared the following information:

Listening test

Section 1. A client and a real estate agent were discussing a house for rent in New Zealand.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. A student was talking to his professor about his broken finger and asking for suggestions.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 3. A student was talking about his research on pine trees in Canada.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.

Section 4. Two students were discussing all the pros and cons of living in dormitory.
Questions: filling in blanks, match headings to paragraphs.

Reading test

Passage 1. About scientific discoveries in a museum.
Questions: match headings to paragraphs.

Passage 2. About the pension system for retirees in the UK.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.

Passage 3. About the structure of dental care system in the UK.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Passage 4. How to join the Civil Voluntary system in Canada.
Questions: filling in blanks, match headings to paragraphs.

Passage 5. A successes story of a certain Norwegian music band.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have recently enrolled in an evening school course. Write a letter to the director about something you’re not happy with.

- Give details of the course.
- Explain what the problem is.
- What do you expect the school to do?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Many nations nowadays are competing for the right to host international sport events, however some people think it is not a good idea. Discuss both views and mention your own opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Why did you choose this job?
- What kind of weather do you like?
- Do you prefer to spend a vacation in a hot or a cold place?
- Do some weather conditions provoke certain feelings? Why?
- Do you discuss weather with your friends?

Cue Card

Talk about a person that you know from school. Please say

- Who is this person?
- What does he/she look like?
- What do you have in common?
- Why did you choose him/her as a friend?

Discussion

- What should the qualities of a friend be?
- Is it better to have few close friends than many just friends?
- Is honesty important in friendship? Why?
- Should parents interfere in choosing their children’s friends?
- What is more important, friends or family?
- If a friend confessed to you something illegal that he/she has done, what would you do?
- How can you keep a long term friendship?