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IELTS-Blog::Happy New Year 2015! Happy New Year 2015! Posted: 30 Dec 2014 11:00 PM PST Dear readers, This is Simone, and I don’t have an IELTS update for you today, because… it's a special day. Today is the day we say goodbye to 2014, and welcome 2015. How was your 2014? Did you have a good year, or an average one? What was your highest moment, and your lowest? I'm not just asking you – these are the questions that I ask myself, too. Over the years I got used to sitting down on the last day of December and thinking about everything that happened in the ending year. It gives me some sense of accomplishment, some perspective, another opportunity to remember things I am grateful for, or mistakes that I don't want to repeat in the future For me 2014 was anything but ordinary. A lot of good things happened. We won in People’s Choice round of Best Australian Blogs Competition, my books ‘Target Band 7′ and ‘Ace...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Canada – December 2014 (Academic Module) IELTS test in Canada – December 2014 (Academic Module) Posted: 30 Dec 2014 12:30 AM PST Two IELTS test takers from Canada (thank you A and C!) remembered and shared the following information about their recent exam: Listening test Section 1. A map with description and a talk about its different characteristics. Section 2. About gender differences in a workplace. Section 3, 4. Don’t remember. Reading test Passage 1. About echo tourism. Passage 2. About people with different temperament and their characteristics. Passage 3. Don’t remember. Writing test Writing task 1 (a report) We were given two graphs showing the survey results of people who smoke in one European country, divided into two categories. A bar graph was showing the percentage of male and female smokers in six different age groups in 2004 and a line graph was showing the...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS Speaking test in Australia – December 2014 IELTS Speaking test in Australia – December 2014 Posted: 29 Dec 2014 02:30 AM PST An IELTS test taker from Australia (thanks S!) shared the following Speaking questions: Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Are you satisfied with your job? - What do you do for a job? - What is the busiest day of the week for you? - In your job do you have to repeat the same tasks every day? - During your work do you have breaks? - What types of weather do you like the most? Why? - Tell me about holidays in your country. Cue Card Talk about a meal or a celebration that you were invited to. Please say - What was the occasion? - Who was there with you? - How did you feel after that? Discussion - What type of food do you like? - What is better, restaurant food or homema...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Australia – December 2014 (General Training) IELTS test in Australia – December 2014 (General Training) Posted: 26 Dec 2014 02:30 AM PST Thanks to two IELTS test takers R and D from Australia we can share the following Writing and Speaking questions (unfortunately they didn’t remember the Reading or the Listening topics). Writing test Writing task 1 (a letter) You recently went on a business trip to another country and you faced an issue at the airport. Write a letter to the airport management and say - What were the details of your flight? - What was the problem at the airport? - Give some suggestions for improvement. Writing Task 2 (an essay) Some people believe that subjects such as Music, Arts, Drama and Creative Writing will contribute a great deal to children’s development; therefore they should take a large part of the school timetable. To what extent do you agree or disag...

IELTS-Blog::Happy Holidays from Simone and IELTS-Blog.com team! Happy Holidays from Simone and IELTS-Blog.com team! Posted: 23 Dec 2014 07:27 PM PST This Holiday Season we would like to wish all our readers and their loved ones Peace, Hope and Love. If you are taking some time off to relax and recharge your batteries, enjoy your break! We won’t publish or send any exam updates today and tomorrow (24-25 December). But if you’re using the holidays to prepare for IELTS, don’t worry – we will be back with more IELTS information for you from December 26 and on. Have a wonderful holiday! Related posts: Happy Holidays from your friends at IELTS-Blog.com! This Holiday Season we would like to wish all our... Happy New Year 2014! Dear readers! This is Simone Braverman, happy to welcome you... IELTS Speaking test in Hong Kong – December 2014 Thanks to J who took the IELTS test in Hong... Best Australian Blogs 2...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Vietnam – December 2014 (Academic Module) IELTS test in Vietnam – December 2014 (Academic Module) Posted: 23 Dec 2014 02:30 AM PST Two IELTS test takers from Vietnam (thanks, T and A!) remembered the following information after a recent exam: Listening test Section 1. A conversation about a surf course in Mexico. Section 2. About a new office building. Description of a map and rooms location. Section 3. Don’t remember. Section 4. About some living organisms. Reading test Passage 1. About Bristol pines and their preservation. Passage 2. Literature critics about the theory of Marx and Engels. Passage 3. About the impact of laughter on the mood. Writing test Writing task 1 (a report) We were given a table showing waste production percentages in six different counties in three years (1980, 1990, 2000). We had to compare them. Writing task 2 (an essay) Some say that shops sho...