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?
