Our friends D and C shared the topics from the IELTS exam they had in Singapore:
Listening test
Section 1. University students were discussing their new semester tasks.
Section 2. Description of various rental properties.
Questions: match property type to the list of features provided.
Section 3, 4. Don’t remember.
Reading test
Passage 1. Descriptions of different modules of a university course.
Passage 2. Article about doodling and handwriting.
* Doodling is unconscious drawing made while a person’s thoughts are somewhere else.
Passage 3. Don’t remember.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)
We were given a graph showing the actual and proposed population figures in three different cities for the years 1990 and 2000.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Some people think that secondary school children should study international news while others think that it is waste of valuable school time. Discuss both views and give 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?
– Do you like music?
– What music do you like the most?
Cue Card
Describe the most polite person that you know. Please say
– Who is this person?
– How did you meet him/her?
– Do you enjoy his/her company?
Discussion
– Do people behave politely were you live?
– Is it in the culture of your country?
– Is there a difference between your own and other countries in that respect?
