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2011

IELTS test in the USA – March 2011 (General Training)

The IELTS exam in the USA was shared by our kind friend R. Here is what he remembered:

Listening test

Section 1. A man was seeking a nursery school for his child.
Section 2. About Australian soil.
Section 3. Don’t remember.
Section 4. A lecture on where to plant different flowers in the garden.

Reading test

Passage 1. Different types of tours, with their cost and length.
Passage 2. About a job preparation club, where they talk about how to do well in an interview.
Passage 3. Don’t remember.
Passage 4. The invention of airplane, from the first man who ever tried to fly to where we are today.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to a friend in an English speaking country, telling them about your relative who is coming to their country. In your letter

– describe your relative,
– ask them to meet your relative,
– tell your friend why you want them to meet your relative.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Student are working for short periods of time in organizations for free, as a part of their education. Is it a disadvantage or an advantage? Provide examples to support your opinion.

Speaking test

– Talk about yourself.
– Do you like science?
– Do you like to spend time outdoors, and why?
– Do you know any adventurous person?
– Why do you think they do the things they do?
– What are some of the the activities that they do?
– Do you think children should be allowed to make their own decisions?
– Do you think children should develop leadership qualities, and what are some of the ways they can do this?
– Do you think children now have more freedom than back in the day? Explain.

IELTS test in Lahore, Pakistan – March 2011 (Academic Module)

The IELTS exam below was shared by our friend R from Lahore, who remembered the following:

Listening test

Section 1. An information officer of a travel agency was providing information to a customer on the phone. They were talking about a tour on Santa’s Island.

Section 2. An instructor was explaining a campus map to the new students of an institute.

Section 3. Students were talking about chimpanzee behavior they observed on a tour.

Section 4. A lecture about types of corporate styles.

Reading test

Passage 1. CSR – corporate social responsibility.
Passage 2. Traffic jams.
Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given three pie charts comparing exports of Argentina, Chile and Mexico in 2004.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Mobile phones and the internet can be of great use for the elderly. In what ways do you think these can be helpful to them? How can they be encouraged to use this technology?