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2017

IELTS test in London, UK – September 2017 (Academic Module)

When S took the IELTS test in London, the following topics and questions appeared in the test paper:

Listening testIELTS test in the UK

Section 1. Two people talked about accommodation over the phone.

Section 2. About high rise building fires.

Section 3. About different pigeon species.

Section 4. About a special tree.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the chocolate production process.

Passage 2. About rafting in Egypt.

Passage 3. About apes.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given three pie charts showing in percentages the different courses taken in the Salisbury University in 1984, 2004 and 2014.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many people believe it is the school’s responsibility to teach children not to eat junk food. Others believe parents should do this. 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?
– What subject are you studying?

Cue Card

Talk about an occasion when you received a very good customer service. Please say

– when was it
– who was serving you
– why you felt this was a very good customer service

Discussion

Don’t remember.

IELTS Results competition winners in September 2017

September has given us the pleasure to announce 7 test takers who won in the IELTS Results Competition. These lovely people will always remember September 2017 as the month they finally conquered IELTS. Let’s give the lucky seven a round of applause, and here comes the list:

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 9 in IELTS

  • Nikolaos Staikoglou from Greece, Band 8
  • Dhanya Saji from India, Band 8

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Phillemon Mutoko from Zimbabwe, Band 7.5
  • Jahanavi Chhabra from India, Band 7.5

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Krishna Patel from India, Band 7

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Ramandeep Singh Dureja from India, Band 8.5

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Surendran Munuswamy from India, Band 8

Congratulations to the winners! You are determined, dedicated and hardworking people, and deserve every bit of this success. As a token of our appreciation we are sending your certificates of achievement to your emails. Winning IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – so if you won, please feel free to show them off to your friends!

Well, what does it take to get a high score in IELTS? How do you make it happen? If anyone can answer these questions, our winners can!

So, we hope to hear from the winners the stories of how they prepared and studied, and what helped them achieve success in IELTS. Anything they wish to share will be posted on IELTS-Blog without delay, so everyone can use the same technique and get a better score in their own exam this month.

P.S. IELTS results competition runs every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. Learn how to enroll here.